Stoke-on-Trent Central (UK Parliament constituency)

Stoke-on-Trent Central
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons

Boundary of Stoke-on-Trent Central in Staffordshire.

Location of Staffordshire within England.
County Staffordshire
Electorate 61,774 (December 2010)[1]
Current constituency
Created 1950 (1950)
Member of Parliament Tristram Hunt (Labour)
Number of members One
Created from Stoke-on-Trent, Stoke
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency West Midlands

Stoke-on-Trent Central is a borough 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.

The constituency was created for the 1950 general election, and has returned only Labour MPs to date, the latest one being Tristram Hunt - first elected in 2010. The constituency is a working class urban area and so is largely considered a safe seat.

Contents

Boundaries

The latest boundaries, changed since the 2005 election include the following wards: Abbey Green, Bentilee and Townsend, Berryhill and Hanley East, Hanley West and Shelton, Hartshill and Penkhull, Northwood and Birches Head and Stoke and Trent Vale.[2]

The previous constituency for the area, prior to the 1950 general election, was named Stoke-on-Trent, Stoke.

Members of Parliament

Election Member [3] Party
1950 Barnett Stross Labour
1966 Robert Cant Labour
1983 Mark Fisher Labour
2010 Tristram Hunt Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2010: Stoke-on-Trent Central[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tristram Hunt 12,605 38.8 -13.6
Liberal Democrat John Redfern 7,039 21.7 +3.1
Conservative Norsheen Bhatti 6,833 21.0 +3.7
BNP Simon Darby 2,502 7.7 -0.1
UKIP Carol Lovatt 1,402 4.3 +1.1
Independent Paul Breeze 959 3.0 N/A
Independent Gary Elsby 399 1.2 N/A
City Independents Brian Ward 303 0.9 N/A
Independent Alby Walker 295 0.9 N/A
Trade Unionist & Socialist Matthew Wright 133 0.4 N/A
Majority 5,566 17.1 -12.9
Turnout 32,470 53.2 +4.5
Labour hold Swing -8.3

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Stoke-on-Trent Central[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mark Fisher 14,760 52.9 -7.8
Liberal Democrat John Redfern 4,986 17.9 +3.2
Conservative Esther Baroudy 4,823 17.3 -1.5
BNP Michael Coleman 2,178 7.8 N/A
UKIP Joseph Bonfiglio 914 3.3 N/A
Socialist Alternative Jim Cessford 246 0.9 N/A
Majority 9,774 35.0 -6.9
Turnout 27,907 48.4 +1.0
Labour hold Swing -5.5
General Election 2001: Stoke-on-Trent Central[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mark Fisher 17,170 60.7 -5.5
Conservative Jill Clark 5,325 18.8 +2.1
Liberal Democrat Gavin Webb 4,148 14.7 +2.8
Independent Richard Wise 1,657 5.9 N/A
Majority 11,845 41.9 -7.6
Turnout 28,300 47.4 -15.4
Labour hold Swing -3.9

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Stoke-on-Trent Central[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mark Fisher 26,662 66.2 +8.2
Conservative Neil Jones 6,738 16.7 -11.2
Liberal Democrat Ed Fordham 4,809 11.9 -1.7
Referendum Party P Stanyer 1,071 2.7 N/A
BNP Michael Coleman 606 1.5 N/A
Liberal F Oborski 359 0.9 N/A
Majority 19,924 49.5 +19.2
Turnout 40,245 62.8 -5.3
Labour hold Swing +9.7
General Election 1992: Stoke-on-Trent Central[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mark Fisher 25,897 58.0 +5.46
Conservative Nick Gibb 12,477 27.9 -3.11
Liberal Democrat Martin Dent 6,073 13.6 N/A
Natural Law Nicholas Pullen 196 0.4 N/A
Majority 13,420 30.3 +8.77
Turnout 44,643 68.1 -0.67
Labour hold Swing +4.29

Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: Stoke-on-Trent Central[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mark Fisher 23,842 52.5 +4.5
Conservative D. Stone 14,072 31.0 +1.7
Social Democrat I. Cundy 7,462 16.4 -5.0
Majority 9,770 21.5 +2.8
Turnout 45,376 68.8 +2.9
Labour hold Swing +3.1
General Election 1983: Stoke-on-Trent Central[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mark Fisher 21,194 48.1 -12.1
Conservative Keith Mans 12,944 29.4 -0.1
Social Democrat V. Freeman 9,458 21.5 N/A
Monster Raving Loony C. S. Cook 504 1.1 N/A
Majority 8,250 18.7 -12.0
Turnout 44,102 65.9 -3.2
Labour hold Swing -6.0

Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1979: Stoke-on-Trent Central[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robert Cant 24,707 60.2
Conservative W Williams 12,104 29.5
Liberal A Thomas 4,260 10.4
Majority 12,603 30.7
Turnout 41,073 69.0
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. ^ "New seat: Stoke-on-Trent Central". Electoral Calculus. http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/cgi-bin/calcwork.pl?seat=Stoke-on-Trent%20Central. Retrieved 2008-09-22. 
  3. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 5)
  4. ^ Stoke-on-Trent Central, UKPollingReport
  5. ^ BBC 2005 General Election Site
  6. ^ BBC 2001 General Election Site
  7. ^ BBC 1997 General Election Site
  8. ^ "UK General Election results April 1992". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/i19.htm. Retrieved 2010-12-06. 
  9. ^ http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge87/i19.htm
  10. ^ http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge83/i19.htm
  11. ^ http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge79/i19.htm

External links

Constituencies in the West Midlands (59)
Conservative (33)
Labour (24)
Liberal Democrats (2)