Huddersfield (UK Parliament constituency)
| Huddersfield | |
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| Borough constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of Huddersfield in West Yorkshire. |
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 Location of West Yorkshire within England. |
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| County | West Yorkshire |
| Electorate | 66,681 (December 2010)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1983 |
| Member of Parliament | Barry Sheerman (Labour Co-op) |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from | Huddersfield East Huddersfield West |
| 1832–1950 | |
| Number of members | One |
| Type of constituency | Borough constituency |
| Replaced by | Huddersfield East Huddersfield West |
| Created from | Yorkshire |
| Overlaps | |
| European Parliament constituency | Yorkshire and the Humber |
Huddersfield 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
This constituency covers the town of Huddersfield in West Yorkshire. The 2006 Boundary Commission report has suggested very little change to the complexion of the boundaries.
The constituency is currently held by the Labour Party, although the Liberal Democrats have made inroads over the last few years - coming second in the 2005 General Election and holding nearly as many local council seats across the constituency. However, in the 2010 General Election, the Liberal Democrats slipped into third place, with the Conservative Party replacing them in second place.
[edit] Members of Parliament
1: Mabane's exact party label was confused for much of his time in the Commons. His local Liberal association was affiliated to the official Liberals until 1939, but Mabane was frequently listed as being a National Liberal, which he repeatedly sought to deny, despite supporting the National Government when the official Liberals ceased to.
[edit] Elections
[edit] Elections in the 2010s
| General Election 2010: Huddersfield[3][4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour Co-op | Barry Sheerman | 15,725 | 38.8 | -7.6 | |
| Conservative | Karen Tweed | 11,253 | 27.8 | +6.7 | |
| Liberal Democrat | James Blanchard | 10,023 | 24.7 | +0.6 | |
| Green | Andrew Cooper | 1,641 | 4.0 | -0.6 | |
| BNP | Rachel Firth | 1,563 | 3.9 | +0.9 | |
| Trade Unionist & Socialist | Paul Cooney[5] | 319 | 0.8 | — | |
| Majority | 4,472 | 11.0 | |||
| Turnout | 40,524 | 61.1 | +4.5 | ||
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | −7.1 | |||
[edit] Elections in the 2000s
| General Election 2005: Huddersfield | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour Co-op | Barry Sheerman | 16,341 | 46.8 | −6.4 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Emma Bone | 7,990 | 22.9 | +7.9 | |
| Conservative | David Meacock | 7,597 | 21.7 | −3.2 | |
| Green | Julie Stewart-Turner | 1,651 | 4.7 | +1.2 | |
| BNP | Karl Hanson | 1,036 | 3.0 | N/A | |
| Independent | Theresa Quarmby | 325 | 0.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 8,351 | 23.9 | |||
| Turnout | 34,940 | 56.6 | +1.6 | ||
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | −7.1 | |||
| General Election 2001: Huddersfield | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour Co-op | Barry Sheerman | 18,840 | 53.2 | −3.2 | |
| Conservative | Paul Baverstock | 8,794 | 24.9 | +3.9 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Neil Bentley | 5,300 | 15.0 | −2.2 | |
| Green | John Phillips | 1,254 | 3.5 | +1.4 | |
| UKIP | Judith Longman | 613 | 1.7 | N/A | |
| Socialist Alliance | Graham Hellawell | 374 | 1.1 | N/A | |
| Socialist Labour | George Randall | 208 | 0.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 10,046 | 28.3 | |||
| Turnout | 35,383 | 55.0 | −12.7 | ||
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] Elections in the 1990s
| General Election 1997: Huddersfield | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour Co-op | Barry Sheerman | 25,171 | 56.5 | ||
| Conservative | Bill Forrow | 9,323 | 20.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Gordon Beever | 7,642 | 17.2 | ||
| Referendum Party | P McNulty | 1,480 | 3.3 | ||
| Green | J Phillips | 938 | 2.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 15,848 | ||||
| Turnout | 67.0 | ||||
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1992: Huddersfield[6] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour Co-op | Barry Sheerman | 23,832 | 48.7 | +2.9 | |
| Conservative | Miss JM Kenyon | 16,574 | 33.9 | +2.5 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Mrs AE Denham | 7,777 | 15.9 | −5.6 | |
| Green | NAL Harvey | 576 | 1.2 | −0.1 | |
| Natural Law | M Cran | 135 | 0.3 | +0.3 | |
| Majority | 7,258 | 14.8 | +0.3 | ||
| Turnout | 48,894 | 72.4 | −3.2 | ||
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | +0.2 | |||
[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 "H" (part 4)
- ^ Huddersfield
- ^ "UK > England > Yorkshire & the Humber > Huddersfield". Election 2010. BBC. 7 May 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/results/constituency/c29.stm. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
- ^ http://www.tusc.org.uk/candidates.php
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
