Canterbury (UK Parliament constituency)

UK constituency infobox
Name = Canterbury
Map1 = Canterbury
Map2 = Kent
Entity = Kent
Type = County
Year = 1295
Entity = Kent
County = Kent
EP = South East England
MP = Julian Brazier
Party = Conservative

Canterbury 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. The constituency has elected only Conservative MPs since 1874, the longest any current UK constituency has remained under the control of one party.

Boundaries

Canterbury constituency comprises the larger part of the City of Canterbury District, containing the City and surrounding villages, together with the coastal town of Whitstable, but excluding the town of Herne Bay which is in the North Thanet constituency.

Boundary review

Following their review of parliamentary representation in Kent, the Boundary Commission for England has made major changes to the existing constituencies to deal with population changes across the county.

The modified Canterbury constituency is formed from the following electoral wards from within the city of Canterbury;
*Barham Downs, Barton, Blean Forest, Chartham and Stone Street, Chestfield and Swalecliffe, Gorrell, Harbledown, Harbour, Little Stour, North Nailbourne, Northgate, St Stephens, Seasalter, Sturry North, Sturry South, Tankerton, Westgate, and Wincheap

Members of Parliament

*"Constituency created" (1295)
*1614 - Addled Parliament - John Finch

MPs 1660-1880

MPs since 1885

*"Constituency representation restored and reduced to one" (1885)

Election results

Election box begin
title=General Election 2005: CanterburyElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Julian Brazier
votes = 21,113
percentage = 44.4
change = +2.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Alex Hilton
votes = 13,642
percentage = 28.7
change = -8.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Jenny Barnard-Langston
votes = 10,059
percentage = 21.1
change = +3.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Geoffrey Meaden
votes = 1,521
percentage = 3.2
change = +1.2Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = John Moore
votes = 926
percentage = 1.9
change = +0.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Legalise Cannabis Alliance
candidate = Rocky van de Benderskum
votes = 326
percentage = 0.7
change = +0.7Election box majority
votes = 7,471
percentage = 15.7
change = Election box turnout
votes = 47,587
percentage = 66.1
change = 5.2Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = +5.5

Election box begin
title=General Election 2001: CanterburyElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Julian Brazier
votes = 18,711
percentage = 41.5
change = +2.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Emily Thornberry
votes = 16,642
percentage = 36.9
change = +5.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Peter Wales
votes = 8,056
percentage = 17.8
change = -5.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Hazel Dawe
votes = 920
percentage = 2.0
change = +1.0Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Lisa Moore
votes = 803
percentage = 1.8
change = +1.3Election box majority
votes = 2,069
percentage = 4.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 45,132
percentage = 60.9
change = -11.6Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

ee also

*List of Parliamentary constituencies in Kent

References

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