Chesham and Amersham (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Chesham and Amersham County constituency |
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| Chesham and Amersham shown within Buckinghamshire, and Buckinghamshire shown within England | |
| Created: | 1974 |
| MP: | Cheryl Gillan |
| Party: | Conservative |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Buckinghamshire |
| EP constituency: | South East England |
Chesham and Amersham 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.
It is a safe Conservative seat.
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[edit] Boundaries
The constituency entirely encompasses the large suburban towns of Chesham and Amersham in Buckinghamshire, and outlying villages in the area.
[edit] History
The area is a blend of pleasant and leafy Green Belt land and urban settings. There are rapid transport links to central London via the London Underground.
As a result of the demographic makeup of the area, the constituency is solidly Conservative, and the party holds almost a 30% majority, with almost 55% of the vote. The next biggest party is the Liberal Democrats, with just over 25% of the vote.
[edit] Members of Parliament
The current Member of Parliament for Chesham and Amersham is the Conservative Cheryl Gillan. She has been in this position since 1992.
- Constituency created (1974)
- 1974 — 1992: Ian Gilmour, Conservative
- 1992 — present: Cheryl Gillan, Conservative
[edit] Election results
| General Election 2005: Chesham and Amersham | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Cheryl Gillan | 25,619 | 54.4 | +3.9 | |
| Liberal Democrat | John Ford | 11,821 | 25.1 | +0.8 | |
| Labour | Rupa Huq | 6,610 | 14.0 | -4.8 | |
| Green | Nick Wilkins | 1656 | 3.5 | +1.0 | |
| UK Independence | David Samuel-Camps | 1391 | 3.0 | 0.0 | |
| Majority | 13,798 | 29.3 | |||
| Turnout | 47,097 | 68.0 | +3.3 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 2001: Chesham and Amersham | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Cheryl Gillan | 22,867 | 50.5 | +0.1 | |
| Liberal Democrat | John Ford | 10,985 | 24.3 | +0.4 | |
| Labour | Kenneth Hulme | 8,497 | 18.8 | -0.9 | |
| UK Independence | Ian Harvey | 1,367 | 3.0 | +1.8 | |
| Green | Nick Wilkins | 1,114 | 2.5 | N/A | |
| ProLife Alliance | Gillian Duval | 453 | 1.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 11,882 | 26.2 | |||
| Turnout | 45,283 | 64.7 | -9.9 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
