Sutton Coldfield (UK Parliament constituency)
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Coordinates: 52°34′N 1°49′W / 52.56°N 1.81°W
| Sutton Coldfield | |
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| Borough constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of Sutton Coldfield in West Midlands. |
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 Location of West Midlands within England. |
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| County | West Midlands |
| Electorate | 75,031 (December 2010)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1945 |
| Member of Parliament | Andrew Mitchell (Conservative) |
| Overlaps | |
| European Parliament constituency | West Midlands |
Sutton Coldfield is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
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[edit] Boundaries
The constituency covers the northern part of the City of Birmingham district in the West Midlands. It corresponds to the former borough of Sutton Coldfield. It is the only constituency within the Birmingham City Council area not have the name Birmingham in its title.
[edit] History
Sutton Coldfield is one of the safest seats in the country for the Conservative Party, with them having held it since its creation in 1945. The current MP is Andrew Mitchell, former MP for Gedling in Nottinghamshire, who replaced the former Cabinet minister Sir Norman Fowler in 2001.
In the 1955 redistribution, part of the constituency was split off to help create the new constituency of Meriden.
[edit] Members of Parliament
| Election | Member [2] | Party | Notes | |
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| 1945 | Sir John Mellor | Conservative | ||
| 1955 | Rt Hon Geoffrey Lloyd | Minister of Fuel and Power 31 October 1951–20 December 1955 Minister of Education 17 September 1957–14 October 1959 Later Baron Geoffrey-Lloyd of Broomfield |
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| Feb 1974 | Rt Hon Sir Norman Fowler | Minister of Transport 11 May 1979–5 January 1981 Secretary of State for Transport 5 January 1981–14 September 1981 Secretary of State for Social Services 14 September 1981–13 June 1987 Secretary of State for Employment 13 June 1987–3 January 1990 Chairman of the Conservative Party 11 April 1992–15 July 1994 Later Baron Fowler of Sutton Coldfield |
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| 2001 | Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell | Secretary of State for International Development from 12 May 2010 | ||
[edit] Elections
[edit] Elections in the 2010s
| General Election 2010: Sutton Coldfield[3] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Andrew Mitchell | 27,303 | 54.0 | +1.4 | |
| Labour | Robert Pocock | 10,298 | 20.4 | -5.5 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Richard Brighton | 9,117 | 18.0 | +1.4 | |
| BNP | Robert Grierson | 1,749 | 3.5 | N/A | |
| UKIP | Edward Siddall-Jones | 1,587 | 3.1 | -1.8 | |
| Green | Joe Rooney | 535 | 1.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 17,005 | 33.6 | |||
| Turnout | 50,589 | 67.9 | +5.2 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +3.4 | |||
[edit] Elections in the 2000s
| General Election 2005: Sutton Coldfield | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Andrew Mitchell | 24,308 | 52.5 | +2.1 | |
| Labour | Robert Pocock | 12,025 | 26.0 | −1.2 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Craig Drury | 7,710 | 16.6 | −2.4 | |
| UKIP | Stephen Shorrock | 2,275 | 4.9 | +2.2 | |
| Majority | 12,283 | 26.5 | |||
| Turnout | 46,318 | 63.5 | +3.0 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +1.7 | |||
| General Election 2001: Sutton Coldfield | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Andrew Mitchell | 21,909 | 50.4 | -1.8 | |
| Labour | Robert Pocock | 11,805 | 27.2 | +3.3 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Martin Turner | 8,268 | 19.0 | -0.3 | |
| UKIP | Mike Nattrass | 1,186 | 2.7 | N/A | |
| Independent (politician) | Ian Robinson | 284 | 0.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 10,104 | 23.2 | |||
| Turnout | 43,452 | 60.5 | -12.4 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] Elections in the 1990s
| General Election 1992: Sutton Coldfield[4] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Sir Norman Fowler | 37,001 | 65.2 | +1.2 | |
| Liberal Democrat | JE Whorwood | 10,965 | 19.3 | −5.4 | |
| Labour | Mrs JM Bott-Obi | 8,490 | 15.0 | +3.6 | |
| Natural Law | HS Meads | 324 | 0.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 26,036 | 45.9 | +6.5 | ||
| Turnout | 56,780 | 79.5 | +5.0 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +3.3 | |||
[edit] Elections in the 1980s
| General Election 1987: Sutton Coldfield[5] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Sir Norman Fowler | 34,475 | 64.0 | ||
| Liberal | T Bick | 13,292 | 24.67 | ||
| Labour | L Monk | 6,104 | 11.33 | ||
| Majority | 21,183 | 39.32 | |||
| Turnout | 53,871 | 74.5 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. http://www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk/electoral-figures/electoral-figures.htm. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 6)
- ^ Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll 2010
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1987. Politics Resources. 11 June 1987. http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge87/i19.htm. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
