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{{Infobox UK constituency main |
{{Infobox UK constituency main |
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|name = Stratford-on-Avon |
|name = Stratford-on-Avon |
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|parliament = uk |
|parliament = uk |
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|image = {{maplink|frame=yes|frame-align=center|plain=yes|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Stratford-on-Avon (UK Parliament constituency)}}|frame-height=200|frame-width=250}} |
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|map1 = StratfordOnAvon2007 |
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|caption = Boundaries since 2024 |
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|map2 = EnglandWarwickshire |
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|image2 = [[File:West Midlands - Stratford-on-Avon constituency.svg|215px|alt=Map of constituency]] |
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|map_entity = [[Warwickshire]] |
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|caption2 = Boundary of Stratford-on-Avon in [[West Midlands (region)|West Midlands]] region |
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|year = 1950 |
|year = 1950 |
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|abolished = |
|abolished = |
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|type = County |
|type = County |
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|elects_howmany = One |
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|previous = [[Warwick and Leamington (UK Parliament constituency)|Warwick and Leamington]] and [[Rugby (UK Parliament constituency)|Rugby]] |
|previous = [[Warwick and Leamington (UK Parliament constituency)|Warwick and Leamington]] and [[Rugby (UK Parliament constituency)|Rugby]] |
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|next = |
|next = |
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|electorate = 69,108 (December 2010)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk/electoral-figures/electoral-figures.htm|title=Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England|date=4 March 2011|work=2011 Electorate Figures|publisher=Boundary Commission for England|access-date=13 March 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101106204053/http://www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk/electoral-figures/electoral-figures.htm|archive-date=6 November 2010}}</ref> |
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|elects_howmany = One |
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|mp = [[Nadhim Zahawi]] |
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|party = Conservative |
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|region = England |
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|county = [[Warwickshire]] |
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|european = West Midlands |
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|year2 = 1885 |
|year2 = 1885 |
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|abolished2 = 1918 |
|abolished2 = 1918 |
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|type2 = County |
|type2 = County |
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|elects_howmany2 = One |
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|previous2 = [[South Warwickshire (UK Parliament constituency)|South Warwickshire]] |
|previous2 = [[South Warwickshire (UK Parliament constituency)|South Warwickshire]] |
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|next2 = [[Tamworth (UK Parliament constituency)|Tamworth]], [[Rugby (UK Parliament constituency)|Rugby]] and [[Warwick and Leamington (UK Parliament constituency)|Warwick & Leamington]] |
|next2 = [[Tamworth (UK Parliament constituency)|Tamworth]], [[Rugby (UK Parliament constituency)|Rugby]] and [[Warwick and Leamington (UK Parliament constituency)|Warwick & Leamington]] |
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|elects_howmany2 = One |
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|electorate = 69,108 (December 2010)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk/electoral-figures/electoral-figures.htm|title=Electorate Figures – Boundary Commission for England|date=4 March 2011|work=2011 Electorate Figures|publisher=Boundary Commission for England|access-date=13 March 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101106204053/http://www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk/electoral-figures/electoral-figures.htm|archive-date=6 November 2010}}</ref> |
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|region = England |
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|county = [[Warwickshire]] |
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|mp = [[Manuela Perteghella]] |
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|party =[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] |
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'''Stratford-on-Avon''' is a [[List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies|constituency]]{{#tag:ref|A [[county constituency]] (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)|group= n}} represented in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|UK Parliament]] since [[ |
'''Stratford-on-Avon''' is a [[List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies|constituency]]{{#tag:ref|A [[county constituency]] (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)|group= n}} represented in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|UK Parliament]] since [[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024]] by [[Manuela Perteghella]]. The constituency is in [[Warwickshire]]; as its name suggests, it is centred on the town of [[Stratford-upon-Avon]], birthplace of [[William Shakespeare]], but also takes in the surrounding areas, including the towns of [[Alcester]] and [[Henley-in-Arden]]. |
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==Boundaries== |
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'''2024–present''': The District of Stratford-on-Avon wards of: Alcester East; Alcester West; Bidford East; Bidford West; Brailes & Compton; Claverdon & Snitterfield; Henley-in-Arden; Kinwarton; Long Marston; Quinton; Salford Priors & Alcester Rural; Shipston North; Shipston South; Stratford Avenue; Stratford Bishopton; Stratford Clopton; Stratford Guildhall & Bridgetown; Stratford Hathaway; Stratford Orchard Hill; Stratford Shottery; Stratford Tiddington; Stratford Welcombe; Studley North; Studley South; Tanworth-in-Arden; Tredington; Tysoe (part); Welford-on-Avon; Wellesbourne East & Rural (small part); Wellesbourne North & Rural (small part); Wootton Wawen.<ref>{{cite web |title=New Seat Details – Stratford-on-Avon |url=https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/calcwork23.py?seat=Stratford-on-Avon |access-date=13 April 2024 |website=www.electoralcalculus.co.uk}}</ref> |
