Marisa Heath

Parliamentary Spokesperson for Dorking & Horley
Association Chairman

Marisa has been a Surrey County Councillor since 2006. 

She was appointed Cabinet Member for Environment in November 2020 and her focus has been on enhancing Surrey’s green space, supporting local farmers and driving the work on nature recovery. 

Marisa sits on the Surrey Hills Board (AONB) and has worked with many of the Surrey Hills’ businesses.

Marisa has been an active campaigner on many crucial local issues.

These include helping to establish community facilities to support vulnerable residents, fighting for fairer funding for Surrey to improve roads and tackling flooding and water pollution.

Marissa was closely involved in the work around Heathrow expansion and plans to bring that expertise to the issues surrounding Gatwick’s proposals.

Previously, Marisa has been an advisor to a range of businesses and NGOs on issues around food production, sustainability and animal welfare.

She has sat on a Government Task Group to support local and smaller scale farming, has campaigned against livestock worrying and is looking forward to working with Surrey’s farmer’s and food producers.

News

Focus on improved SEND education provision

Conservatives at Surrey County Council have been making significant progress in improving Special Educational Needs and Disabilities education across the County, with a £217million capital budget funding our plan to expand to 5,760 place capacity by 2028.Between 2019/20 and 2023/24, 43 completed sch

Bankruptcy: the reality of Lib Dem-run Mole Valley

A bombshell report from council officers on Tuesday said the Lib Dem-run Mole Valley District Council is facing bankruptcy.Unless the administration can make significant savings, the council will run out of money in the 2026/27 financial year.

A Damaging Budget for Dorking & Horley

An opinion piece from Marisa Heath, the Conservative Parliamentary Spokesperson for Dorking & Horley. Labour liesRishi Sunak tried to warn us and now we see the full horror of what Labour planned all along, but lied to the public about before the election.

Liberal Democrat MVDC's finances built on sand

Mole Valley District Council is predicting an overrun of nearly £1million this financial year. This is just under 10% of the entire budget Mole Valley spend in an entire year.

A fun day talking to residents in Leigh

Local Conservatives were out and about talking to residents in Leigh this morning by knocking on doors and by attending the Apple Press Day at The Plough.

Local Conservatives condemn cuts to Gatwick Greenspace Partnership funding

Mole Valley's Liberal Democrat administration have agreed to cut grant funding to the Gatwick Greenspace Partnership from January 2025.Gatwick Greenspace Partnership is an important community project that works to protect people, wildlife and the countryside in and around Dorking and Horley.

Marisa launches River Thames Consultation scheme

Our Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Dorking & Horley and Surrey Cabinet Member for Environment Marisa Heath has today announced the launch of the River Thames Scheme consultation. The scheme is a partnership between Surrey County Council, the Environment Agency and local borough partner