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

Bookham residents ignored by Lib Dem District Council

Residents in Bookham have expressed concern and outrage around the proposed Bookham Masterplan which could see the high street pedestrianised and higher parking charges against residents' wishes.Bookham Residents' Association published a report yesterday (Saturday 12 April) calling the Liberal Democ

Lib Dem run Mole Valley's mistake has cost residents millions

Mismanagement by the Liberal Democrat-run Mole Valley District Council has meant taxpayers have lost £1million on a property sale in Dorking in 2024.A joint meeting of Mole Valley District Council’s Scrutiny and Audit Committees found that a failure to correctly implement a rent review meant th

2024 Wrapped

2024 has been a busy year for Dorking & Horley Conservatives and here are some highlights on what our campaigners and councillors have achieved for residents this year.A new Lidl for Horley - Conservative Councillors in Horley campaigned successfully for the new Lidl, which was approved in Septe

Stop West Street pedestrianisation

The Liberal Democrats' plan to pedestrianise West Street will cause gridlock and traffic chaos in Dorking, impacting residents across Mole Valley. We've already seen how traffic flow across Mole Valley was impacted when West Street was shut due to a sinkhole previously.

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.