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'''2010–2024''': The District of Stratford-on-Avon wards of Alcester, Aston Cantlow, Bardon, Bidford and Salford, Brailes, Claverdon, Ettington, Henley, Kinwarton, Long Compton, Quinton, Sambourne, Shipston, Snitterfield, Stratford Alveston, Stratford Avenue and New Town, Stratford Guild and Hathaway, Stratford Mount Pleasant, Studley, Tanworth, Tredington, Vale of the Red Horse, and Welford. |
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'''1997–2010''': All the wards of the District of Stratford-on-Avon except the wards of Henley, Tanworth, and Tanworth Earlswood. |
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'''1983–1997''': The District of Stratford-on-Avon. |
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'''1974–1983''': As 1950 but with redrawn boundaries. |
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'''1950–1974''': The Borough of Stratford-upon-Avon, and the Rural Districts of Stratford-on-Avon, Alcester, Shipston-on-Stour, and Southam. |
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'''1885–1918''': The Boroughs of Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwick, and Leamington, the Sessional Divisions of Alcester, Brailes, Henley, Stratford, Snitterfield, and Warwick, and the part of the Sessional Division of Kenilworth in the Parliamentary Borough of Warwick and Leamington. |
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At the 2010 general election, following the [[Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies]], this seat was reduced in size: a new constituency of [[Kenilworth and Southam (UK Parliament constituency)|Kenilworth and Southam]] was created, taking in much of the eastern half of the previous version of this constituency, along with parts of the abolished seat of [[Rugby and Kenilworth (UK Parliament constituency)|Rugby and Kenilworth]]. |
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At the 2024 general election, following the [[2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies]] the constituency underwent changes described as the following: |
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:''Minor changes to align boundaries with those of wards in the District of Stratford-on-Avon.'' |
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==Constituency profile== |
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The constituency consists primarily of agricultural land with relatively widely spaced rural villages which are now predominantly inhabited by commuters, <ref>{{cite web |title=Local statistics – Office for National Statistics |url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030211201309/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/ |archive-date=11 February 2003 |access-date=26 March 2013 |website=neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk}}</ref> with its boundaries taking in the historic town of Stratford-upon-Avon itself and the south and west of the [[Stratford-on-Avon (district)|Stratford-on-Avon]] local government district. It has been a Conservative seat since 1906.<ref>{{cite web |date=16 June 2024 |title=MP for Stratford-on-Avon – to be or not to be a Lib Dem? |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgeelwwd125o |access-date=16 June 2024 |website=BBC News}}</ref> |
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In May 2023, the Lib Dems gained majority control of the Stratford-on-Avon council for the first time in its history with a 15-seat gain. That compared with the Conservatives, who not only lost their majority but dropped 14 of their seats. On the doorstep, campaigners said issues around the town's Conservative MP came up repeatedly. <ref>{{cite news |date=5 May 2023 |title=Lib Dems win Stratford-on-Avon council from Conservatives |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-65498758 |accessdate=20 June 2024 |work=BBC News}}</ref> |
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After Stratford itself the next largest settlements in the constituency are [[Studley, Warwickshire|Studley]] and [[Alcester, Warwickshire|Alcester]] each with just under 5,000 electors. |
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Workless claimants, registered jobseekers, were in November 2012 significantly lower than the national average of 3.8%, at 1.4% of the population based on a statistical compilation by ''[[The Guardian]]''.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2010/nov/17/unemployment-and-employment-statistics-economics Unemployment claimants by constituency] ''[[The Guardian]]''</ref> |
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==History since 1950== |
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Since its recreation in 1950, the seat has elected only [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservatives]]. The earliest member, [[John Profumo]], was noted for his personal life scandal; another MP, [[Alan Howarth, Baron Howarth of Newport|Alan Howarth]], served on the benches of the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] for two years after [[cross the floor|crossing the floor]] in 1995. |
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;Political history |
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With the exception of a relatively close 1963 by-election, the constituency has always returned majorities of over 20% for the Conservatives. Up until 1970, Labour always came second and the Liberals (when they stood) third; and the Liberal/Liberal Democratic parties came second and Labour third in every subsequent general election until 2010. The only occasion on which any other party has been in the top three (or managed to save their deposit) was in 2015, when UKIP came second with just over 13% of the vote. Since then, Labour has come second in 2017, and the Liberal Democrats in 2019. |
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==Members of Parliament== |
==Members of Parliament== |
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| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
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| [[Chancellor of the Exchequer]] July–September 2022 |
| [[Chancellor of the Exchequer]] July–September 2022 |
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|[[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024]] |
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|[[Manuela Perteghella]] |
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|[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] |
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==Constituency profile== |
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The constituency consists primarily of agricultural land with relatively widely spaced rural villages which are now predominantly inhabited by commuters, <ref>{{cite web|url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/|title=Local statistics - Office for National Statistics|website=neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk|access-date=26 March 2013|archive-date=11 February 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030211201309/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/|url-status=dead}}</ref> with its boundaries taking in the historic town of Stratford-upon-Avon itself and the south and west of the [[Stratford-on-Avon (district)|Stratford-on-Avon]] local government district. |
