North Swindon (UK Parliament constituency)

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North Swindon County constituency
North Swindon shown within Wiltshire, and Wiltshire shown within England
Created:	1997
MP:	Michael Wills
Party:	Labour
Type:	House of Commons
County:	Wiltshire
EP constituency:	South West England

North Swindon is a county 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.

Contents 1 Boundaries 2 Members of Parliament 3 Election results 4 See also

[edit] Boundaries

The constituency covers the northern portion of the town of Swindon. Best known for being a railway town, Swindon used to be only one constituency for many generations, but its expanding suburbs and much new town housing have made it one of the largest-growing areas in Britain for population. Swindon's railway heritage has declined since the 1970s (though there are still railway museums in the town), and it has deversified into other industries, mostly white collar. Both here and South Swindon are highly marginal contests between Labour and the Tories.

[edit] Members of Parliament

• 1997 — present: Michael Wills, Labour

[edit] Election results

General Election 2005: North Swindon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael Wills	19,612	43.7	−9.2
	Conservative	Justin Tomlinson	17,041	38.0	+4.3
	Liberal Democrat	Mike Evemy	6,831	15.2	+3.6
	UK Independence	Robert Tingey	998	2.2	+0.3
	Socialist Unity	Andy Newman	208	0.5	N/A
	Independent	Ernest Reynolds	195	0.4	N/A
Majority			2,571	5.7
Turnout			44,885	61.0	0.0
	Labour hold		Swing	−6.7

General Election 2001: North Swindon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael Wills	22,371	52.9	+3.1
	Conservative	Nick Martin	14,266	33.7	-0.1
	Liberal Democrat	David Nation	4,891	11.6	-1.4
	UK Independence	Brian Lloyd	800	1.9	N/A
Majority			8,105	19.2
Turnout			42,328	61.0	-12.6
	Labour hold		Swing

[edit] See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Wiltshire

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