Godalming and Ash (UK Parliament constituency)

Godalming and Ash (/ˈɡɒdəlmɪŋ ... / GOD-əl-ming ...) is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament that was first contested at the 2024 general election.^[2][3] It was created as a result of the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies.

Godalming and Ash
County constituency for the House of Commons
Boundaries since 2024
Boundary of Godalming and Ash in South East England
County	Surrey
Electorate	71,399 (2023)[1]
Major settlements	Godalming Ash
Current constituency
Created	2024
Member of Parliament	Jeremy Hunt (Conservative)
Seats	One
Created from	South West Surrey Guildford Surrey Heath Mole Valley

The constituency name refers to the Surrey towns of Godalming and Ash.^[3] Its Member of Parliament (MP) is Jeremy Hunt of the Conservative Party, who had been MP for South West Surrey from 2005 to 2024 and Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2022 to 2024.

Boundaries

2024–present:

• The Borough of Guildford wards of Ash South, Ash Vale, Ash Wharf, Pilgrims, Shalford, and Tillingbourne.

• The Borough of Waverley wards of Alfold, Dunsfold & Hascombe, Bramley & Wonersh, Chiddingfold, Cranleigh East, Cranleigh West, Elstead & Peper Harow, Ewhurst & Ellens Green (part), Godalming Binscombe & Charterhouse, Godalming Central & Ockford, Godalming Farncombe & Catteshall, Godalming Holloway, Milford & Witley, and Western Commons (part).^[4]

The seat comprises the following areas:^[4]

• In the Borough of Waverley:

• • Godalming and rural areas to the south, transferred from South West Surrey (succeeded by Farnham and Bordon)
  • Parts previously in the constituency of Guildford (except Ewhurst ward) – including the village of Cranleigh

• In the Borough of Guildford:

• • The communities of Ash and Ash Vale transferred from Surrey Heath
  • Shalford and Pilgrims wards, transferred from Guildford
  • Tillingbourne ward, transferred from Mole Valley (renamed Dorking and Horley)

Constituency profile

Electoral Calculus categorises the proposed seat as being part of the "Kind Young Capitalists" demographic, those who have fiscally conservative views on the economy but are otherwise socially liberal and mildly internationalist in their outlook. A notional result of 46% for support for Brexit is given alongside a figure of 41% for deprivation, which is considerably lower than the national average of 52%, according to the site. For general statistics, the average age is 52.7, at least 90% of the local population owns a car, whilst 74% own a home, and the gross household income is £56,606.^[5]

Members of Parliament

Parts of South West Surrey, Guildford and Surrey Heath (and the Tillingbourne ward of Mole Valley) prior to 2024

Election		Member	Party
	2024	Jeremy Hunt	Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Godalming and Ash^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jeremy Hunt	23,293	42.6	−10.8
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Follows	22,402	41.0	+6.9
	Reform UK	Graham Drage	4,815	8.8	N/A
	Labour	James Walsh	2,748	5.0	−3.9
	Green	Ruby Tucker	1,243	2.3	+0.7
	Women's Equality	Harriet Williams	195	0.4	N/A
Majority			891	1.6	−17.8
Turnout			54,696	73.7	−4.3
Registered electors			74,168
	Conservative hold		Swing	−8.9

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result[7]
Party		Vote	%
	Conservative	29,728	53.4
	Liberal Democrats	19,008	34.1
	Labour	4,964	8.9
	Green	903	1.6
	Others	1,071	1.9
Turnout		55,674	78.0
Electorate		71,399

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies in Surrey
• List of parliamentary constituencies in the South East England (region)