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After Stratford itself the next largest settlements in the constituency are [[Studley, Warwickshire|Studley]] and [[Alcester, Warwickshire|Alcester]] each with just under 5,000 electors. |
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Workless claimants, registered jobseekers, were in November 2012 significantly lower than the national average of 3.8%, at 1.4% of the population based on a statistical compilation by ''[[The Guardian]]''.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2010/nov/17/unemployment-and-employment-statistics-economics Unemployment claimants by constituency] ''[[The Guardian]]''</ref> |
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==Boundaries== |
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{{maplink|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Stratford-on-Avon (UK Parliament constituency)}}|frame=yes|frame-width=220|text=Map of current boundaries}} |
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'''2010–present''': The District of Stratford-on-Avon wards of Alcester, Aston Cantlow, Bardon, Bidford and Salford, Brailes, Claverdon, Ettington, Henley, Kinwarton, Long Compton, Quinton, Sambourne, Shipston, Snitterfield, Stratford Alveston, Stratford Avenue and New Town, Stratford Guild and Hathaway, Stratford Mount Pleasant, Studley, Tanworth, Tredington, Vale of the Red Horse, and Welford. |
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'''1997–2010''': All the wards of the District of Stratford-on-Avon except the wards of Henley, Tanworth, and Tanworth Earlswood. |
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'''1983–1997''': The District of Stratford-on-Avon. |
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'''1974–1983''': As 1950 but with redrawn boundaries. |
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'''1950–1974''': The Borough of Stratford-upon-Avon, and the Rural Districts of Stratford-on-Avon, Alcester, Shipston-on-Stour, and Southam. |
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'''1885–1918''': The Boroughs of Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwick, and Leamington, the Sessional Divisions of Alcester, Brailes, Henley, Stratford, Snitterfield, and Warwick, and the part of the Sessional Division of Kenilworth in the Parliamentary Borough of Warwick and Leamington. |
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At the 2010 general election, following the [[Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies]], this seat was reduced in size: a new constituency of [[Kenilworth and Southam (UK Parliament constituency)|Kenilworth and Southam]] was created, taking in much of the eastern half of the previous version of this constituency, along with parts of the abolished seat of [[Rugby and Kenilworth (UK Parliament constituency)|Rugby and Kenilworth]]. |
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=== Proposed === |
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Further to the [[2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies]], enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, from the [[2024 United Kingdom general election]], the constituency will be composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020): |
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* The District of Stratford-on-Avon wards of: Alcester & Rural; Alcester Town; Avenue; Bidford East; Bidford West & Salford; Bishopton; Brailes & Compton; Bridgetown; Clopton; Ettington; Guildhall; Hathaway; Henley-in-Arden; Kinwarton; Quinton; Shipston North; Shipston South; Shottery; Snitterfield; Studley with Mappleborough Green; Studley with Sambourne; Tanworth-in-Arden; Tiddington; Welcombe; Welford-on-Avon; Wotton Wawen.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023 |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/1230/schedules/made |at=Schedule 1 Part 8 West Midlands region}}</ref> |
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''Minor changes to align boundaries with those of wards in the District of Stratford-on-Avon.'' |
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Following a further local government boundary review which came into effect in May 2023,<ref>{{Cite web |last=LGBCE |title=Stratford-on-Avon {{!}} LGBCE |url=https://www.lgbce.org.uk/all-reviews/stratford-avon |access-date=2024-04-13 |website=www.lgbce.org.uk |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Stratford-on-Avon (Electoral Changes) Order 2022 |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/1137/contents/made}}</ref> the constituency will now comprise the following wards of the District of Stratford-on-Avon from the 2024 general election: |
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* Alcester East; Alcester West; Bidford East; Bidford West; Brailes & Compton; Claverdon & Snitterfield; Henley-in-Arden; Kinwarton; Long Marston; Quinton; Salford Priors & Alcester Rural; Shipston North; Shipston South; Stratford Avenue; Stratford Bishopton; Stratford Clopton; Stratford Guildhall & Bridgetown; Stratford Hathaway; Stratford Orchard Hill; Stratford Shottery; Stratford Tiddington; Stratford Welcombe; Studley North; Studley South; Tanworth-in-Arden; Tredington; Tysoe (part); Welford-on-Avon; Wellesbourne East & Rural (small part); Wellesbourne North & Rural (small part); Wootton Wawen.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Seat Details - Stratford-on-Avon |url=https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/calcwork23.py?seat=Stratford-on-Avon |access-date=2024-04-13 |website=www.electoralcalculus.co.uk}}</ref> |
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==History since 1950== |
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Since its recreation in 1950, the seat has elected only [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservatives]]. The earliest member, [[John Profumo]], was noted for his personal life scandal; another MP, [[Alan Howarth, Baron Howarth of Newport|Alan Howarth]], served on the benches of the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] for two years after [[cross the floor|crossing the floor]] in 1995. |
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With the exception of a relatively close 1963 by-election, the constituency has always returned majorities of over 20% for the Conservatives. Up until 1970, Labour always came second and the Liberals (when they stood) third; and the Liberal/Liberal Democratic parties came second and Labour third in every subsequent general election until 2010. The only occasion on which any other party has been in the top three (or managed to save their deposit) was in 2015, when UKIP came second with just over 13% of the vote. Since then, Labour has come second in 2017, and the Liberal Democrats in 2019. |
