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Sign up to our free email newsletter for daily roundups of the biggest headlines as well as all the latest breaking news Prior to the recent boundary changes East Surrey returned a Conservative with an absolute majority at every election - that's more that 50 per cent of the vote - and Claire Coutinho will be hoping to continue that run under redrawn boundaries on July 4. Six parties will be looking to break that sequence but recent history offers little guidance as to who is likely to emerge as the biggest challengers; in each of the past three elections a different group, Liberal Democrats, Labour and UKIP, has finished runner up. The Local Democracy Reporting Service contacted all seven candidates looking to secure your vote at the general election and gave them 100 words to explain why they deserve your vote The candidates, in alphabetical order by surname, are below.
Tom Bowell , Labour "I'm standing to deliver a fresh start for East Surrey. After 14 years of the Tories, our economy is stagnant and our public services broken. "Labour has a plan to cut NHS waiting lists, grow our economy, cut energy bills and build homes.
"As someone neurodivergent, growing up wasn't always easy - but I've worked hard in.
