North Warwickshire (UK Parliament constituency)
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| North Warwickshire County constituency |
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| North Warwickshire shown within Warwickshire, and Warwickshire shown within England | |
| Created: | 1832, 1983 |
| MP: | Mike O'Brien |
| Party: | Labour |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Warwickshire |
| EP constituency: | West Midlands |
North Warwickshire 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 covers a similar area to the district of North Warwickshire including the town of Atherstone and the villages of Arley, Baddesley Ensor, Coleshill, Hartshill, Kingsbury and Polesworth. However, it also includes the town of Bedworth, which lies in the Nuneaton and Bedworth district.
[edit] History
The current North Warwickshire constituency was created in 1983, replacing parts of the Meriden and Nuneaton constituencies. The area has a history of coal mining, as well as some pleasant rural commuter villages. The seat was won by Francis Maude of the Conservative Party at the 1983 general election, who held in until 1992, when it was taken by Mike O'Brien of Labour. Labour have held the seat comfortably since then.
[edit] Members of Parliament
| Duration of term as MP | Name of MP | Party of MP | |
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| 1983 - 1992 | Francis Maude | Conservative | |
| 1992 - | Mike O'Brien | Labour | |
[edit] Election results
| General Election 2005: North Warwickshire | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Mike O'Brien | 22,561 | 48.1 | -6.0 | |
| Conservative | Ian Gibb | 15,008 | 32.0 | -0.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jerry Roodhouse | 6,212 | 13.2 | +1.8 | |
| British National | Michaela Mackenzie | 1,910 | 4.1 | ||
| UK Independence | Iain Campbell | 1,248 | 2.7 | +0.6 | |
| Majority | 7,553 | 16.1 | -3.2 | ||
| Turnout | 46,939 | 62.2 | +2.0 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -5.6 | |||
| General Election 2001: North Warwickshire | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Mike O'Brien | 24,023 | 54.1 | -4.3 | |
| Conservative | Geoffrey Parsons | 14,384 | 32.4 | +1.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | William Powell | 5,052 | 11.4 | +4.0 | |
| UK Independence | John Flynn | 950 | 2.1 | +1.1 | |
| Majority | 9,639 | 21.7 | |||
| Turnout | 44,409 | 60.2 | -14.6 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -2.6 | |||
| General Election 1997: North Warwickshire | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Mike O'Brien | 31,669 | 58.4 | +12.3 | |
| Conservative | Stephen Hammond | 16,902 | 31.2 | -13.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Bill Powell | 4,040 | 7.4 | -3.9 | |
| Referendum Party | Roland Mole | 917 | 1.7 | +1.7 | |
| UK Independence | Christopher Cooke | 533 | 1.0 | +1.0 | |
| Independent | Ian Moorecroft | 178 | 0.3 | +0.3 | |
| Majority | 14,767 | 27.2 | +24.8 | ||
| Turnout | 54,239 | 74.7 | -8.1 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +12.40 | |||
| General Election 1992: North Warwickshire | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Mike O'Brien | 27,577 | 46.1 | ||
| Conservative | Francis Maude | 26,124 | 43.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | N.R. Mitchell | 6,161 | 10.3 | ||
| Majority | 1,453 | 2.43 | |||
| Turnout | 59,862 | 82.8 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
