Keighley (UK Parliament constituency)

Keighley
County constituency
for the House of Commons

Boundary of Keighley in West Yorkshire.

Location of West Yorkshire within England.
County West Yorkshire
Electorate 66,967 (December 2010)[1]
Major settlements Keighley, Ilkley
Current constituency
Created 1885 (1885)
Member of Parliament Kris Hopkins (Conservative)
Number of members One
Created from Northern West Riding of Yorkshire
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency Yorkshire and the Humber

Keighley 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

Boundaries

This constituency covers the town of Keighley in West Yorkshire. It comprises the Labour-voting areas of Keighley, the Conservative spa town of Ilkley, and the rural areas of Craven and Worth Valley which are also Tory. The seat has a large Asian minority, and became a centre of controversy with BNP leader Nick Griffin standing here as a candidate in 2005. Unlike most constituencies, Keighley was unaffected by the constituency changes in the general election in 2010. Keighley comprises six wards which are Craven, Ilkley, Keighley Central, Keighley East, Keighley West and Worth Valley.

Members of Parliament

Since the 1950s, Keighley has been a marginal seat between Labour and the Conservatives. The MP from 1997 was Labour's Ann Cryer, widow of Bob Cryer who was MP for the same seat from 1974-1983 (and then for Bradford South, 1987–1994). She retired at the 2010 general election.

Election Member[2] Party
1885 Sir Isaac Holden, Bt Liberal
1895 Sir John Brigg Liberal
1911 by-election Stanley Buckmaster Liberal
1915 by-election Sir Swire Smith Liberal
1918 by-election William Somervell Liberal
1918 Sir Robert Clough Conservative
1922 Hastings Lees-Smith Labour
1923 Robert Pilkington Liberal
1924 Hastings Lees-Smith Labour
1931 George Harvie-Watt Conservative
1935 Hastings Lees-Smith Labour
1942 by-election Ivor Bulmer-Thomas Labour
1950 Charles Hobson Labour
1959 Sir Marcus Worsley Conservative
1964 John Binns Labour
1970 Joan Hall Conservative
Feb 1974 Bob Cryer Labour
1983 Gary Waller Conservative
1997 Ann Cryer Labour
2010 Kris Hopkins Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2010: Keighley[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kris Hopkins 20,003 41.9 +7.7
Labour Jane Thomas 17,063 35.8 -9.0
Liberal Democrat Nader Fekri 7,059 14.8 +3.0
BNP Andrew Brons 1,962 4.1 -5.0
UKIP Paul Latham 1,470 3.1 N/A
National Front Steven Smith 135 0.3 N/A
Majority 2,940 6.2
Turnout 47,962 72.4 +3.2
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +8.3

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Keighley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ann Cryer 20,720 44.7 −3.5
Conservative Karl Poulsen 15,868 34.3 −4.7
Liberal Democrat Nader Fekri 5,484 11.8 +0.9
BNP Nick Griffin 4,240 9.2 N/A
Majority 4,852 10.5
Turnout 46,312 67.9 +4.5
Labour hold Swing +0.6
General Election 2001: Keighley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ann Cryer 20,888 48.2 −2.4
Conservative Simon Cooke 16,883 39.0 +2.2
Liberal Democrat Mike Doyle 4,722 10.9 +1.1
UKIP Michael Cassidy 840 1.9 N/A
Majority 4,005 9.2
Turnout 43,333 63.4 −13.2
Labour hold Swing -2.3

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Keighley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ann Cryer 26,039 50.6 +10.2
Conservative Gary Waller 18,907 36.7
Liberal Democrat Mike Doyle 5,064 9.8
Majority 7,132 13.8
Turnout 67,231 76.6
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +10.2
General Election 1992: Keighley[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gary Waller 25,983 47.4 +1.7
Labour TB Flanagan 22,387 40.8 +5.8
Liberal Democrat IN Simpson 5,793 10.6 −8.7
Green KM Crowson 642 1.2 +1.2
Majority 3,596 6.6 −4.2
Turnout 54,805 82.6 +3.2
Conservative hold Swing −2.1

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Keighley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gary Waller 23,903 45.76
Labour A. Rye 18,297 35.02
Liberal J.H Wells 10,041 19.22
Majority 5,606 10.73
Turnout 52,243 79.36
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1983: Keighley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gary Waller 21,370 42.55
Labour Bob Cryer 18,596 37.03
Liberal J.H Wells 9,951 19.82
Ecology M. Penney 302 0.60
Majority 2,774 5.52
Turnout 50,216 78.86
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1979: Keighley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bob Cryer 19,698 44.95
Conservative G.Dawson 19,620 44.77
Liberal M.Holmstedt 4,062 9.27
National Front R.L Fairey 234 0.53
Ecology J. Wade 208 0.47
Majority 78 0.18
Turnout 43,819 80.51
Labour hold Swing
General Election October 1974: Keighley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bob Cryer 19,569 45.58
Conservative C.Taylor 16,488 38.40
Liberal M.Holmstedt 5,839 13.60
National Front G.Wright 859 2.00
Independent C.W Deakin 179 0.42
Majority 3,081 7.18
Turnout 42,935 82.98
Labour hold Swing
General Election February 1974: Keighley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bob Cryer 18,595 41.81
Conservative Joan Hall 17,717 39.83
Liberal W.K Whittaker 7,820 17.58
Independent John Binns 348 0.78
Majority 878 1.97
Turnout 44,480 86.79
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
General Election 1970: Keighley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Joan Hall 20,957 50.75
Labour John Binns 20,341 49.25
Majority 616 1.49
Turnout 41,298 80.66
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General Election 1966: Keighley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Binns 22,039 55.01
Conservative J.G Bellak 18,027 44.99
Majority 4,012 10.01
Turnout 40,066 83.46
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1964:Keighley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Binns 17,816 42.97
Conservative Sir Marcus Worsley 15,115 36.46
Liberal W.E Jones 8,529 20.57
Majority 2,701 6.51
Turnout 30,874 61.32
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General Election 1959: Keighley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sir Marcus Worsley 20,626 50.21
Labour Charles Hobson 20,456 49.79
Majority 170 0.41
Turnout 41,082 85.62
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1955: Keighley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charles Hobson 19,414 46.52
Conservative Sir Marcus Worsley 16,011 38.36
Liberal Ashley Mitchell 6,310 15.12
Majority 3,403 8.15
Turnout 41,735 83.89
Labour hold Swing

See also

Notes and references

  1. ^ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. http://www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk/electoral-figures/electoral-figures.htm. Retrieved 13 March 2011. 
  2. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "K" (part 1)
  3. ^ http://www.bradford.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/C17655F5-5B9D-407A-8673-C987F20B7183/0/KeighleyStatementofPersonsNominated.pdf
  4. ^ "UK > England > Yorkshire & the Humber > Keithley". Election 2010. BBC. 7 May 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/results/constituency/c39.stm. Retrieved 10 May 2010. 
  5. ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm. Retrieved 2010-12-06. 
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