Wellingborough (UK Parliament constituency)

UK constituency infobox
Name = Wellingborough
Map1 = Wellingborough
Map2 = Northamptonshire
Type = County
Year = 1918
Entity =Northamptonshire
County =Northamptonshire
EP = East Midlands
MP = Peter Bone
Party = Conservative

Wellingborough 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 is named after the town of Wellingborough and covers most of the Borough of Wellingborough local government district. The constituency also includes the smaller towns of Rushden and Higham Ferrers in the neighbouring local government district of East Northamptonshire.

Boundary review

Following their review of parliamentary representation in Northamptonshire, the Boundary Commission for England has created a new constituency in the county, meaning consequential changes for the rest of the county.

The modified Wellingborough constituency is formed from the following electoral wards:
*Brickhill, Castle, Croyland, Finedon, Great Doddington and Wilby, Hemmingwell, Irchester, North, Queensway, Redwell East, Redwell West, South, Swanspool and Wollaston from Wellingborough district
*Higham Ferrers Lancaster, Higham Ferrers Chichele, Rushden Hayden, Rushden Spencer, Rushden Bates, Rushden Sartoris, Rushden Pemberton from East Northamptonshire district.

Members of Parliament

Election results

Election box begin
title=General Election 2005: WellingboroughElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Bone
votes = 22,674
percentage = 42.8
change = +0.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Paul Stinchcombe
votes = 21,987
percentage = 41.5
change = −5.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Richard Church
votes = 6,147
percentage = 11.6
change = +2.3Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = James Wrench
votes = 1,214
percentage = 2.3
change = +0.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Veritas (political party)
candidate = Nicholas Alex
votes = 749
percentage = 1.4
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Andy Dickson
votes = 234
percentage = 0.4
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 687
percentage = 1.3
change =Election box turnout
votes = 53,005
percentage = 66.5
change = +2.4Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing = +2.9 Election box begin
title=General Election 2001: WellingboroughElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Paul Stinchcombe
votes = 23,867
percentage = 46.8
change = +2.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Bone
votes = 21,512
percentage = 42.2
change = -1.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Peter Gaskell
votes = 4,763
percentage = 9.3
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Tony Ellwood
votes = 864
percentage = 1.7
change = -0.4Election box majority
votes = 2,355
percentage = 4.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 51,006
percentage = 64.1
change = -10.7Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

ee also

*List of Parliamentary constituencies in Northamptonshire