HOUSE OF COMMONS · PARLIAMENT DATA
Ed Davey represents the Liberal Democrat in the House of Commons for Kingston and Surbiton. This profile brings together parliamentary service details, election information and links to official records.
Explore the constituency's recent election results, previous results and local electoral history on UKDecides.
For previous general elections and the full constituency record, see Kingston and Surbiton election history.
The current House of Commons membership recorded by Parliament began on 8 June 2017.
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UKDECIDES · CURATED REPORTING
A reported effort to prompt a confidence vote did not materialise at a meeting of Liberal Democrat MPs, leaving Davey in post. Deputy leader Daisy Cooper expressed support for his leadership.
Read original reporting →An editorial argued that Davey's strategy of winning constituencies could still be effective despite weaker national polling, and cautioned that changing leader risked weakening the party.
Read original reporting →Charlie Maynard resigned from his party role amid reported frustration over the Liberal Democrats’ political direction and polling performance.
Read original reporting →The Financial Times reported that Charlie Maynard had sought a confidence challenge amid frustration about polling and political momentum. Senior Liberal Democrats defended Davey's leadership.
Read original reporting →At the Liberal Democrat conference, Ed Davey proposed a £17bn income tax reduction, arguing that the economic gains from rejoining the EU single market and customs union could support the change.
Read original reporting →UKDecides summaries of attributed external reporting · Editorially selected, checked 15 October 2026 · Updates are not automatic.
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Ed Davey is listed by Parliament as a Liberal Democrat MP for Kingston and Surbiton, with the current Commons membership beginning 8 June 2017.
Parliamentary record →The latest recorded election result gives a majority of 17,235 votes.
Constituency election history →AUTOMATED NEWS SEARCH · LAST 60 DAYS
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