Crewe and Nantwich (UK Parliament constituency)

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Crewe and Nantwich
County constituency

Crewe and Nantwich shown within Cheshire, and Cheshire shown within England
Created: 1983
MP: Edward Timpson
Party: Conservatives
Type: House of Commons
County: Cheshire
EP constituency: North West England

Crewe and Nantwich 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. For 25 years since its creation in 1983, the constituency had elected the Labour MP Gwyneth Dunwoody. In 2008, Gwyneth Dunwoody died, leading to a by-election which was won by the Conservative candidate Edward Timpson.

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[edit] Boundaries

The constituency was created from parts of the constituencies of Crewe and Nantwich. Crewe had elected Labour MPs since 1945, while Nantwich had only elected Conservative MPs since its creation in 1955.

The boundaries of the constituency are not contiguous with the local government district of Crewe and Nantwich, in particular omitting much of the rural area west of Nantwich, and parts of the north of the town of Crewe around Leighton Hospital, which are in the Eddisbury constituency.

[edit] Boundary Review

Following their review of parliamentary representation in Cheshire, the Boundary Commission for England have made minor changes to the existing arrangement as a consequence of population changes. The electoral wards used in this modified seat are;

  • Alexandra, Barony Weaver, Birchin, Coppenhall, Delamere, Englesea, Grosvenor, Haslington, Leighton, Maw Green, St Barnabas, St John's, St Mary's, Shavington, Valley, Waldron, Wellington, Wells Green, Willaston, Wistaston Green, and Wybunbury, from the borough of Crewe and Nantwich

[edit] Member of Parliament

Since its creation in 1983, Crewe and Nantwich had been represented for Labour by Gwyneth Dunwoody, with steadily increasing majorities between the elections of 1983, 1987, 1992 and 1997. Her majority was slightly reduced in the 2001 and 2005 elections. Gwyneth Dunwoody died on 17 April 2008.[1] As a result, a by-election was held on 22 May 2008[2] in which the Conservative candidate Edward Timpson was elected.[3][4]

Election Member Party
1983 Gwyneth Dunwoody Labour
2008 Edward Timpson Conservative

[edit] Election results

[edit] Elections in the 2000s

Crewe and Nantwich by-election, 2008[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edward Timpson 20,539 49.5 +16.9
Labour Tamsin Dunwoody 12,679 30.6 –18.3
Liberal Democrat Elizabeth Shenton 6,040 14.6 –4.0
UK Independence Mike Nattrass 922 2.2 N/A
Green Robert Smith 359 0.9 N/A
English Democrats David Roberts 275 0.7 N/A
Monster Raving Loony The Flying Brick 236 0.6 N/A
Independent Mark Walklate 217 0.5 N/A
Cut Tax on Diesel and Petrol Paul Thorogood 118 0.3 N/A
Independent Gemma Garrett 113 0.3 N/A
Majority 7,860 18.9 +2.6
Turnout 41,498 58.2 –2.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing 17.6%
General Election 2005: Crewe and Nantwich[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gwyneth Dunwoody 21,240 48.8 –5.5
Conservative Eveleigh Moore-Dutton 14,162 32.6 +2.2
Liberal Democrat Paul Roberts 8,083 18.6 +5.1
Majority 7,078 16.3
Turnout 43,485 60.0 –0.2
Labour hold Swing 3.8
General Election 2001: Crewe and Nantwich[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gwyneth Dunwoody 22,556 54.3 –3.9
Conservative Donald Potter 12,650 30.4 +3.5
Liberal Democrat David Cannon 5,595 13.5 +1.7
UK Independence Roger Croston 746 1.8 N/A
Majority 9,906 23.9
Turnout 41,547 60.2 –13.7
Labour hold Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Crewe and Nantwich[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gwyneth Dunwoody 29,460 58.2 +12.5
Conservative Michael Loveridge 13,662 27.0 –14.3
Liberal Democrat David Cannon 5,940 11.7 –0.2
Referendum Party Peter Astbury 1,543 3.0 N/A
Majority 15,798
Turnout 73.7 –8.2
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1992: Crewe and Nantwich[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gwyneth Dunwoody 28,065 45.7 +1.7
Conservative Brian Silvester 25,370 41.3 –0.8
Liberal Democrat Gwyn Griffiths 7,315 11.9 –2.0
Green Natalie Wilkinson 651 1.1 N/A
Majority 2,695
Turnout 81.9 +2.6
Labour hold Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: Crewe and Nantwich[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gwyneth Dunwoody 25,457 44.0 +2.9
Conservative Angela Browning 24,365 42.1 +1.5
Social Democrat Kenneth Roberts 8,022 13.9 –4.4
Majority 1,092 1.9 +1.4
Turnout 79.3 +4.6
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1983: Crewe and Nantwich[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gwyneth Dunwoody 22,031 41.1 N/A
Conservative Patrick Rock 21,741 40.6 N/A
Social Democrat John Pollard 9,820 18.3 N/A
Majority 290 0.6 N/A
Turnout 74.7 N/A

[edit] Politics and history of the constituency

The constituency was created for the 1983 General Election, out of parts of the former Labour seat of Crewe and the former Conservative seat of Nantwich. It was represented by Labour's Gwyyneth Dunwoody between the seat's creation and her death on April 17th 2008. The by-election that was triggered by the death of Mrs Dunwoody was won by the Conservative candidate Edward Timpson on May 22nd 2008, giving the seat its first Conservative MP in what was the first gain off another party at a parliamentary by-election since the Mitcham and Morden by-election during the Falklands War, and the first off Labour since the Ilford North by-election of 1978.

[edit] References

  1. ^ MP Gwyneth Dunwoody dies aged 77. BBC News online (17 April 2008).
  2. ^ By-election to replace veteran MP. BBC Online (29 April 2008).
  3. ^ a b "Conservatives win Crewe and Nantwich byelection with 7,860 majority", The Guardian, 2008-05-23. Retrieved on 2008-05-23. 
  4. ^ a b BBC News. "Tories snatch Crewe from Labour", bbc.co.uk, 2008-05-23. "Tory candidate Edward Timpson won 7,860 more votes than his Labour rival, overturning a 7,000 Labour majority at the general election - a 17.6% swing." 
  5. ^ a b c d "Aristotle: Crewe and Nantwich", Guardian Unlimited
  6. ^ UK General Election results June 1987.
  7. ^ UK General Election results June 1983.

[edit] See also

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