Broxbourne (UK Parliament constituency)
Broxbourne | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Broxbourne in Hertfordshire. | |
Location of Hertfordshire within England. | |
County | Hertfordshire |
Population | 98,790 (2011 census)[1] |
Electorate | 71,872 (December 2010)[2] |
Major settlements | Broxbourne |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1983 |
Member of parliament | Charles Walker (Conservative) |
Number of members | one |
Created from |
Hertfordshire East Welwyn and Hatfield Hertford and Stevenage[3] |
Overlaps | |
European Parliament constituency | East of England |
Broxbourne is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2005 by Charles Walker of the Conservative Party.[n 1]
Boundaries
1983-1997: The Borough of Broxbourne, the District of East Hertfordshire wards of Great Amwell, Little Amwell, and Stanstead, and the District of Welwyn Hatfield ward of Northaw.
1997–present: The Borough of Broxbourne, and the District of Welwyn Hatfield ward of Northaw.
The constituency was created in 1983 from the former seat of East Hertfordshire.
Constituency profile
Broxbourne is, on the winning candidate's share of the vote, the safest seat for any Conservative in Hertfordshire and one of the safest in the country.
Just beyond the outer limits of Greater London,[4] the seat consists almost exclusively of low unemployment census output areas,[5] with walks, golf courses and leisure facilities and a relatively high proportion compared to Greater London of the retired and high-income self-employed,[6] Broxbourne's economy is also supported by good links to the City of London by train.[7]
Members of Parliament
Election | Member[8][9] | Party | |
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1983 | Dame Marion Roe | Conservative | |
2005 | Charles Walker | Conservative |
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Walker | 29,515 | 62.2 | ||
Labour | Selina Norgrove | 13,723 | 28.9 | ||
UKIP | Tony Faulkner | 1,918 | 4.0 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Andy Graham | 1,481 | 3.1 | ||
Green | Tabitha Evans | 848 | 1.8 | ||
Majority | 15,792 | 33.26 | |||
Turnout | 47,485 | 66.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Charles Walker | 25,797 | 56.1 | ||
UKIP | David Platt | 9,074 | 19.7 | ||
Labour | Edward Robinson | 8,470 | 18.4 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Anthony Rowlands | 1,467 | 3.2 | ||
Green | Russell Secker | 1,216 | 2.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 16,723 | 36.3 | |||
Turnout | 46,024 | 63.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Walker | 26,844 | 58.8 | ||
Labour | Michael Watson | 8,040 | 17.6 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Allan Witherick | 6,107 | 13.4 | ||
BNP | Steve McCole | 2,159 | 4.7 | ||
UKIP | Martin J. Harvey | 1,890 | 4.1 | ||
English Democrat | Debbie Lemay | 618 | 1.4 | ||
Majority | 18,804 | 41.2 | |||
Turnout | 45,658 | 64.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Walker | 21,878 | 53.8 | ||
Labour | Jamie Bolden | 10,369 | 25.5 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Andrew Porrer | 4,973 | 12.2 | ||
BNP | Andrew Emerson | 1,929 | 4.7 | ||
UKIP | Martin J. Harvey | 1,479 | 3.6 | ||
Majority | 11,509 | 28.3 | |||
Turnout | 40,628 | 59.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Marion Roe | 20,487 | 54.1 | ||
Labour | David Prendergast | 11,494 | 30.4 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Julia Davies | 4,158 | 11.0 | ||
UKIP | Martin Harvey | 858 | 2.3 | N/A | |
BNP | John Cope | 848 | 2.2 | ||
Majority | 8,993 | 23.8 | |||
Turnout | 37,845 | 55.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Marion Roe | 22,952 | 48.8 | ||
Labour | Benjamin Coleman | 16,299 | 34.7 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Julia Davies | 5,310 | 11.3 | ||
Referendum | David Millward | 1,633 | 3.5 | N/A | |
BNP | David Bruce | 610 | 1.3 | N/A | |
National Liberal Party | Benjamin Alexander Cheetham | 172 | 0.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 6,653 | 14.2 | |||
Turnout | 46,976 | 70.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Marion Roe | 36,094 | 62.6 | ||
Labour | Martin Hudson | 12,124 | 21.0 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Julia Davies | 9,244 | 16.0 | ||
Natural Law | George Woolhouse | 198 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 23,970 | 41.6 | |||
Turnout | 57,660 | 79.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Marion Roe | 33,567 | 63.2 | ||
Liberal | Eunice Yates | 10,572 | 19.9 | ||
Labour | Philip Parry | 8,984 | 16.9 | ||
Majority | 22,995 | 43.3 | |||
Turnout | 53,123 | 75.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Marion Roe | 29,328 | 58.8 | N/A | |
Liberal | Brian Pollock | 11,862 | 23.8 | N/A | |
Labour | Martin Stears | 8,159 | 16.4 | N/A | |
BNP | John Smith | 502 | 1.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 17,466 | 35.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 49,851 | 74.0 | N/A | ||
Conservative win (new seat) |
See also
Notes and references
- Notes
- ↑ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
- References
- ↑ "Broxbourne: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
- ↑ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ↑ "'Broxbourne', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ↑ "Politics". the Guardian.
- ↑ "OpenStreetMap". OpenStreetMap.
- ↑ "Local statistics". Office for National Statistics.
- ↑ "National Rail Enquiries - Official source for UK train times and timetables". www.nationalrail.co.uk.
- ↑ "Broxbourne 1983-". Hansard 1803-2005. UK Parliament. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 6)
- ↑ "UK Parliamentary Election: Broxbourne Constituency: Statement of persons nominated and notice of poll" (PDF). Broxbourne Borough Council. 11 May 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ↑ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ↑ "BBC NEWS – Election 2010 – Broxbourne". BBC News.
- ↑ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ "UK General Election results April 1992". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
- ↑ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
External links
- nomis Constituency Profile for Broxbourne — presenting data from the ONS annual population survey and other official statistics.