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==Elections== |
==Elections== |
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=== Elections in the 2020s === |
=== Elections in the 2020s === |
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{{Election box begin|title=[[2024 United Kingdom general election|General election 2024]]: Stratford-on-Avon}} |
{{Election box begin|title=[[2024 United Kingdom general election|General election 2024]]: Stratford-on-Avon<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/election/2024/uk/constituencies/E14001526|title=Stratford-on-Avon Constituency Candidates – General Election 2024|accessdate=20 June 2024|work=BBC News}}</ref> }} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party= |
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=[[Manuela Perteghella]]|votes=23,450|percentage=44.3|change=+19.6}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=[[Chris Clarkson (politician)|Chris Clarkson]]|votes=16,328|percentage=30.8|change=-29.4}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Reform UK|candidate=James Crocker|votes=7,753|percentage=14.6|change=''new''}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Seyi Agboola|votes=3,753|percentage=7.1|change=-4.3}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Doug Rouxel|votes=1,197|percentage=2.2|change=-1.6}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Kevin Taylor|votes=292|percentage=0.5|change=''new''}} |
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{{Election box candidate |
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|party = New Open Non-Political Organised Leadership (NONPOL) |
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|candidate = Neil O'Neil |
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|votes =166 |
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|percentage =0.3 |
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|change =''new'' |
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{{Election box majority|votes=7,122|percentage=13.5|change=''N/A''}} |
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{{Election box turnout|votes=52,939|percentage=70.0|change=-4.0}} |
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{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 75,725 }} |
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{{Election box gain with party link |
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|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK) |
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|loser = Conservative Party (UK) |
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|swing = +24.5}} |
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* ''Chris Clarkson (Conservative) ― Incumbent MP for [[Heywood and Middleton North (UK Parliament constituency)|Heywood and Middleton]]'' |
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===Elections in the 2010s=== |
===Elections in the 2010s=== |
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{{Election box begin|title=[[2019 United Kingdom general election|General election 2019]]: Stratford-on-Avon<ref>{{cite news |title=Stratford-on-Avon Parliamentary constituency |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000977 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |access-date=30 November 2019}}</ref> |
{{Election box begin|title=[[2019 United Kingdom general election|General election 2019]]: Stratford-on-Avon<ref>{{cite news |title=Stratford-on-Avon Parliamentary constituency |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000977 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |access-date=30 November 2019}}</ref> |
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=[[Nadhim Zahawi]]|votes=33,343|percentage=60.6|change=-1.6}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Dominic Skinner|votes=13,371|percentage=24.3|change=+12.2}} |
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=[[Nadhim Zahawi]]|votes=33,343|percentage=60.6|change=-1.6}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Dominic Skinner|votes=13,371|percentage=24.3|change=+12.2}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Felix Ling|votes=6,222|percentage=11.3|change=-11.0}} |
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Felix Ling|votes=6,222|percentage=11.3|change=-11.0}} |
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{{Election box majority|votes=19,972|percentage=36.3|change=-3.6}} |
{{Election box majority|votes=19,972|percentage=36.3|change=-3.6}} |
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{{Election box turnout|votes=55,048|percentage=74.4|change=+2.1}} |
{{Election box turnout|votes=55,048|percentage=74.4|change=+2.1}} |
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{{Election box registered electors| |
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 74,038 }} |
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{{Election box hold with party link |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing = -6.9 }} |
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|reg. electors = 74,038 |
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{{Election box hold with party link| |
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|winner = Conservative Party (UK) |
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|swing = -6.9 |
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{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin |
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|title=[[2017 United Kingdom general election|General election 2017]]: Stratford-on-Avon<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.stratford-herald.com/70402-candidates-confirmed-for-general-election.html | title=Candidates confirmed for General Election | publisher=Stratford-upon-Avon Herald | date=11 May 2017 | access-date=12 May 2017}}</ref>}} |
|title=[[2017 United Kingdom general election|General election 2017]]: Stratford-on-Avon<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.stratford-herald.com/70402-candidates-confirmed-for-general-election.html | title=Candidates confirmed for General Election | publisher=Stratford-upon-Avon Herald | date=11 May 2017 | access-date=12 May 2017}}</ref>}} |
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = [[Nadhim Zahawi]] |votes = 33,657 |percentage = 62.9 |change = +5.2 }} |
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|party = Conservative Party (UK) |
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{{Election box candidate with party link |party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Jeff Kenner|change=+8.9|percentage=21.9|votes=11,699}} |
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|candidate = [[Nadhim Zahawi]] |
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{{Election box candidate with party link |party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Elizabeth Adams|votes=6,357|percentage=11.9|change=-0.1}} |
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|votes = 33,657 |
