Shipley (UK Parliament constituency)

UK constituency infobox
Name = Shipley
Map1 = Shipley
Type = County
Map2 = WestYorkshire
Entity = West Yorkshire
County = West Yorkshire
Year = 1885
MP = Philip Davies
Party = Conservative
EP = Yorkshire and the Humber

Shipley is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Boundaries

Shipley is composed of the following wards within the City of Bradford: Bingley Rural, Bingley, Shipley, Baildon, Wharfedale and Windhill and Wrose

Recent politics

Shipley was for a long time the seat of ex-Chairman of the Conservative 1922 Committee, Sir Marcus Fox. He held the seat for almost 30 years between the 1970 and 1997 General Elections.

After the 1997 general election, the young Labour candidate Christopher Leslie won the seat from Sir Marcus Fox.

However, Leslie only survived two elections. A number of traditional Labour supporters accused him of being an ardent Blairite, with the aim of developing his career further in the House of Commons. In the 2005 general election, he was beaten by Conservative candidate Philip Davies by 400 votes.

Members of Parliament

Election results (2000 onwards)

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Phillip Davies
votes =
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = John Harris
votes =
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Susan Hinchcliffe
votes =
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Kevin Warnes
votes =
percentage =
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Election box begin
title=General Election 2005: ShipleyElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Philip Davies
votes = 18,608
percentage =39.0
change =−1.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Christopher Leslie
votes = 18,186
percentage =38.2
change =−5.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = John Briggs
votes = 7,018
percentage = 14.7
change = +3.8Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Tom Linden
votes = 2,000
percentage = 4.2
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Quentin Deakin
votes = 1,665
percentage = 3.5
change = +0.5Election box candidate
party = Iraq War. Not In My Name
candidate = David Crabtree
votes = 189
percentage = 0.4
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 422
percentage = 0.9
change =Election box turnout
votes = 47,666
percentage = 80.0
change = +13.8Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing = 2.0

Election box begin
title=General Election 2001: ShipleyElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Christopher Leslie
votes = 20,243
percentage = 44.0
change = +0.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = David Senior
votes = 18,815
percentage = 40.9
change = +3.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Helen Wright
votes = 4,996
percentage = 10.9
change = −4.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Martin Love
votes = 1,386
percentage = 3.0
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Walter Whitaker
votes = 580
percentage = 1.3
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 1,428
percentage = 3.1
change = Election box turnout
votes = 46,020
percentage = 66.2
change = −10.2Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election results (historic)

Elections in the 1990s

Election box begin
title=General Election 1997: ShipleyElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Christopher Leslie
votes = 22,962
percentage = 43.3
change = +14.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Marcus Fox
votes = 19,996
percentage = 37.8
change = -12.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = John Cole
votes = 7,984
percentage = 15.1
change = -4.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Referendum Party (UK)
candidate = S Ellams
votes = 1,960
percentage = 3.7
change = Election box majority
votes = 2,966
percentage = 4.3
change = Election box turnout
votes = 69,281
percentage = 76.3
change = -5.8Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = +13.8

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title=General Election 1992: ShipleyElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Marcus Fox
votes = 28,463
percentage = 50.4
change = +0.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Annie Lockwood
votes = 16,081
percentage = 28.5
change = +5.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = John Cole
votes = 11,288
percentage = 20.0
change = -6.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party (UK)
candidate = C M Harris
votes = 680
percentage = 1.2
change = +0.3Election box majority
votes = 12,382
percentage = 21.9
change = -0.3Election box turnout
votes = 56,512
percentage = 82.1
change = +2.9Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = -2.2

Elections in the 1980s

Election box begin
title=General Election 1987: ShipleyElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Marcus Fox
votes = 26,941
percentage = 49.5
change = -0.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = William Wallace
votes = 14,311
percentage = 26.3
change = -1.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Christopher Butler
votes = 12,699
percentage = 23.3
change = +1.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party (UK)
candidate = C M Harris
votes = 507
percentage = 0.9
change = -0.1Election box majority
votes = 12,630
percentage = 23.2
change = +1.2Election box turnout
votes = 54,428
percentage = 79.2
change = +2.2Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = +0.6

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title=General Election 1983: ShipleyElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Marcus Fox
votes = 25,866
percentage = 49.7
change = -2.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = William Wallace
votes = 14,421
percentage = 27.7
change = +14.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Martin Leathley
votes = 11,218
percentage = 21.6
change = -11.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Ecology Party (UK)
candidate = S Shepherd
votes = 521
percentage = 1.0
change = -0.1Election box majority
votes = 11,445
percentage = 22.0
change = +2.7Election box turnout
votes = 52,026
percentage = 77.0
change = -3.5Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1970s

