Keighley (UK Parliament constituency)

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Keighley
County constituency

Keighley shown within West Yorkshire, and West Yorkshire shown within England
Created: 1885
MP: Ann Cryer
Party: Labour
Type: House of Commons
County: West Yorkshire
EP constituency: Yorkshire and the Humber

Keighley 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

This constituency covers the town of Keighley in West Yorkshire. It comprises the Labour-voting areas of Keighley and the Conservative spa town of Ilkley. The seat has a large Asian minority, and became a centre of controversy with BNP leader Nick Griffin standing here as a candidate in 2005. Unlike most constituencies, Keighley will be unaffected by the constituency changes in the next general election in 2009/2010. Keighley comprises of six wards which are Craven, Ilkley, Keighley Central, Keighley East, Keighley West and Worth Valley.

[edit] Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
1885 Sir Isaac Holden, Bt. Liberal
1895 Sir John Brigg Liberal
1911 Stanley Buckmaster Liberal
1915 Sir Swire Smith Liberal
1918 William Somervell Liberal
1918 Sir Robert Clough Conservative
1922 Hastings Lees-Smith Labour
1923 Robert Pilkington Liberal
1924 Hastings Lees-Smith Labour
1931 George Harvie-Watt Conservative
1935 Hastings Lees-Smith Labour
1942 Ivor Bulmer-Thomas Labour
1950 Charles Hobson Labour
1959 Marcus Worsley Conservative
1964 John Binns Labour
1970 Joan Hall Conservative
1974 Bob Cryer Labour
1983 Gary Waller Conservative
1997 Ann Cryer Labour

[edit] Election results

[edit] 2000s

General Election 2005: Keighley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ann Cryer 20,720 44.7 −3.5
Conservative Karl Poulsen 15,868 34.3 −4.7
Liberal Democrats Nader Fekri 5,484 11.8 +0.9
British National Nick Griffin 4,240 9.2 N/A
Majority 4,852 10.5
Turnout 46,312 67.9 +4.5
Labour hold Swing +0.6
General Election 2001: Keighley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ann Cryer 20,888 48.2 −2.4
Conservative Simon Cooke 16,883 39.0 +2.2
Liberal Democrats Mike Doyle 4,722 10.9 +1.1
UK Independence Michael Cassidy 840 1.9 N/A
Majority 4,005 9.2
Turnout 43,333 63.4 −13.2
Labour hold Swing

[edit] 1990s

General Election 1997: Keighley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ann Cryer 26,039 50.6 +10.2
Conservative Gary Waller 18,907 36.7
Liberal Democrats Mike Doyle 5,064 9.8
Majority 7,132 13.8
Turnout 67,231 76.6
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +10.2
General Election 1992: Keighley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gary Waller 25,983 47.41 +1.65
Labour T.B.Flanagan 22,387 40.85
Liberal Democrats I. Simpson 5,793 10.57
Green K.M Crowson 642 1.17
Majority 3,596 6.56
Turnout 54,805 82.59
Conservative hold Swing

[edit] 1980s

General election 1987: Keighley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gary Waller 23,903 45.76
Labour A. Rye 18,297 35.02
Liberal J.H Wells 10,041 19.22
Majority 5,606 10.73
Turnout 52,243 79.36
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1983: Keighley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gary Waller 21,370 42.55
Labour Bob Cryer 18,596 37.03
Liberal J.H Wells 9,951 19.82
Ecology M. Penney 302 0.60
Majority 2,274 5.52
Turnout 50,216 78.86
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

[edit] 1970s

General Election 1979: Keighley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bob Cryer 19,698 44.95
Conservative G.Dawson 19,620 44.77
Liberal M.Holmstedt 4,062 9.27
National Front R.L Fairey 234 0.53
Ecology J. Wade 208 0.47
Majority 78 0.18
Turnout 43,819 80.51
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1974: Keighley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bob Cryer 19,569 45.58
Conservative C.Taylor 16,488 38.40
Liberal M.Holmstedt 5,839 13.60
National Front G.Wright 859 2.00
Independent C.W Deakin 179 0.42
Majority 3,081 7.18
Turnout 42,935 82.98
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1974: Keighley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bob Cryer 18,595 41.81
Conservative Joan Hall 17,717 39.83
Liberal W.K Whittaker 7,820 17.58
Independent John Binns 348 0.78
Majority 878 1.97
Turnout 44,480 86.79
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
General Election 1970: Keighley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Joan Hall 20,957 50.75
Labour John Binns 20,341 49.25
Majority 616 1.49
Turnout 41,298 80.66
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

[edit] 1960s

General Election 1966: Keighley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Binns 22,039 55.01
Conservative J.G Bellak 18,027 44.99
Majority 4,012 10.01
Turnout 40,066 83.46
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1964:Keighley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Binns 17,816 42.97
Conservative Marcus Worsley 15,115 36.46
Liberal W.E Jones 8,529 20.57
Majority 2,701 6.51
Turnout 30,874 61.32
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

[edit] See also


Bradford Constituencies:
Bradford North | Bradford West | Bradford South | Keighley | Shipley
Constituencies in Yorkshire and the Humber
Labour

Barnsley Central | Barnsley East and Mexborough | Barnsley West and Penistone | Batley and Spen | Bradford North | Bradford South | Bradford West | Brigg and Goole | Calder Valley | City of York | Cleethorpes | Colne Valley | Dewsbury | Don Valley | Doncaster Central | Doncaster North | Elmet | Great Grimsby | Halifax | Hemsworth | Huddersfield | Keighley | Hull East | Hull North | Hull West and Hessle | Leeds Central | Leeds East | Leeds North East | Leeds West | Morley and Rothwell | Normanton | Pontefract and Castleford | Pudsey | Rother Valley | Rotherham | Scunthorpe | Selby | Sheffield Attercliffe | Sheffield Brightside | Sheffield Central | Sheffield Heeley | Sheffield Hillsborough | Wakefield | Wentworth
Conservative

Beverley and Holderness | East Yorkshire | Haltemprice and Howden | Richmond (Yorks) | Ryedale | Scarborough and Whitby | Shipley | Skipton and Ripon | Vale of York
Liberal Democrat

Harrogate and Knaresborough | Leeds North West | Sheffield Hallam
Yorkshire and the Humber European constituency: Labour (2) | Conservative (2) | Liberal Democrats (1) | UKIP (1)
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