Stevenage (UK Parliament constituency)

For other uses, see Stevenage (disambiguation).

Stevenage
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundary of Stevenage in Hertfordshire.
Location of Hertfordshire within England.
County	Hertfordshire
Electorate	69,357 (December 2010)
Major settlements	Stevenage
Current constituency
Created	1983 (1983)
Member of Parliament	Stephen McPartland (Conservative)
Number of members	One
Created from	Hertford & Stevenage, Hitchin, and East Hertfordshire
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	East of England

Stevenage is a county 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.

Boundaries

The constituency covers the Borough of Stevenage, as well as the villages of Codicote and Knebworth to the south and Aston and Datchworth to the east.

Before the 2010 election, the constituency included Benington and Walkern. These villages are now in North East Hertfordshire.

History

The constituency was created in 1983 from parts of the seats of Hertford and Stevenage, Hitchin, and East Hertfordshire. A Southern England new town seat with volatile voting patterns, it was Conservative held between 1983 and 1997 until Labour easily gained it, but their winning margin in 2005 was small and the Conservatives gained the seat at the 2010 election.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1983	Timothy Wood	Conservative
	1997	Barbara Follett	Labour
	2010	Stephen McPartland	Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2010: Stevenage
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Stephen McPartland	18,491	41.4	+6.4
	Labour Co-op	Sharon Taylor	14,913	33.4	-9.7
	Liberal Democrat	Julia Davies	7,432	16.6	-1.7
	UKIP	Marion Mason	2,004	4.5	+1.4
	BNP	Michael Green	1,007	2.3	+2.3
	English Democrats	Charles Vickers	366	0.8	+0.8
	NCDMV!	Stephen Phillips	327	0.7	+0.7
	Independent	David Cox	80	0.2	+0.2
	Your Right To Democracy Party Ltd.	Andrew Ralph	31	0.1	+0.1
Majority			3,578	8.0
Turnout			44,651	64.8	+2.1
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	8.0

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Stevenage
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Barbara Follett	18,003	42.9	−9.0
	Conservative	George Freeman	14,864	35.4	+3.7
	Liberal Democrat	Julia Davies	7,610	18.1	+3.9
	UKIP	Victoria Peebles	1,305	3.1	N/A
	Independent	Antal Losonczi	152	0.4	−0.4
Majority			3,139	7.5
Turnout			41,934	62.7	+2.0
	Labour hold		Swing	−6.4

General Election 2001: Stevenage
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Barbara Follett	22,025	51.9	-3.5
	Conservative	Graeme Quar	13,459	31.7	-1.1
	Liberal Democrat	Harry Davies	6,027	14.2	+5.3
	Socialist Alliance	Steve Glennon	449	1.1	N/A
	Independent	Antal Losonczi	320	0.8	N/A
	ProLife Alliance	Sarah Bell	173	0.4	N/A
Majority			8,566	20.2
Turnout			42,453	60.7	-15.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Stevenage
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Barbara Follett	28,440	55.4	+16.8
	Conservative	Tim Wood	16,858	32.8	−11.1
	Liberal Democrat	Alex Wilcock	4,588	8.9	−8.2
	Referendum Party	Jeffery Michael Coburn	1,194	2.3	N/A
	ProLife Alliance	D Bundy	196	0.4	N/A
	Natural Law	Andrew Calcraft	110	0.2	−0.2
Majority			11,582	22.6
Turnout
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	14.0

General Election 1992: Stevenage (1983 boundaries)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tim Wood	26,652	45.7	+3.6
	Labour	Judith Church	21,764	37.3	+11.9
	Liberal Democrat	Andrew A. Reilly	9,668	16.6	−15.9
	Natural Law	Andrew Calcraft	233	0.4	N/A
Majority			4,888	8.4	−1.2
Turnout			58,317	83.0	+2.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	−4.1

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Hertfordshire