Stoke-on-Trent Central (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Stoke-on-Trent Central Borough constituency |
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| Stoke-on-Trent Central shown within Staffordshire, and Staffordshire shown within England | |
| Created: | 1950 |
| MP: | Mark Fisher |
| Party: | Labour |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Staffordshire |
| EP constituency: | West Midlands |
Stoke-on-Trent Central 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
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[edit] Members of Parliament
- 1950 – 1966: Sir Barnett Stross, Labour
- 1966 – 1983: Robert Cant, Labour
- 1983 – present: Mark Fisher, Labour
[edit] Election results
| General Election 2005: Stoke-on-Trent Central | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Mark Fisher | 14,760 | 52.9 | -7.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Redfern | 4,986 | 17.9 | +3.3 | |
| Conservative | Esther Baroudy | 4,823 | 17.3 | -1.6 | |
| British National | Michael Coleman | 2,178 | 7.8 | N/A | |
| UK Independence | Joseph Bonfiglio | 914 | 3.3 | N/A | |
| Socialist Alternative | Jim Cessford | 246 | 0.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 9,774 | 35.0 | -6.7 | ||
| Turnout | 27,907 | 48.4 | +1.0 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -5.5 | |||
| General Election 2001: Stoke-on-Trent Central | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Mark Fisher | 17,170 | 60.6 | -5.6 | |
| Conservative | Jill Clark | 5,352 | 18.9 | +2.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Gavin Webb | 4,148 | 14.6 | +2.7 | |
| Independent (politician) | Richard Wise | 1,657 | 5.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 11,818 | 41.7 | |||
| Turnout | 28,327 | 47.4 | -15.1 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] See also
List of Parliamentary constituencies in Staffordshire
