Maidenhead (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Maidenhead County constituency |
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| Maidenhead shown within Berkshire, and Berkshire shown within England | |
| Created: | 1997 |
| MP: | Theresa May |
| Party: | Conservative |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Berkshire |
| EP constituency: | South East England |
Maidenhead is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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[edit] Boundaries
The constituency is based around the town of Maidenhead in Berkshire, and the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead. It borders Reading East, Henley, Wycombe, Beaconsfield, Windsor, Bracknell, and Wokingham.
[edit] Members of Parliament
The constituency has had one Member of Parliament since its creation in 1997.
- Constituency created (1997)
- 1997 – present: Theresa May, Conservative
[edit] Elections
| General Election 2005: Maidenhead | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Theresa May | 23,312 | 50.8 | +5.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Kathy Newbound | 17,081 | 37.3 | −0.1 | |
| Labour | Janet Pritchard | 4,144 | 9.0 | −6.2 | |
| British National | Tim Rait | 704 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
| UK Independence | Douglas Lewis | 609 | 1.3 | −0.4 | |
| Majority | 6,231 | 13.6 | +6.0 | ||
| Turnout | 45,850 | 71.7 | +9.7 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +3.0 | |||
| General Election 2001: Maidenhead | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Theresa May | 19,506 | 45.0 | -4.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Kathy Newbound | 16,222 | 37.4 | +11.2 | |
| Labour | John O'Farrell | 6,577 | 15.2 | -2.9 | |
| UK Independence | Dennis Cooper | 741 | 1.7 | +1.2 | |
| Monster Raving Loony | Lord Lloyd of Loonyshire Clarke | 272 | 0.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 3,284 | 7.6 | |||
| Turnout | 43,318 | 62.0 | -13.6 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1997: Maidenhead | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Theresa May | 25,344 | 49.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Ketteringham | 13,363 | 26.3 | ||
| Labour | Denise Robson | 9,205 | 18.1 | ||
| Referendum Party | C. Taverner | 1,638 | 3.2 | ||
| Liberal | D. Munkley | 896 | 1.8 | ||
| UK Independence | N. Spiers | 277 | 0.5 | ||
| Glow Bowling Party | K. Ardley | 166 | 0.3 | ||
| Majority | 11,981 | ||||
| Turnout | 75.6 | ||||