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{{Election box candidate with party link |party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Dominic Giles|votes=1,345|percentage=2.6|change=-1.5}} |
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|percentage = 62.9 |
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{{Election box candidate with party link |party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Jandy Spurway|votes=255|percentage=0.5|change= ''New''}} |
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|change = +5.2 |
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{{Election box candidate with party link |party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Tom Darwood|votes=219|percentage=0.4|change= ''New''}} |
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{{Election box majority |votes=21,958|percentage=41.0|change=-4.6}} |
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{{Election box |
{{Election box turnout |votes=52,532|percentage=72.3|change=-0.3}} |
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{{Election box hold with party link |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing = -2.4}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Jandy Spurway|votes=255|percentage=0.5|change= ''New''}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Tom Darwood|votes=219|percentage=0.4|change= ''New''}} |
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{{Election box majority||votes=21,958|percentage=41.0|change=-4.6}} |
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{{Election box turnout||votes=52,532|percentage=72.3|change=-0.3}} |
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{{Election box hold with party link| |
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|winner = Conservative Party (UK) |
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|swing = -2.4 |
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{{Election box candidate with party link |party = UK Independence Party |candidate = Edward Fila |votes= 6,798 |percentage = 13.2 |change = +9.5 }} |
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = [[Nadhim Zahawi]] |votes = 26,052 |percentage = 51.5 |change = +2.3 }} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = Martin Turner |votes = 14,706 |percentage = 29.1 |change = +0.8 }} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Robert Johnston |votes = 4,809 |percentage = 9.5 |change = -5.9 }} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link |party = English Democrats |candidate = Frederick Bishop |votes = 473 |percentage = 0.9 |change = ''New'' }} |
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|candidate = Martin Turner |
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{{Election box begin|title= [[1992 United Kingdom general election|General election 1992]]: Stratford-on-Avon<ref name=electoralcalculus1992>{{cite web|title=Election Data 1992|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054418/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/i19.htm|title=UK General Election results April 1992|date=9 April 1992|work=Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources|publisher=Politics Resources|access-date=2010 |
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==Election results |
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{{Election box begin| title=[[1885 United Kingdom general election|General election 1885]]: Stratford-on-Avon<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite book|editor1-last=Craig|editor1-first=F. W. S.|editor-link=F. W. S. Craig|title=British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885–1918|date=1974|publisher=Macmillan Press|location=London|isbn=9781349022984|page=410}}</ref><ref name="ReferenceB">The Liberal Year Book, 1907</ref><ref>Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886</ref> |
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Stratford-on-Avon | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Warwickshire |
Electorate | 69,108 (December 2010)[1] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1950 |
Member of Parliament | Manuela Perteghella (Liberal Democrats) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Warwick and Leamington and Rugby |
1885–1918 | |
Seats | One |
Type of constituency | County constituency |
Created from | South Warwickshire |
Replaced by | Tamworth, Rugby and Warwick & Leamington |
Stratford-on-Avon is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Manuela Perteghella. The constituency is in Warwickshire; as its name suggests, it is centred on the town of Stratford-upon-Avon, birthplace of William Shakespeare, but also takes in the surrounding areas, including the towns of Alcester and Henley-in-Arden.
Boundaries
2024–present: The District of Stratford-on-Avon wards of: Alcester East; Alcester West; Bidford East; Bidford West; Brailes & Compton; Claverdon & Snitterfield; Henley-in-Arden; Kinwarton; Long Marston; Quinton; Salford Priors & Alcester Rural; Shipston North; Shipston South; Stratford Avenue; Stratford Bishopton; Stratford Clopton; Stratford Guildhall & Bridgetown; Stratford Hathaway; Stratford Orchard Hill; Stratford Shottery; Stratford Tiddington; Stratford Welcombe; Studley North; Studley South; Tanworth-in-Arden; Tredington; Tysoe (part); Welford-on-Avon; Wellesbourne East & Rural (small part); Wellesbourne North & Rural (small part); Wootton Wawen.[2]
2010–2024: The District of Stratford-on-Avon wards of Alcester, Aston Cantlow, Bardon, Bidford and Salford, Brailes, Claverdon, Ettington, Henley, Kinwarton, Long Compton, Quinton, Sambourne, Shipston, Snitterfield, Stratford Alveston, Stratford Avenue and New Town, Stratford Guild and Hathaway, Stratford Mount Pleasant, Studley, Tanworth, Tredington, Vale of the Red Horse, and Welford.
1997–2010: All the wards of the District of Stratford-on-Avon except the wards of Henley, Tanworth, and Tanworth Earlswood.
1983–1997: The District of Stratford-on-Avon.
1974–1983: As 1950 but with redrawn boundaries.
1950–1974: The Borough of Stratford-upon-Avon, and the Rural Districts of Stratford-on-Avon, Alcester, Shipston-on-Stour, and Southam.
1885–1918: The Boroughs of Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwick, and Leamington, the Sessional Divisions of Alcester, Brailes, Henley, Stratford, Snitterfield, and Warwick, and the part of the Sessional Division of Kenilworth in the Parliamentary Borough of Warwick and Leamington.
At the 2010 general election, following the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, this seat was reduced in size: a new constituency of Kenilworth and Southam was created, taking in much of the eastern half of the previous version of this constituency, along with parts of the abolished seat of Rugby and Kenilworth.
At the 2024 general election, following the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies the constituency underwent changes described as the following:
- Minor changes to align boundaries with those of wards in the District of Stratford-on-Avon.
