Broxbourne (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Broxbourne Borough constituency |
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| Broxbourne shown within Hertfordshire, and Hertfordshire shown within England | |
| Created: | 1983 |
| MP: | Charles Walker |
| Party: | Conservative |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Hertfordshire |
| EP constituency: | East of England |
Broxbourne 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. It is a Conservative stronghold.
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[edit] Boundaries
Broxbourne constituency includes the whole of the borough of Broxbourne together with the ward of Northaw in Welwyn Hatfield.
[edit] Boundary review
Following their review into parliamentary representation in Hertfordshire, the Boundary Commission for England have recommended no change be made to the seat of Broxbourne, which will continue to link the Welywn Hatfield ward of Northaw, with the borough of Broxbourne.
[edit] Members of Parliament
- 1983 – 2005: Marion Roe, Conservative
- 2005 – present: Charles Walker, Conservative
[edit] Election results
| General Election 2005: Broxbourne | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Charles Walker | 21,878 | 53.8 | −0.3 | |
| Labour | Jamie Bolden | 10,369 | 25.5 | −4.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Porrer | 4,973 | 12.2 | +1.2 | |
| British National | Andrew Emerson | 1,929 | 4.7 | +2.5 | |
| UK Independence | Martin Harvey | 1,479 | 3.6 | +1.3 | |
| Majority | 11,509 | 28.3 | |||
| Turnout | 40,628 | 59.7 | +4.0 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +2.3 | |||
| General Election 2001: Broxbourne | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Marion Roe | 20,487 | 54.1 | +5.3 | |
| Labour | David Prendergast | 11,494 | 30.4 | -4.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Julia Davies | 4,158 | 11.0 | -0.3 | |
| UK Independence | Martin Harvey | 858 | 2.3 | N/A | |
| British National | John Cope | 848 | 2.2 | +0.9 | |
| Majority | 8,993 | 23.7 | |||
| Turnout | 37,845 | 55.7 | -14.6 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
