Salisbury (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Salisbury County constituency |
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| Salisbury shown within Wiltshire, and Wiltshire shown within England | |
| Created: | 1295 |
| MP: | Robert Key |
| Party: | Conservative |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Wiltshire |
| EP constituency: | South West England |
Salisbury 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 city of Salisbury in Wiltshire. A large portion of the Salisbury district, excluding a part to the west, is included within the constituency.
[edit] Members of Parliament
- 1880 — 1882: William Grenfell
- 1880 — 1885: John Passmore Edwards
- 1906 — 1910: Edward Tennant
- 1945 — 1965: John Morrison, Conservative
- 1965 — 1983: Michael Hamilton, Conservative
- 1983 — present: Robert Key, Conservative
[edit] Election results
| General Election 2005: Salisbury | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Robert Key | 25,961 | 47.8 | +1.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Denton-White | 14,819 | 27.3 | −2.8 | |
| Labour | Clare Moody | 9,457 | 17.4 | −0.1 | |
| UK Independence | Frances Howard | 2,290 | 4.2 | +0.5 | |
| Green | Hamish Soutar | 1,555 | 2.9 | +0.8 | |
| Independent (politician) | John Holme | 240 | 0.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 11,142 | 20.5 | |||
| Turnout | 54,322 | 77.8 | +12.5 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +2.0 | |||
| General Election 2001: Salisbury | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Robert Key | 24,527 | 46.6 | +3.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Yvonne Emmerson-Peirce | 15,824 | 30.1 | -2.1 | |
| Labour | Sue Mallory | 9,199 | 17.5 | -0.1 | |
| UK Independence | Malcolm Wood | 1,958 | 3.7 | -2.0 | |
| Green | Hamish Soutar | 1,095 | 2.1 | +1.0 | |
| Majority | 8,703 | 16.5 | |||
| Turnout | 52,603 | 65.3 | -8.3 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] See also
| Constituencies in South West England | |
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| Conservative |
Bournemouth East | Bournemouth West | Bridgwater | Christchurch | Cotswold | Devizes | East Devon | Forest of Dean | North Dorset | North Wiltshire | Poole | Salisbury | South West Devon | Tewkesbury | Tiverton and Honiton | Torridge and West Devon | Totnes | Wells | West Dorset | Westbury | Weston-super-Mare | Woodspring |
| Liberal Democrat |
Bath | Bristol West | Cheltenham | Falmouth and Camborne | Mid Dorset and North Poole | North Cornwall | North Devon | Northavon | Somerton and Frome | South East Cornwall | St Ives | Taunton | Teignbridge | Torbay | Truro and St Austell | Yeovil |
| Labour |
Bristol East | Bristol North West | Bristol South | Exeter | Gloucester | Kingswood | North Swindon | Plymouth Devonport | Plymouth Sutton | South Dorset | South Swindon | Stroud | Wansdyke |
| South West European constituency: Conservative (3) | UKIP (2) | Liberal Democrats (1) | Labour (1) | |