Constituency profile
The constituency consists primarily of agricultural land with relatively widely spaced rural villages which are now predominantly inhabited by commuters, [3] with its boundaries taking in the historic town of Stratford-upon-Avon itself and the south and west of the Stratford-on-Avon local government district. It has been a Conservative seat since 1906.[4]
In May 2023, the Lib Dems gained majority control of the Stratford-on-Avon council for the first time in its history with a 15-seat gain. That compared with the Conservatives, who not only lost their majority but dropped 14 of their seats. On the doorstep, campaigners said issues around the town's Conservative MP came up repeatedly. [5]
After Stratford itself the next largest settlements in the constituency are Studley and Alcester each with just under 5,000 electors.
Workless claimants, registered jobseekers, were in November 2012 significantly lower than the national average of 3.8%, at 1.4% of the population based on a statistical compilation by The Guardian.[6]
History since 1950
Since its recreation in 1950, the seat has elected only Conservatives. The earliest member, John Profumo, was noted for his personal life scandal; another MP, Alan Howarth, served on the benches of the Labour Party for two years after crossing the floor in 1995.
- Political history
With the exception of a relatively close 1963 by-election, the constituency has always returned majorities of over 20% for the Conservatives. Up until 1970, Labour always came second and the Liberals (when they stood) third; and the Liberal/Liberal Democratic parties came second and Labour third in every subsequent general election until 2010. The only occasion on which any other party has been in the top three (or managed to save their deposit) was in 2015, when UKIP came second with just over 13% of the vote. Since then, Labour has come second in 2017, and the Liberal Democrats in 2019.
Members of Parliament
MPs 1885–1918
Election | Member[7] | Party | |
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1885 | Lord William Compton | Liberal | |
1886 | Frederick Townsend | Conservative | |
1892 | Algernon Freeman-Mitford | Conservative | |
1895 | Victor Milward | Conservative | |
1901 by-election | Philip Foster | Conservative | |
1906 | Thomas Kincaid-Smith | Liberal | |
1909 by-election | Philip Foster | Conservative | |
1918 | Constituency abolished |
MPs since 1950
Election | Member[7] | Party | Notes | |
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1950 | John Profumo | Conservative | Secretary of State for War 1960–63; resigned | |
1963 by-election | Angus Maude | Conservative | ||
1983 | Alan Howarth | Conservative | ||
1995 | Labour | |||
1997 | John Maples | Conservative | Previously MP for Lewisham West 1983–92 | |
2010 | Nadhim Zahawi | Conservative | Chancellor of the Exchequer July–September 2022 | |
2024 | Manuela Perteghella | Liberal Democrats |
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Manuela Perteghella | 23,450 | 44.3 | +19.6 | |
Conservative | Chris Clarkson | 16,328 | 30.8 | −29.4 | |
Reform UK | James Crocker | 7,753 | 14.6 | new | |
Labour | Seyi Agboola | 3,753 | 7.1 | −4.3 | |
Green | Doug Rouxel | 1,197 | 2.2 | −1.6 | |
Independent | Kevin Taylor | 292 | 0.5 | new | |
New Open Non-Political Organised Leadership (NONPOL) | Neil O'Neil | 166 | 0.3 | new | |
Majority | 7,122 | 13.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 52,939 | 70.0 | −4.0 | ||
Registered electors | 75,725 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +24.5 |
- Chris Clarkson (Conservative) ― Incumbent MP for Heywood and Middleton
Elections in the 2010s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Nadhim Zahawi | 33,343 | 60.6 | −1.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Dominic Skinner | 13,371 | 24.3 | +12.2 | |
Labour | Felix Ling | 6,222 | 11.3 | −11.0 | |
Green | David Passingham | 2,112 | 3.8 | +1.2 | |
Majority | 19,972 | 36.3 | −3.6 | ||
Turnout | 55,048 | 74.4 | +2.1 | ||
Registered electors | 74,038 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | -6.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Nadhim Zahawi | 33,657 | 62.9 | +5.2 | |
Labour | Jeff Kenner | 11,699 | 21.9 | +8.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Adams | 6,357 | 11.9 | −0.1 | |
Green | Dominic Giles | 1,345 | 2.6 | −1.5 | |
Independent | Jandy Spurway | 255 | 0.5 | New | |
Independent | Tom Darwood | 219 | 0.4 | New | |
Majority | 21,958 | 41.0 | −4.6 | ||
Turnout | 52,532 | 72.3 | −0.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -2.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Nadhim Zahawi | 29,674 | 57.7 | +6.2 | |
UKIP | Edward Fila | 6,798 | 13.2 | +9.5 | |
Labour | Jeff Kenner | 6,677 | 13.0 | +3.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Adams | 6,182 | 12.0 | −17.1 | |
Green | Dominic Giles | 2,128 | 4.1 | +3.1 | |
Majority | 22,876 | 44.5 | +22.1 | ||
Turnout | 51,459 | 72.6 | −0.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -1.75 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Nadhim Zahawi | 26,052 | 51.5 | +2.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Martin Turner | 14,706 | 29.1 | +0.8 | |
