Kenilworth and Southam (UK Parliament constituency)
| Kenilworth and Southam | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
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Boundary of Kenilworth and Southam in Warwickshire. | |
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Location of Warwickshire within England. | |
| County | Warwickshire |
| Electorate | 63,772 (December 2010)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2010 |
| Member of parliament | Jeremy Wright (Conservative) |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from | Rugby & Kenilworth |
| Overlaps | |
| European Parliament constituency | West Midlands |
Kenilworth and Southam is a constituency[n 1] in Warwickshire, England represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Jeremy Wright, a Conservative.[n 2]
History
The constituency was created for the 2010 general election. The result from 2005 for its wards (nominal result as the constituency was not then formed) gave a Conservative majority of 24.8%.
Boundaries
Following their review of Parliamentary representation in Warwickshire, the Boundary Commission created a new constituency, pairing Kenilworth and Southam and breaking the Parliamentary link between Rugby and Kenilworth established in 1983.
The electoral wards used in the new constituency are from three Districts: Rugby, Stratford-upon-Avon and Warwick
- From Rugby - Dunchurch and Knightlow, Leam Valley and Ryton-on-Dunsmore
- From Warwick - Abbey, Cubbington, Lapworth, Leek Wootton, Park Hill, Radford Semele, St John’s and Stoneleigh
- From Stratford-upon-Avon - Burton Dassett, Fenny Compton, Harbury, Kineton, Long Itchington, Southam, Stockton and Napton and Wellesbourne
Constituency profile
The new seat is overwhelmingly rural and intertwined with the countryside in nature, most properties having large plots and a substantial majority being semi-detached or detached.[2] This is geographically one of the largest in the West Midlands and one of its safest Conservative seats.
The historic town of Kenilworth, with a population of around 20,000 is the only settlement of any significant size, while there are plenty of small villages, hamlets and farms and the ancient and prosperous little town of Southam.
The seat almost entirely surrounds the much more urban Warwick and Leamington constituency, and borders southern Coventry — Coventry airport is just in this area.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member[3] | Party | |
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| 2010 | Jeremy Wright | Conservative | |
Elections
| General Election 2015: Kenilworth and Southam[4] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Green | Rob Ballantyne[5] | ||||
| UKIP | Harry Cottam | ||||
| Liberal Democrat | Richard Dickson | ||||
| Labour | Bally Singh | ||||
| Conservative | Jeremy Wright | ||||
| True Democracy [6] | Jon Foster-Smith [7] | ||||
| Monster Raving Loony | Nicholas Robert Blunderbuss Green | ||||
| Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Election 2010 [8] Turnout: 48,431 (81.2%) +11.0 | Conservative hold Majority: 12,552 (25.9%) +1.1 Swing: +8.4[n 3]% from Lab to Lib Dem | Jeremy Wright | Conservative | 25,945 | 53.6 | +3.2 | ||
| Nigel Rock | Liberal Democrat | 13,393 | 27.7 | +5.6 | ||||
| Nicholas Milton | Labour | 6,949 | 14.4 | -11.2 | ||||
| John Moore | UKIP | 1,214 | 2.5 | +0.4 | ||||
| James Harrison | Green | 568 | 1.2 | N/A | ||||
| Joe Rukin | Independent | 362 | 0.7 | N/A | ||||
See also
Notes and references
- Notes
- ↑ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- ↑ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
- ↑ The Labour-Conservative swing (as nominal runners up in the last vote) was +7.2%
- References
- ↑ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ↑ 2011 census interactive maps
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "K" (part 1)
- ↑ http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/2015guide/kenilworthandsoutham/
- ↑ "Rob Ballantyne - Green Party Parliamentary Candidate for Kenilworth and Southam". Green Party of England and Wales. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- ↑ http://www.warwickdc.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/2554/statement_of_persons_nominated_kenilworth_and_southam_constituency.pdf
- ↑ http://www.warwickdc.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/2554/statement_of_persons_nominated_kenilworth_and_southam_constituency.pdf
- ↑ "UK > England > West Midlands > Kenilworth & Southam". Election 2010. BBC. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 10 May 2010.