Luton North (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Luton North Borough constituency |
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| Luton North shown within Bedfordshire, and Bedfordshire shown within England | |
| Created: | 1983 |
| MP: | Kelvin Hopkins |
| Party: | Labour |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Bedfordshire |
| EP constituency: | East of England |
Luton North 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
Luton North is a borough constituency which represents the northern portion of the town of Luton.
[edit] Boundary review
Following their review into parliamentary representation in Bedfordshire and Luton, the Boundary Commission for England made only minor alterations to the existing constituencies.
Luton North was formed from electoral wards entirely within the boundaries of the town of Luton:
- Barnfield, Bramingham, Challney, Icknield, Leagrave, Lewsey, Limbury, Northwell, Saints, Sundon Park
The other constituency in Luton is Luton South.
[edit] Members of Parliament
- Constituency created (1983)
| Year | Member | Party | |
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| 1983 | John Russell Carlisle | Conservative | |
| 1997 | Kelvin Hopkins | Labour | |
[edit] Election results
| General Election 2005: Luton North | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Kelvin Hopkins | 19,062 | 48.7 | −8.0 | |
| Conservative | Hannah Hall | 12,575 | 32.1 | +0.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Linda Jack | 6,081 | 15.5 | +5.8 | |
| UK Independence | Colin Brown | 1,255 | 3.2 | +0.8 | |
| Open Forum | Kayson Gurney | 149 | 0.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 6,487 | 16.6 | |||
| Turnout | 39,122 | 57.4 | −0.5 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | −4.5 | |||
| General Election 2001: Luton North | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Kelvin Hopkins | 22,187 | 56.7 | +2.1 | |
| Conservative | Amanda Sater | 12,210 | 31.2 | -3.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Bob Hoyle | 3,795 | 9.7 | +0.6 | |
| UK Independence | Colin Brown | 934 | 2.4 | +0.9 | |
| Majority | 9,977 | 25.5 | |||
| Turnout | 39,126 | 57.9 | -15.3 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
