Election 2024
Results: parties by seats
326 seats for a majority
0 seats to go
  • Labour 412 seats 211 seats gained
  • Conservative 121 seats 251 seats lost
  • Liberal Democrat 72 seats 64 seats gained
  • Scottish National Party 9 seats 39 seats lost
  • Sinn Fein 7 seats No change
  • Others 29 seats 15 seats gained
Change since 2019

Summary

  1. Classrooms 'held together by gaffer tape', MP sayspublished at 09:03 GMT 5 March

    Woking MP Will Forster complains about the state of his former school at Prime Minister's Questions.

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  2. Council finance plan criticised as 'word porridge'published at 11:06 GMT 19 February

    Spelthorne Borough Council members say the controversial plan has no clear targets.

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  3. 'Knock heads together' to sort flood defences - MPpublished at 21:02 GMT 6 February

    The River Thames scheme would create relief channels between Egham and Teddington to reduce risk.

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  4. Sara Sharif's death not a one-off tragedy, MP warnspublished at 19:00 GMT 28 January

    Woking MP Will Forster says her death is a "consequence of children's services being hollowed out".

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  5. Ambulance call handlers receive 'mixed responses'published at 16:22 GMT 22 January

    A man with a beard and glasses in green ambulance service uniform sitting in an ambulance 999 call centre with computer screens in the background.

    Call handlers at South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) triage all 999 calls to try and provide the right response for patients, which may not always involve sending an ambulance.

    Bosses say it means ambulances go to the most "seriously ill and critically unwell patients".

    Ian Spencer, clinical safety navigator, says when they offer the alternatives - pharmacies, GPs, or urgent treatment centres - they get "a very mixed response".

    "Some people obviously see the frustration that they think it's delaying the help," he says.

    "But actually, for us, it's getting the right care to the right patients at the right time."

    Between 5 and 11 January, SECAmb said it dealt with 22,500 calls, compared to a call volume of about 3,000 in December.

    Cathie Burton, SECAmb operations manager, says they have been dealing with an "unprecedented" number of 999 calls.

    "It's really important that we do respond quickly, effectively and safely to all those calls that come in," Burton adds.

  6. 'Deep concerns' over rumoured new hospital locationpublished at 10:52 GMT 22 January

    Streeting is asked what he can say about the location for the new Frimley Park Hospital in Surrey.

    It's due to replace the current hospital, with construction work expected to begin in 2030.

    Speculation has been rising since December that it will be built on Pine Ridge Golf Club in Frimley, prompting “deep concerns” from Surrey Heath Borough Council.

    Two-thirds of the current hospital was built using reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC), which can fail when exposed to moisture, prompting plans for a new building.

    When asked about concerns over the proposed site, Streeting said: “It’s legitimate for local representatives and the community to voice opinions and express concerns, and for us to make sure we get the big decisions right.”

  7. The faster alternative to A&Epublished at 09:59 GMT 22 January

    Staff working at the Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) at Woking Community Hospital say they are there to take pressures off A&E.

    The "vast majority" of patients who walk through their doors are treated there and then sent home, bosses say.

    Chief Executive Officer Renée Padfield describes community providers as "one of the bedrocks" of the health service.

    Chief executive officer Renée Padfield wearing black suit

    While it may feel natural to go to the nearest hospital when feeling unwell, she said A&E departments across Surrey were facing "real pressures".

    "So people might go there, but they'll have quite long waits," she added.

    "If you come here to us at Woking Community Hospital, your wait is likely to be shorter."

  8. 'We are very busy, particularly weekends'published at 09:37 GMT 22 January

    Jack Fiehn
    Surrey political reporter

    At Surrey's Haslemere Urgent Treatment Centre, which is based in a community hospital, demand has been so high that they have increased from opening five days a week to every day.

    NHS bosses are keen for patients to use centres like this to take the pressure of A&E departments.

    Charlotte Morley, lead practitioner, said: “We are very busy, particularly weekends and Mondays, but that's the same as the main site in the emergency department.

    “We see about 1,900 patients a month here.”

    Charlotte Morley, lead practitioner wearing blue nursing uniform while stood on ward
  9. Open crown courts for longer, Surrey MP urgespublished at 17:28 GMT 5 January

    The Walton and Hersham MP says court backlogs make it harder for Surrey Police to deliver justice.

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  10. 'Hero MP saved my life in a car park'published at 13:56 GMT 5 December 2025

    Chris Storey, 76, is recovering well after the Farnham and Bordon MP Greg Stafford performed CPR in a car park.

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  11. Council proposes crackdown on nuisance parkerspublished at 06:00 GMT 24 November 2025

    The authority is proposing to enforce a PSPO to prevent drivers mounting and parking on pavements.

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  12. MP's warning over development of traveller sitespublished at 11:43 GMT 21 November 2025

    Claire Coutinho is among 30 MPs who have written to ministers about land being built on illegally.

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  13. We do like to freeze beside the seasidepublished at 16:57 GMT 5 November 2025

    Emily Jeffery and Allison Ferns with Pudsey ears eating ice cream cones looking cold

    The joint team from BBC Radio Sussex and BBC Radio Surrey are having a splendid time by the seaside despite the weather on day two of their BBC Children in Need Thousand Mile Challenge.

    Allison Ferns and Emily Jeffery are making their way from Shoreham-on-Sea to their final destination at Brighton Palace Pier.

    Allison Ferns and Emily Jeffery outside a mulit-coloured beach hut by the seaside

    Yesterday, they walked around Cranleigh and RHS Garden Wisley in Surrey.

    Weekend breakfast presenter Allison said: "I've woken up today and every bit of me aches - and it’s raining."

  14. In pictures: From windmills to giant horsespublished at 13:02 GMT 5 November 2025

    The teams taking part in the BBC Children in Need Thousand Mile Challenge have had the chance to stop at some impressive landmarks in their areas.

    BBC Hereford and Worcester at the end of Day One at Avoncroft Museum in Bromsgrove
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    The BBC Hereford & Worcester team celebrated with supporters at the end of day one at Avoncroft Museum in Bromsgrove

    Three-legged walkers in front of giant sculpture of a horse with Pudsey bear
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    The BBC Radio Scotland team visited The Kelpies sculptures in Grangemouth

    Emily Jeffery and Allison Ferns at Shoreham Lighthouse. They are both wearing dark clothes and bright yellow Children in Need T-shirts
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    Emily Jeffery and Allison Ferns from BBC Radio Sussex and BBC Radio Surrey reached Shoreham Lighthouse on their challenge

  15. Small HMOs to see changes to licensingpublished at 12:12 BST 18 October 2025

    Woking Borough Council said it will introduce the scheme in January 2026.

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  16. Police inquiry after mosque targeted with graffitipublished at 15:05 BST 15 October 2025

    Epsom Islamic Centre say they are "saddened" that the mosque was targeted for the second time.

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  17. Dispersal order at asylum hotel after arrestpublished at 16:43 BST 9 October 2025

    Protests have taken place at the Stanwell Hotel since plans to move in single men were announced.

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  18. More than £200k committed to community projectspublished at 19:33 BST 5 October 2025

    Reigate and Banstead Borough Council said it wants to empower local people and improve lives.

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  19. Postal service in 'crisis', say residents and MPpublished at 05:59 BST 16 September 2025

    One man says he did not have any post for five weeks due to staff being on holiday.

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  20. Former care home to become a guesthousepublished at 13:39 BST 8 September 2025

    The Elders, in Ewell, is being given a new lease of life as a mix of hotel rooms and shared housing.

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