Labour | Robert Johnston | 4,809 | 9.5 | −5.9 | |
UKIP | Brett Parsons | 1,846 | 3.7 | +0.9 | |
BNP | George Jones | 1,097 | 2.2 | New | |
Independent | Neil Basnett | 1,032 | 2.0 | New | |
Green | Karen Varga | 527 | 1.0 | −1.3 | |
English Democrat | Frederick Bishop | 473 | 0.9 | New | |
Majority | 11,346 | 22.4 | +1.5 | ||
Turnout | 50,542 | 72.7 | +3.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.7 |
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Maples | 28,652 | 49.2 | −1.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Susan Juned | 16,468 | 28.3 | −0.5 | |
Labour Co-op | Rachel Blackmore | 10,145 | 17.4 | +0.7 | |
UKIP | Harry Cottam | 1,621 | 2.8 | +0.6 | |
Green | Mick Davies | 1,354 | 2.3 | +0.2 | |
Majority | 12,184 | 20.9 | −0.6 | ||
Turnout | 58,240 | 68.8 | +4.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -0.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Maples | 27,606 | 50.3 | +2.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Susan Juned | 15,804 | 28.8 | +3.3 | |
Labour | Mushtaq Hussain | 9,164 | 16.7 | −3.8 | |
UKIP | Ron Mole | 1,184 | 2.2 | +1.3 | |
Green | Mick Davies | 1,156 | 2.1 | New | |
Majority | 11,802 | 21.5 | −1.3 | ||
Turnout | 54,914 | 64.4 | −11.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -0.6 |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Maples | 29,967 | 48.3 | −10.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Susan Juned | 15,861 | 25.5 | ±0.0 | |
Labour | Stewart Stacey | 12,754 | 20.5 | +7.4 | |
Referendum | Adrian Hilton | 2,064 | 3.3 | New | |
UKIP | JEM Spilsbury | 556 | 0.9 | New | |
Natural Law | James Brewster | 307 | 0.5 | +0.3 | |
Stratford First Democratic Conservative | Simon Marcus | 306 | 0.5 | New | |
ProLife Alliance | Sarah Miller | 284 | 0.5 | New | |
Majority | 14,106 | 22.8 | −10.9 | ||
Turnout | 62,099 | 76.3 | −5.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -5.45 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alan Howarth | 40,251 | 59.2 | −2.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | JN Fogg | 17,359 | 25.5 | −2.4 | |
Labour | SM Brookes | 8,932 | 13.1 | +2.9 | |
Green | RG Roughan | 729 | 1.1 | New | |
Ind. Conservative | AJ Saunders | 573 | 0.8 | New | |
Natural Law | MR Twite | 130 | 0.2 | New | |
Majority | 22,892 | 33.7 | −0.4 | ||
Turnout | 67,974 | 82.1 | +5.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -0.2 |
Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alan Howarth | 38,483 | 61.9 | +1.0 | |
Liberal | David Cowcher | 17,318 | 27.9 | −1.0 | |
Labour | Robert Rhodes | 6,335 | 10.2 | −0.1 | |
Majority | 21,165 | 34.1 | +2.1 | ||
Turnout | 62,136 | 76.5 | +3.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alan Howarth | 34,041 | 60.9 | +0.5 | |
Liberal | James Taylor | 16,124 | 28.9 | +8.9 | |
Labour | Frank Hooley | 5,731 | 10.3 | −7.4 | |
Majority | 17,917 | 32.0 | −6.4 | ||
Turnout | 55,896 | 72.9 | −3.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -4.2 |
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Angus Maude | 35,470 | 60.41 | +9.4 | |
Liberal | James Taylor | 12,916 | 22.00 | −5.3 | |
Labour | CA Purnell | 10,334 | 17.60 | −4.1 | |
Majority | 22,554 | 38.41 | +14.8 | ||
Turnout | 58,720 | 76.67 | +2.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +7.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Angus Maude | 27,123 | 50.96 | −0.8 | |
Liberal | MJW Wright | 14,555 | 27.34 | −1.7 | |
Labour | DV Hunt | 11,551 | 21.70 | +2.5 | |
Majority | 12,568 | 23.62 | + 0.9 | ||
Turnout | 53,229 | 74.04 | −7.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Angus Maude | 30,106 | 51.77 | −6.3 | |
Liberal | MJW Wright | 16,885 | 29.03 | +10.7 | |
Labour | M Burton | 11,165 | 19.20 | −4.3 | |
Majority | 13,221 | 22.74 | −11.8 | ||
Turnout | 58,156 | 81.06 | +7.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -8.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Angus Maude | 28,106 | 58.08 | +6.8 | |
Labour | Peter Eric Tombs | 11,393 | 23.54 | −6.2 | |
Liberal | David R Bruce | 8,895 | 18.38 | +3.4 | |
Majority | 16,713 | 34.54 | +12.9 | ||
Turnout | 48,394 | 74.08 | −4.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +6.5 |
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Angus Maude | 22,381 | 51.30 | −2.5 | |
Labour | Vernon G Hale | 12,954 | 29.69 | +0.4 | |
Liberal | Gordon H Herringshaw | 6,556 | 15.03 | −1.9 | |
Ind. Conservative | Christopher G Clayton-Wright | 1,733 | 3.97 | New | |
Majority | 9,427 | 21.61 | −2.9 | ||
Turnout | 43,624 | 78.03 | −5.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -1.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Angus Maude | 23,236 | 53.80 | −14.7 | |
Labour | Andrew Faulds | 12,646 | 29.28 | −2.2 | |
Liberal | Derick Mirfin | 7,307 | 16.92 | New | |
Majority | 10,590 | 24.52 | −12.5 | ||
Turnout | 43,189 | 83.07 | + 6.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -6.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Angus Maude | 15,846 | 43.61 | −24.9 | |
