Ribble Valley (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Ribble Valley County constituency |
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| Ribble Valley shown within Lancashire, and Lancashire shown within England | |
| Created: | 1983 |
| MP: | Nigel Evans |
| Party: | Conservative |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Lancashire |
| EP constituency: | North West England |
Ribble Valley 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
One of the few truly safe Conservative seats in North West England, this constituency contains pleasing rural areas, and small market towns (of which Clitheroe is the largest). The Conservatives actually lost the seat in the 1990's in a by-election during a period of mid-term unpopularity to the Lib Dems, who have a respectable presence on the local council, but it has since returned safely to the Conservative fold. Labour can usually only have one ward in their favour here: Edisford and Low Moor.
[edit] Boundary review
Following their review of parliamentary representation in Lancashire, the Boundary Commission for England created a new seat of Wyre and Preston North. This creation caused major changes to neighbouring seats, including Ribble Valley.
As the Prestonian wards to the east of the existing Ribble Valley seat are now moved elsewhere, this seat has taken electoral wards from the south of the River Ribble for the first time. This brings a substantial urban character to the largely farming and rural mix of the existing seat.
The entire district of Ribble Valley is attached to ten wards from South Ribble for the creation of this new seat. No name change was suggested.
- Bamber Bridge East, Bamber Bridge North, Bamber Bridge West, Coupe Green and Gregson Lane, Farington East, Farington West, Lostock Hall, Samlesbury and Walton, Tardy Gate and Walton-le-Dale
[edit] Members of Parliament
| Year | Member | Party | |
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| 1983 | constituency created (predecessor seat: Clitheroe) | ||
| 1983 | David Waddington | Conservative | |
| 1991 | Michael Carr | Liberal Democrat | |
| 1992 | Nigel Evans | Conservative | |
Michael Carr won this seat at the Ribble Valley by-election, 1991
[edit] Election results
| General Election 2005: Ribble Valley | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Nigel Evans | 25,834 | 51.9 | +0.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Julie Young | 11,663 | 23.4 | -5.2 | |
| Labour | Jack Davenport | 10,924 | 22.0 | +2.1 | |
| UK Independence | Kevin Henry | 1,345 | 2.7 | +2.7 | |
| Majority | 14,171 | 28.5 | |||
| Turnout | 49,776 | 65.7 | -0.5 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +2.8 | |||
| General Election 2001: Ribble Valley | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Nigel Evans | 25,308 | 51.5 | +4.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mike Carr | 14,070 | 28.6 | -6.4 | |
| Labour | Marcus Johnstone | 9,793 | 19.9 | +4.2 | |
| Majority | 11,238 | 22.9 | |||
| Turnout | 49,171 | 66.2 | -12.3 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1997: Ribble Valley | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Nigel Evans | 26,702 | 46.7 | -5.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mike Carr | 20,062 | 35.1 | -3.2 | |
| Labour | Marcus Johnstone | 9,013 | 15.7 | +7.0 | |
| Referendum Party | J Parkinson | 1,297 | 2.3 | ||
| Natural Law | N M Holmes | 147 | 0.2 | ||
| Majority | 6,640 | 11.6 | |||
| Turnout | 78.5 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1992: Ribble Valley | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Nigel Evans | 29,178 | 52.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Mike Carr | 22,636 | 40.6 | ||
| Labour | R Pickup | 3,649 | 6.5 | ||
| Raving Loony Green Giant Clitheroe Kid | D Beesley | 152 | 0.3 | ||
| Natural Law | N M Holmes | 112 | 0.2 | ||
| Majority | 6,542 | 11.8 | |||
| Turnout | 85.7 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Ribble Valley by-election, 1991 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Carr | 22,377 | 48.5 | +27.1 | |
| Conservative | Nigel Evans | 17,776 | 38.5 | -22.3 | |
| Labour | Josephine Farrington | 4,356 | 9.5 | -8.3 | |
| Independent Conservative | David Brass | 611 | 1.3 | ||
| Green | Halldora Ingham | 466 | 1.0 | ||
| Monster Raving Loony | Screaming Lord Sutch | 278 | 0.6 | ||
| Liberal | Simon Taylor | 133 | 0.3 | ||
| Independent - Corrective Party | Lindi St Claire | 72 | 0.2 | ||
| Raving Loony Green Giant Clitheroe Kid | Stuart Hughes | 60 | 0.1 | ||
| Majority | 4,601 | 10.0 | |||
| Turnout | 46,129 | 71.1 | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
