Bracknell (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Bracknell County constituency |
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| Bracknell shown within Berkshire, and Berkshire shown within England | |
| Created: | 1997 |
| MP: | Andrew MacKay |
| Party: | Conservative |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Berkshire |
| EP constituency: | South East England |
Bracknell is a parliamentary 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
Bracknell is based around the town of Bracknell and the Bracknell Forest authority. It borders the constituencies of Wokingham, Maidenhead, Windsor, Surrey Heath, Aldershot and North East Hampshire.
[edit] Members of Parliament
The current and only Member of Parliament Bracknell has had so far since the constituency's creation is Andrew MacKay for the Conservative Party.
- Constituency created (1997)
- 1997 — present: Andrew MacKay, Conservative
[edit] Election results
| General Election 2005: Bracknell | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Andrew MacKay | 25,412 | 49.7 | +3.1 | |
| Labour | Janet Keene | 13,376 | 26.2 | −6.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Lee Glendon | 10,128 | 19.8 | +2.7 | |
| UK Independence | Vincent Pearson | 1,818 | 3.6 | +1.0 | |
| Independent (politician) | Dominica Roberts | 407 | 0.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 12,036 | 23.5 | |||
| Turnout | 51,141 | 63.4 | +2.7 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +5.0 | |||
| General Election 2001: Bracknell | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Andrew MacKay | 22,962 | 46.6 | -0.7 | |
| Labour | Janet Keene | 16,249 | 33.0 | +3.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ray Earwicker | 8,428 | 17.1 | +1.7 | |
| UK Independence | Lawrie Boxall | 1,266 | 2.6 | +1.6 | |
| ProLife Alliance | Dominica Roberts | 324 | 0.7 | +0.2 | |
| Majority | 6,713 | 13.6 | |||
| Turnout | 49,229 | 60.7 | -13.8 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1997: Bracknell | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Andrew MacKay | 27,983 | 47.4 | ||
| Labour | Anne Snelgrove | 17,596 | 29.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Hilliar | 9,122 | 15.4 | ||
| New Labour | J. Tompkins | 1,909 | 3.2 | ||
| Referendum Party | W. Cairns | 1,636 | 2.8 | ||
| UK Independence | L. Boxall | 569 | 1.0 | ||
| ProLife Alliance | Dominica Roberts | 276 | 0.5 | ||
| Majority | 10,387 | ||||
| Turnout | 74.5 | ||||
