Windsor (UK Parliament constituency)

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Windsor
County constituency

Windsor shown within Berkshire, and Berkshire shown within England
Created: 1424, 1997
MP: Adam Afriyie
Party: Conservative
Type: House of Commons
County: Berkshire
EP constituency: South East England

Windsor 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

The constituency covers the town of Windsor and a small portion of the surrounding area, in Berkshire.

[edit] History

Windsor has had parliamentary representation for centuries, first sending a member in 1301, and continuously from 1424. It elected two Members of Parliament until 1868, when the constituency was reformed and its representation reduced to one MP. In 1974, the constituency was abolished and a similar one, Windsor and Maidenhead was created. However, in 1997 the constituency was recreated.

[edit] Members of Parliament

[edit] MPs 1660-1868

  • 1866–1868 : Charles Edwards
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[edit] MPs 1868-1974

Election Member Party
1868 reduced to one member
1868 Roger Eykyn
1874 Robert Richardson-Gardner
1890 Sir Francis Tress Barry
1906 James Francis Mason
1918 Ernest Gardner Coalition Conservative
1922 Sir Annesley Ashworth Somerville Conservative
1942 Sir Charles Edward Mott-Radclyffe Conservative
1970 Alan Glyn Conservative
1974 constituency abolished: see Windsor & Maidenhead

[edit] MPs 1997-present

Election Member Party
1997 constituency recreated
1997 Michael Trend Conservative
2005 Adam Afriyie Conservative

[edit] Election results

General Election 2005: Windsor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Adam Afriyie 21,646 49.5 +2.2
Liberal Democrats Antony Wood 11,354 26.0 −0.1
Labour Mark Muller 8,339 19.1 −5.0
UKIP David Black 1,098 2.5 0.0
Green Derek Wall 1,074 2.5 N/A
Independent (politician) Peter Hooper 182 0.4 N/A
Majority 10,292 23.6 +2.4
Turnout 43,693 64.0 +7.0
Conservative hold Swing +1.2
General Election 2001: Windsor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Trend 19,900 47.3 -0.9
Liberal Democrats Nick Pinfield 11,011 26.1 -2.5
Labour Mark Muller 10,137 24.1 +5.8
UKIP John Fagan 1,062 2.5 +1.9
Majority 8,889 21.2
Turnout 42,110 57.0 -16.4
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1997: Windsor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Trend 24,476 48.2 N/A
Liberal Democrats Chris Fox 14,559 28.7 N/A
Labour Amanda Williams 9,287 18.3 N/A
Referendum Party J. McDermott 1,676 3.3 N/A
Liberal P. Bradshaw 388 0.8 N/A
UKIP E. Bigg 302 0.6 N/A
Dynamic R. Parr 93 0.2 N/A
Majority 9,917 N/A
Turnout 73.5 N/A
Conservative hold Swing N/A

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    [edit] See also

    Constituencies in South East England
    Conservative

    Aldershot | Arundel and South Downs | Ashford | Aylesbury | Banbury | Basingstoke | Beaconsfield | Bexhill and Battle | Bognor Regis and Littlehampton | Bracknell | Buckingham | Canterbury | Chesham and Amersham | Chichester | East Hampshire | East Surrey | East Worthing and Shoreham | Eastbourne | Epsom and Ewell | Esher and Walton | Fareham | Faversham and Mid Kent | Folkestone and Hythe | Gosport | Gravesham | Guildford | Havant | Henley | Horsham | Isle of Wight | Maidenhead | Maidstone and The Weald | Mid Sussex | Mole Valley | New Forest East | New Forest West | Newbury | North East Hampshire | North East Milton Keynes | North Thanet | North West Hampshire | Reading East | Reigate | Runnymede and Weybridge | Sevenoaks | South West Surrey | Spelthorne | Surrey Heath | Tonbridge and Malling | Tunbridge Wells | Wantage | Wealden | Windsor | Witney | Woking | Wokingham | Worthing West | Wycombe
    Labour

    Brighton Kemptown | Brighton Pavilion | Chatham and Aylesford | Crawley | Dartford | Dover | Gillingham | Hastings and Rye | Hove | Medway | Milton Keynes South West | Oxford East | Portsmouth North | Reading West | Sittingbourne and Sheppey | Slough | Southampton Itchen | Southampton Test | South Thanet
    Liberal Democrat

    Eastleigh | Lewes | Oxford West and Abingdon | Portsmouth South | Romsey | Winchester
    South East European constituency: Conservative (4) | UKIP (2) | Liberal Democrats (2) | Labour (1) | Green (1)
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