Wellingborough (UK Parliament constituency)

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Wellingborough
County constituency

Wellingborough shown within Northamptonshire, and Northamptonshire shown within England
Created: 1918
MP: Peter Bone
Party: Conservative
Type: House of Commons
County: Northamptonshire
EP constituency: East Midlands

Wellingborough 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.

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[edit] Boundaries

The constituency is named after the town of Wellingborough and covers most of the Borough of Wellingborough local government district. The constituency also includes the smaller towns of Rushden and Higham Ferrers in the neighbouring local government district of East Northamptonshire.

[edit] Boundary review

Following their review of parliamentary representation in Northamptonshire, the Boundary Commission for England has created a new constituency in the county, meaning consequential changes for the rest of the county.

The modified Wellingborough constituency is formed from the following electoral wards:

  • Brickhill, Castle, Croyland, Finedon, Great Doddington and Wilby, Hemmingwell, Irchester, North, Queensway, Redwell East, Redwell West, South, Swanspool and Wollaston from Wellingborough district
  • Higham Ferrers Lancaster, Higham Ferrers Chichele, Rushden Hayden, Rushden Spencer, Rushden Bates, Rushden Sartoris, Rushden Pemberton from East Northamptonshire district.

[edit] Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
1918 Walter Robert Smith Labour
1922 Geoffrey Hithersay Shakespeare National Liberal
1923 William George Cove Labour
1929 George Dallas Labour
1931 Archibald William Henry James Conservative
1945 George Samuel Lindgren Labour
1959 Michael Aubrey Hamilton Conservative
1964 Harry Howarth Labour
1969 Sir Peter Derek Fry Conservative
1997 Paul David Stinchcombe Labour
2005 Peter William Bone Conservative

[edit] Election results

General Election 2005: Wellingborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Bone 22,674 42.8 +0.6
Labour Paul Stinchcombe 21,987 41.5 −5.3
Liberal Democrat Richard Church 6,147 11.6 +2.3
UK Independence James Wrench 1,214 2.3 +0.6
Veritas Nicholas Alex 749 1.4 N/A
Socialist Labour Andy Dickson 234 0.4 N/A
Majority 687 1.3
Turnout 53,005 66.5 +2.4
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +2.9
General Election 2001: Wellingborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paul Stinchcombe 23,867 46.8 +2.6
Conservative Peter Bone 21,512 42.2 -1.6
Liberal Democrat Peter Gaskell 4,763 9.3 N/A
UK Independence Tony Ellwood 864 1.7 -0.4
Majority 2,355 4.6
Turnout 51,006 64.1 -10.7
Labour hold Swing

[edit] See also

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Constituencies in the East Midlands
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East Midlands European constituency: Conservative (2) · UKIP (2) · Labour (1) · Liberal Democrats (1)
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