This spelt the loss of all three large, overpopulated and dual-member divisions (namely West, Mid and East) but Chertsey was one of the six non-metropolitan seats created in their large rural-suburban fringe (from Richmond and Hindhead to Lingfield and Warlingham); to do so Kingston was created as a seat which took in Richmond to its north and the Guildford seat was radically enlarged into a county division.
The restructuring resulted in the loss of three large, overpopulated, and dual-member constituencies (West, Mid, and East), but Chertsey became one of six non-metropolitan seats within their extensive rural-suburban fringe (from Richmond and Hindhead to Lingfield and Warlingham). To achieve this, Kingston was created as a seat encompassing Richmond to its north, while the Guildford constituency was significantly expanded into a county division.