Kingswood (UK Parliament constituency)
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Coordinates: 51°27′43″N 2°30′14″W / 51.462°N 2.504°W
| Kingswood | |
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| Borough constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of Kingswood in Avon. |
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 Location of Avon within England. |
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| County | 1974-1996 Avon 1996-2010 South Gloucestershire |
| Electorate | 67,199 (December 2010)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | February 1974 |
| Member of Parliament | Chris Skidmore (Conservative) |
| Number of members | One |
| Overlaps | |
| European Parliament constituency | South West England |
Kingswood 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. The constituency has existed since the February 1974 general election.
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[edit] History
This marginal constituency has been held by both the Conservative and Labour parties during the time of its existence. The current MP, elected in 2010, is the Conservative Chris Skidmore.
[edit] Boundaries
The constituency covers part of the South Gloucestershire unitary authority, consisting of the eastern suburbs of Bristol outside of the city boundary, including the town of Kingswood itself. It largely corresponds to the former borough of Kingswood.
Following the review of parliamentary representation in South Gloucestershire by the Boundary Commission for England, the Kingswood constituency has had its boundaries changed with effect from the 2010 general election.[2] In particular, all wards in the constituency are now from the South Gloucestershire authority, and are as follows:
- Willsbridge, Bitton, Hanham, Kings Chase, Longwell Green, Oldland Common, Parkwall, Rodway, Siston, Woodstock.
Prior to 2010, the Frome Vale and Hillfields wards of the City of Bristol were part of the Kingswood constituency, but have been transferred to Bristol East. Within South Gloucestershire, the Kingswood seat has gained Hanham, Bitton and Oldland Common from the former Wansdyke constituency, but lost Downend and Staple Hill to the new Filton and Bradley Stoke seat.
[edit] Members of Parliament
| Election | Member[3] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1974 | Terry Walker | Labour | |
| 1979 | Jack Aspinwall | Conservative | |
| 1983 | Robert Hayward | Conservative | |
| 1992 | Roger Berry | Labour | |
| 2010 | Chris Skidmore | Conservative | |
[edit] Elections
[edit] Elections in the 2010s
| General election 2010:Kingswood[4] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Chris Skidmore | 19,362 | 40.4 | +8.3 | |
| Labour | Roger Berry | 16,917 | 35.3 | -10.6 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Sally Fitzharris | 8,072 | 16.8 | -1.2 | |
| UKIP | Neil Dowdney | 1,528 | 3.2 | +0.8 | |
| BNP | Michael Carey | 1,311 | 2.7 | +2.7 | |
| Green | Nick Foster | 383 | 0.8 | +0.8 | |
| English Democrats | Michael Blundell | 333 | 0.7 | +0.7 | |
| Majority | 2,445 | 5.1 | −8.9 | ||
| Turnout | 47,906 | 72.2 | +5.5 | ||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +9.4 | |||
[edit] Elections in the 2000s
| General Election 2005: Kingswood | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Roger Berry | 26,491 | 47.0 | −7.9 | |
| Conservative | Owen Inskip | 18,618 | 33.1 | +4.7 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Geoff Brewer | 9,089 | 16.1 | +1.4 | |
| UKIP | John Knight | 1,444 | 2.6 | +0.5 | |
| Independent | David Burnside | 669 | 1.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 7,873 | 14.0 | −12.5 | ||
| Turnout | 56,311 | 66.7 | +2.1 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | −6.3 | |||
At the 2005 general election, Labour received more votes in this constituency than any other. However, the number of votes for the second-placed Conservatives meant that it was not Labour's largest majority.[citation needed]
| General Election 2001: Kingswood | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Roger Berry | 28,903 | 54.9 | +1.1 | |
| Conservative | Robert Marven | 14,941 | 28.4 | −1.6 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Christopher Greenfield | 7,747 | 14.7 | +1.9 | |
| UKIP | David Smith | 1,085 | 2.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 13,962 | 26.5 | |||
| Turnout | 52,676 | 64.6 | −13.0 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +2.7 | |||
[edit] Elections in the 1990s
| General Election 1997: Kingswood[5][6][7][8] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Roger Berry | 32,181 | 53.7 | +13.1 | |
| Conservative | J Howard | 17,928 | 29.9 | −15.9 | |
| Liberal Democrat | J Pinkerton | 7,672 | 12.8 | −0.8 | |
| Referendum Party | A Reather | 1,463 | 2.4 | N/A | |
| BNP | Peter Hart | 290 | 0.5 | N/A | |
| Natural Law | A Harding | 238 | 0.4 | N/A | |
| Independent | A Nicolson | 115 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 14,253 | 23.8 | +18.6 | ||
| Turnout | 59,884 | 77.6 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +14.5 | |||
| General Election 1992:Kingswood[9] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Roger Berry | 26,774 | 44.5 | +7.1 | |
| Conservative | Robert Hayward | 24,404 | 40.6 | −4.3 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Mrs JB Pinkerton | 8,967 | 14.9 | −2.8 | |
| Majority | 2,370 | 3.9 | −3.6 | ||
| Turnout | 60,145 | 83.8 | +3.7 | ||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +5.7 | |||
[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.
- ^ "Final Recommendations for Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in the Unitary Authority of South Gloucesterhire" (MS Word). Boundary Commission for England. 14 November 2001. http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20100221151902/http://www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk/review_areas/southGlouc.shtml. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "K" (part 2)[self-published source?][better source needed]
- ^ "Election 2010: Kingswood". BBC News. http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/election2010/results/constituency/c47.stm. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1997. Politics Resources. 1 May 1997. http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/constit/161.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
- ^ C. Rallings & M. Thrasher, The Media Guide to the New Parliamentary Constituencies, p.106 (Plymouth: LGC Elections Centre, 1995)
- ^ The 1997 swings are calculated relative to the notional, not the actual, 1992 result.
- ^ Boundary changes meant that Kingswood was notionally a Conservative seat in 1992, which is why this is described as a Labour gain despite the fact that Roger Berry was the incumbent Labour MP.
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm. Retrieved 6 Dec 2010.
