Esher and Walton (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Esher and Walton Borough constituency |
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| Esher and Walton shown within Surrey, and Surrey shown within England | |
| Created: | 1950 |
| MP: | Ian Taylor |
| Party: | Conservative |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Surrey |
| EP constituency: | South East England |
Esher and Walton 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.
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[edit] Boundaries
The constituency is a small area in the north of Surrey, bordering Greater London. Towns in the constituency include Esher and Walton-on-Thames, which give it its name. It shares similar borders to that of Elmbridge district.
The Boundary Commission has proposed no boundary changes for this constituency in the boundary review due before the next election.
[edit] History
The constituency of Esher was created due to boundary changes in time for the 1950 general election. In 1997 the name was changed to its current form, Esher and Walton. A very prosperous and affluent seat,it has nonetheless been swinging quite usefully in the Lib Dems favour since 1997.
[edit] Members of Parliament
- Constituency created as Esher (1950)
- 1951 — 1970: W Robson-Brown, Conservative
- 1970 — 1987: David Carol Mather, Conservative
- 1987 — present: Ian Taylor, Conservative. Constituency renamed as Esher and Walton (1997)
[edit] Elections
| General Election 2005: Esher and Walton | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Ian Taylor | 21,882 | 45.7 | -3.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Marsh | 14,155 | 29.6 | +7.1 | |
| Labour | Richard Taylor | 9,309 | 19.4 | -4.2 | |
| UK Independence | Bernard Collignon | 1,582 | 3.3 | -1.6 | |
| Monster Raving Loony | Chinners Chinnery | 608 | 1.3 | N/A | |
| Socialist Labour | Richard Cutler | 342 | 0.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 7,727 | 16.1 | |||
| Turnout | 47,878 | 62.2 | 0.3 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -5.2 | |||
| General Election 2001: Esher and Walton | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Ian Taylor | 22,296 | 49.0 | -0.9 | |
| Labour | Joe McGowan | 10,758 | 23.6 | +0.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Marsh | 10,241 | 22.5 | +2.1 | |
| UK Independence | Bernard Collignon | 2,236 | 4.9 | +3.9 | |
| Majority | 11,538 | 25.4 | |||
| Turnout | 45,531 | 61.9 | -12.4 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -0.9 | |||
| General Election 1997: Esher and Walton | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Ian Taylor | 26,747 | 49.8 | -10.9 | |
| Labour | Julie Reay | 12,219 | 22.8 | +5.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Gary Miles | 10,937 | 20.4 | -1.6 | |
| Referendum Party | Andrew Cruickshank | 2,904 | 5.4 | ||
| UK Independence | Bernard Collignon | 558 | 1.0 | ||
| Rainbow Dream Ticket | Simone Kay | 302 | 0.6 | ||
| Majority | 14,528 | 27.1 | |||
| Turnout | 53,667 | 74.3 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -8.2 | |||
This constituency underwent boundary changes between the 1992 and 1997 general elections and thus change in share of vote is based on a notional calculation. The name of the constituency also changed to reflect the change in boundaries.
| General Election 1992: Esher | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Ian Taylor | 31,115 | 65.4 | -0.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Richling | 10,744 | 22.6 | -3.1 | |
| Labour | Julie Reay | 5,685 | 12.0 | +3.2 | |
| Majority | 20,371 | 42.8 | |||
| Turnout | 47,544 | 80.8 | +3.9 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +1.5 | |||
| General Election 1987: Esher | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Ian Taylor | 31,334 | 65.5 | +2.2 | |
| Liberal | A J Barnett | 12,266 | 25.7 | -2.3 | |
| Labour | N J V Lucas | 4,197 | 8.8 | +1.6 | |
| Majority | 19,068 | 39.8 | |||
| Turnout | 47,797 | 76.9 | +3.8 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +2.3 | |||
| General Election 1983: Esher | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | David Mather | 28,577 | 63.3 | ||
| Liberal | C W Wheatley | 12,665 | 28.0 | ||
| Labour | D D Plaskow | 3,250 | 7.2 | ||
| Monster Raving Loony | W Wellie | 664 | 1.5 | ||
| Majority | 15,912 | 35.3 | |||
| Turnout | 45,156 | 73.1 | |||
[edit] Sources
- Election result, 2005 (BBC)
- Election results, 1997 - 2001 (BBC)
- Election results, 1997 - 2001 (Election Demon)
- Election results, 1983 - 1992 (Election Demon, as Esher)
- Election results, 1997 - 2005 (Guardian)
- Election results, 1951 - 2001 (Keele University)