Election box begin
title=General Election 1979: ShipleyElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Marcus Fox
votes = 22,641
percentage = 52.5
change = +8.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = P R Ward
votes = 14,281
percentage = 33.2
change = -3.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = G G Roberts
votes = 5,673
percentage = 13.2
change = -6.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Ecology Party (UK)
candidate = D R Pedley
votes = 486
percentage = 1.1
change = Election box majority
votes = 8,360
percentage = 19.3
change = +12.1Election box turnout
votes = 43,081
percentage = 80.5
change = -0.5Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box begin
title=General Election, October 1974: ShipleyElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Marcus Fox
votes = 18,518
percentage = 44.0
change = +0.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = M J Wedgeworth
votes = 15,482
percentage = 36.8
change = +2.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = G G Roberts
votes = 8,094
percentage = 19.2
change = -3.4Election box majority
votes = 3,036
percentage = 7.2
change = -2.0Election box turnout
votes = 42,094
percentage = 81.0
change = +6.4Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box begin
title=General Election, February 1974: ShipleyElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Marcus Fox
votes = 19,439
percentage = 43.1
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = M J Wedgeworth
votes = 15,284
percentage = 33.9
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = G G Roberts
votes = 10,158
percentage = 22.6
change = Election box candidate
party = Independent Democratic Alliance
candidate = C G Campion
votes = 192
percentage = 0.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 4,155
percentage = 9.2
change =Election box turnout
votes = 45,073
percentage = 87.4
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1960s

Elections in the 1950s

Elections in the 1940s

Elections in the 1930s

Elections in the 1920s

Elections in the 1910s

Election box begin
title=Shipley by-election, 1915: ShipleyElection box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Oswald Partington
votes =
percentage =
change =

Election box begin
title=General Election December 1910: ShipleyElection box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Percy Holden Illingworth
votes =
percentage =
change =

Election box begin
title=General Election January 1910: ShipleyElection box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Percy Holden Illingworth
votes = 9,144
percentage = 63.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Unionist
candidate = W A S Hewins
votes = 5,369
percentage = 37.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 3,775
percentage = 26.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 12,507
percentage = 88.9
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1900s

Election box begin
title=General Election 1906: ShipleyElection box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Percy Holden Illingworth
votes =
percentage =
change =

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title=General Election 1900: ShipleyElection box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Unionist
candidate = James Fortescue Flannery
votes = 6,284
percentage = 50.2
change = -0.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Percy Holden Illingworth
votes = 6,223
percentage = 49.8
change = +0.1Election box majority
votes = 61
percentage = 0.4
change = -0.2Election box turnout
votes = 12,507
percentage = 83.4
change = +0.4Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Unionist
swing =

Elections in the 1890s

Election box begin
title=General Election 1895: ShipleyElection box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Unionist
candidate = James Fortescue Flannery
votes = 5,999
percentage = 50.3
change = +1.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal-Labour (UK)
candidate = William Pollard Byles
votes = 5,921
percentage = 49.7
change = -1.6Election box majority
votes = 78
percentage = 0.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 11,920
percentage = 83.0
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Unionist
loser = Liberal-Labour (UK)
swing =

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title=General Election 1892: ShipleyElection box candidate with party link
party = Liberal-Labour (UK)
candidate = William Pollard Byles
votes = 5,746
percentage = 51.3
change = -8.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Unionist
candidate = T Peel
votes = 5,464
percentage = 48.7
change = +8.0Election box majority
votes = 282
percentage = 2.6
change = -16Election box turnout
votes = 11,210
percentage = 76.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal-Labour (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1880s

Election box begin
title=General Election 1886: ShipleyElection box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Joseph Craven
votes =
percentage =
change =

Election box begin
title=General Election 1885: ShipleyElection box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Joseph Craven
votes = 7,022
percentage = 59.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = L Hardy
votes = 4,825
percentage = 40.7
change = Election box majority
votes = 2,197
percentage = 18.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 11,847
percentage = 84.2
change =

See also

* List of Parliamentary constituencies in West Yorkshire

ources

* [http://www.angeltowns.com/town/peerage/scommons3.htm Historical list of MPs]
* [http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/area/uk/edates.htm Election results, 1997 - 2005]
*F. W. S. Craig, "British Parliamentary Election Results 1885 - 1918"
*F. W. S. Craig, "British Parliamentary Election Results 1974 - 1979"