Stevenage (UK Parliament constituency)

UK constituency infobox
Name = Stevenage
Map1 = Stevenage
Map2 = Hertfordshire
Type = County
Year = 1983
Entity = Hertfordshire
County = Hertfordshire
EP = East of England
MP = Barbara Follett
Party = Labour

Stevenage is a 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, Benington, Datchworth and Walkern to the east.

As part of the Boundary Commission's review of Hertfordshire constituencies, Walkern and Benington will move from the Stevenage constituency to the North East Hertfordshire constituency for the next general election.

Analysis

Another Southern England new town seat with volatile voting patterns; it was Tory between 1983 and 1997 until Labour easily gained it; but their winning margin in 2005 was unconvincing and the Conservatives are certainly back in the hunt again. Labour performed poorly in Hertfordshire in 2005; they lost three other seats in the county, and now this and Watford, which itself has an even more narrow majority (this time over the Liberal Democrats) are their only remaining holds in the county.

Members of Parliament

* 1983 – 1997: Tim Wood, Conservative
* 1997 – "present": Barbara Follett, Labour

Election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Julia Davis
votes =
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Barbara Follett
votes =
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Stephen MacPartland
votes =
percentage =
change =

Election box begin
title=General Election 2005: StevenageElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Barbara Follett
votes = 18,003
percentage = 42.9
change = −9.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = George Freeman
votes = 14,864
percentage = 35.4
change = +3.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Julia Davies
votes = 7,610
percentage = 18.1
change = +3.9Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Victoria Peebles
votes = 1,305
percentage = 3.1
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Antal Losonczi
votes = 152
percentage = 0.4
change = −0.4Election box majority
votes = 3,139
percentage = 7.5
change = Election box turnout
votes = 41,934
percentage = 62.7
change = +2.0Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = −6.4

Election box begin
title=General Election 2001: StevenageElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Barbara Follett
votes = 22,025
percentage = 51.9
change = -3.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Graeme Quar
votes = 13,459
percentage = 31.7
change = -1.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Harry Davies
votes = 6,027
percentage = 14.2
change = +5.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Alliance (England)
candidate = Steve Glennon
votes = 449
percentage = 1.1
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Antal Losonczi
votes = 320
percentage = 0.8
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = ProLife Alliance
candidate = Sarah Bell
votes = 173
percentage = 0.4
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 8,566
percentage = 20.2
change = Election box turnout
votes = 42,453
percentage = 60.7
change = -15.9Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Barbara Follett
votes = 28,440
percentage = 55.4
change = +16.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Tim Wood
votes = 16,858
percentage = 32.8
change = −11.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Alex Wilcock
votes = 4,588
percentage = 8.9
change = −8.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Referendum Party
candidate = J. Coburn
votes = 1,194
percentage = 2.3
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = ProLife Alliance
candidate = D Bundy
votes = 196
percentage = 0.4
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Natural Law Party
candidate = A Calcraft
votes = 110
percentage = 0.2
change = −0.2Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = 14.0

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Tim Wood
votes = 26,652
percentage = 45.7
change = +3.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Judith Church
votes = 21,764
percentage = 37.3
change = +11.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = A.A. Reilly
votes = 9,668
percentage = 16.6
change = −15.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Natural Law Party
candidate = A Calcraft
votes = 233
percentage = 0.4
change = "N/A"Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

See also

* List of Parliamentary constituencies in Hertfordshire

References