Taunton (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Taunton County constituency |
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| Taunton shown within Somerset, and Somerset shown within England | |
| Created: | 1295 |
| MP: | Jeremy Browne |
| Party: | Liberal Democrat |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Somerset |
| EP constituency: | South West England |
Taunton 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.
Following the review of parliamentary representaton in Somerset, the Boundary Commission for England has created a modified Taunton constituency with the name change Taunton Deane, to reflect the district name.
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[edit] Boundaries
It is based on the town of Taunton, Somerset but extending to include Wellington, many small villages and parts of Exmoor.
Following review of parliamentary representation in Somerset, this seat will be renamed Taunton Deane at the next UK general election
[edit] History
In the 2005 general election, the victorious Liberal Democrats candidate in Taunton required the smallest percentage swing from the Conservative MP for them to take the seat.
[edit] Members of Parliament
- Constituency created (1295)
- Representation reduced to one (1885)
- 1909 — 1912: William Wellesley Peel, Conservative
- 1912 — 1918: Sir Gilbert Alan Hamilton Wills Bt, Conservative
- 1918 — 1921: Dennis Fortescue Boles
- 1921 — 1922: Sir Arthur Griffith-Boscawen, Conservative
- 1922 — 1924: John Hope Simpson
- 1924 — 1935: Andrew Hamilton Gault
- 1935 — 1945: Lt.-Col. Edward Wickham, Conservative
- 1945 — 1950: Victor Collins, Labour
- 1950 — 1956: Henry Hopkinson, Conservative
- 1956 — 1987: Edward du Cann, Conservative
- 1987 — 1997: David Nicholson, Conservative
- 1997 — 2001: Jackie Ballard, Liberal Democrat
- 2001 — 2005: Adrian Flook, Conservative
- 2005 — present: Jeremy Browne, Liberal Democrat
[edit] Election results
| General Election 2005: Taunton | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Browne | 25,764 | 43.3 | +2.0 | |
| Conservative | Adrian Flook | 25,191 | 42.3 | +0.6 | |
| Labour | Andrew Govier | 7,132 | 12.0 | -2.9 | |
| UK Independence | Helen Miles | 1,441 | 2.4 | +0.3 | |
| Majority | 573 | 1.0 | +0.6 | ||
| Turnout | 59,528 | 69.7 | +2.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | -0.7 | |||
| General Election 2001: Taunton | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Adrian Flook | 23,033 | 41.7 | +3.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jackie Ballard | 22,798 | 41.3 | -1.4 | |
| Labour | Andrew Govier | 8,254 | 14.9 | +1.4 | |
| UK Independence | Michael Canton | 1,140 | 2.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 235 | 0.4 | |||
| Turnout | 55,225 | 67.6 | -8.8 | ||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1997: Taunton | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jackie Ballard | 26,064 | 42.7 | +1.9 | |
| Conservative | David Nicholson | 23,621 | 38.7 | -7.3 | |
| Labour | Elizabeth Lisgo | 8,248 | 13.5 | +0.8 | |
| Referendum Party | B. Ahern | 2,760 | 4.5 | N/A | |
| British National | L. Andrews | 318 | 0.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 2,443 | ||||
| Turnout | 76.5 | -5.8 | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1992: Taunton | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | David Nicholson | 29,576 | 46.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Jackie Ballard | 26,240 | 40.8 | ||
| Labour | Jean Hole | 8,151 | 12.7 | ||
| Natural Law | P. Leavey | 279 | 0.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 3,336 | ||||
| Turnout | 82.3 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] See also
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| 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) | |