Labour | Andrew Faulds | 12,376 | 34.06 | +2.6 | |
Liberal | Derick Mirfin | 7,622 | 20.98 | New | |
Independent | MS Blair | 281 | 0.77 | New | |
Teenage Party | David Sutch | 209 | 0.58 | New | |
Majority | 3,470 | 9.55 | −27.5 | ||
Turnout | 36,334 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | -13.7 |
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Profumo | 26,146 | 68.5 | −0.1 | |
Labour | Joseph Stretton | 12,017 | 31.5 | +0.1 | |
Majority | 14,129 | 37.0 | −0.2 | ||
Turnout | 38,163 | 76.9 | +1.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -0.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Profumo | 24,587 | 68.6 | +4.1 | |
Labour | Thomas LK Locksley | 11,275 | 31.4 | −4.1 | |
Majority | 13,312 | 37.2 | +8.2 | ||
Turnout | 35,862 | 75.6 | −4.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +4.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Profumo | 24,041 | 64.5 | +7.2 | |
Labour | Henry Hilditch | 13,246 | 35.5 | −3.5 | |
Majority | 10,795 | 29.0 | +4.4 | ||
Turnout | 37,287 | 79.9 | −3.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +5.36 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Profumo | 21,492 | 57.3 | ||
Labour | RGM Brown | 12,143 | 32.0 | ||
Liberal | Hadleigh Sydney Seaborne | 4,318 | 11.4 | ||
Majority | 9,349 | 24.6 | |||
Turnout | 37,953 | 83.1 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Election results 1885–1918
Elections in the 1910s
General Election 1914–15:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
- Unionist: Philip Foster
- Liberal: John Pascoe Elsden[22]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Philip Foster | 5,147 | 59.8 | 0.9 | |
Liberal | Walter King | 3,462 | 40.2 | 0.9 | |
Majority | 1,685 | 19.6 | 1.8 | ||
Turnout | 8,609 | 79.5 | 6.7 | ||
Registered electors | 10,835 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 0.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Philip Foster | 5,505 | 58.9 | 9.8 | |
Liberal | Oscar William Bowen | 3,838 | 41.1 | 9.8 | |
Majority | 1,667 | 17.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 9,343 | 86.2 | 2.7 | ||
Registered electors | 10,835 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | 9.8 |
Elections in the 1900s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Philip Foster | 5,374 | 62.5 | 13.4 | |
Liberal | Joseph Martin | 2,747 | 31.9 | 19.0 | |
Independent | Thomas Kincaid-Smith | 479 | 5.6 | New | |
Majority | 2,627 | 30.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 8,600 | 80.9 | 2.6 | ||
Registered electors | 10,628 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | 16.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas Kincaid-Smith | 4,321 | 50.9 | N/A | |
Conservative | Philip Foster | 4,173 | 49.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 148 | 1.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 8,494 | 83.5 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 10,173 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Philip Foster | 4,755 | 61.5 | N/A | |
Liberal | Bolton King | 2,977 | 38.5 | New | |
Majority | 1,778 | 23.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 7,732 | 76.8 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 10,063 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Victor Milward | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Elections in the 1890s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Victor Milward | 4,598 | 61.9 | +6.1 | |
Liberal | Isaac Thomas Sadler | 2,827 | 38.1 | −6.1 | |
Majority | 1,771 | 23.8 | +12.2 | ||
Turnout | 7,425 | 76.2 | −2.2 | ||
Registered electors | 9,745 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +6.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Algernon Freeman-Mitford | 4,157 | 55.8 | +2.4 | |
Liberal | George Septimus Warmington[27] | 3,293 | 44.2 | −2.4 | |
Majority | 864 | 11.6 | +4.8 | ||
Turnout | 7,450 | 78.4 | +3.9 | ||
Registered electors | 9,505 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +2.4 |
Elections in the 1880s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Frederick Townsend | 3,833 | 53.4 | 8.8 | |
Liberal | William Compton | 3,344 | 46.6 | 8.8 | |
Majority | 489 | 6.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 7,177 | 74.5 | 12.5 | ||
Registered electors | 9,631 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | 8.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Compton | 4,639 | 55.4 | ||
Conservative | Sampson Lloyd | 3,738 | 44.6 | ||
Majority | 901 | 10.8 | |||
Turnout | 8,377 | 87.0 | |||
Registered electors | 9,631 | ||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
See also
- List of parliamentary constituencies in Warwickshire
- List of parliamentary constituencies in West Midlands (region)
Notes
- ^ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
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- Politics of Stratford-upon-Avon
- Parliamentary constituencies in Warwickshire
- Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1885
- Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1918
- Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1950