Arundel and South Downs (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Arundel and South Downs County constituency |
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| Arundel and South Downs shown within West Sussex, and West Sussex shown within England | |
| Created: | 1997 |
| MP: | Nick Herbert |
| Party: | Conservative |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | West Sussex |
| EP constituency: | South East England |
Arundel and South Downs 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 contains the town of Arundel, and many villages and hamlets along the South Downs, including Petworth, Pulborough and Steyning
[edit] Boundary review
Following their review of parliamentary boundaries in West Sussex, the Boundary Commission for England has made alterations to all existing constituencies to deal with population changes. The modified Arundel and South Downs constituency is created with the following electoral wards:
- From the District of Arun - Angmering, Arundel, Barnham, Findon, and Walberton
- From Chichester - Bury, Petworth, and Wisborough Green
- From Horsham - Bramber, Upper Beeding and Woodmancote, Chanctonbury, Chantry, Cowfold, Shermanbury and West Grinstead, Henfield, Pulborough and Coldwaltham, and Steynin
- From Mid Sussex - Hassocks, and Hurstpierpoint and Downs.
[edit] History
Arundel and South Downs has been a Conservative Party stronghold. The constituency shot to prominence in the run-up to the 2005 general election due to the central deselection of its sitting Conservative member, Howard Flight, who had represented the constituency since its inception in the 1997 general election. Anne Marie Morris, Laura Sandys and Nick Herbert put themselves forward for nomination as replacement candidates. The chosen candidate, Nick Herbert, won the seat at the election. [1]
Prior to the 1997 election, this constituency had been split between other constituencies. Between 1983 and 1997, the town of Arundel had been contained within the Arundel seat, which also included the towns of Bognor Regis and Littlehampton, and the area of the South Downs had been within the Horsham seat.
Between 1974 and 1983, much of the South Downs area was contained in the Shoreham seat, with the town of Arundel remaining in the Arundel seat.
Prior to 1974, the seat was largely incorporated into the Arundel and Shoreham seat.
[edit] Members of Parliament
- 1997 — 2005: Howard Flight, Conservative
- 2005 — present: Nick Herbert, Conservative
[edit] Elections
| General Election 2005: Arundel and South Downs | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Nick Herbert | 24,752 | 49.8 | -2.4 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Derek Deedman | 13,443 | 27.1 | +4.7 | |
| Labour | Sharon Whitlam | 8,482 | 17.1 | -3.6 | |
| UK Independence | Andrew Moffat | 2,700 | 5.4 | +0.7 | |
| Protest Vote Party | Mark Stack | 313 | 0.6 | +0.6 | |
| Majority | 11,309 | 22.8 | |||
| Turnout | 49,690 | 68.5 | 3.8 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -3.5 | |||
| General Election 2001: Arundel and South Downs | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Howard Flight | 23,969 | 52.2 | -0.9 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Derek Deedman | 10,265 | 22.4 | -3.4 | |
| Labour | Charles Taylor | 9,488 | 20.7 | +2.4 | |
| UK Independence | Robert Perrin | 2,167 | 4.7 | +1.8 | |
| Majority | 13,704 | 29.8 | |||
| Turnout | 45,889 | 64.7 | -10.8 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1997: Arundel and South Downs | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Howard Flight | 27,251 | 53.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | John Goss | 13,216 | 25.7 | ||
| Labour | Richard Black | 9,376 | 18.3 | ||
| UK Independence | J. Herbert | 1,494 | 2.9 | ||
| Majority | 14,035 | ||||
| Turnout | 75.9 | ||||
[edit] Sources
- Election result, 2005 (BBC)
- Election results, 1997 - 2001 (BBC)
- Election results, 1997 - 2001 (Election Demon)
- Election results, 1997 - 2005 (Guardian)
