Surrey

Prior to the Reform Act 1832, Surrey returned fourteen Members of Parliament (MPs), two representing the county and two each from the six boroughs of Bletchingley, Gatton, Guildford, Haslemere, Reigate and Southwark. For two centuries before the Reform Act, the dominant political network in Surrey was that of the Onslows of Clandon Park, a gentry family established in the county from the early 17th century, who were raised to the peerage in 1716. Members of the family won at least one of Surrey's two county seats in all but three of the 30 general elections between 1628 and 1768, while they took one or both of the seats for their local borough of Guildford in every election from 1660 to…

Following the elections of May 2021 the County Councillors' party affiliations were as follows: {| class="wikitable" |- ! colspan=2 | Party ! Seats |- ! style="background-color: #0087DC" | | Conservative | align=right | 47 |- ! style="background-color: #DDDDDD" | | Residents Association/Independent | align=right | 16 |- ! style="background-color: #FDBB30" | | Liberal Democrats | align=right | 14 |- ! style="background-color: #99CC33" | | Green | align=right | 2 |- ! style="background-color: #DC241f" | | Labour | align=right | 2 |} As of 2 May 2019, the Conservative local councillors controlled 4 out of 11 councils in Surrey, the Liberal Democrats controlled Mole Valley, the Residents…