Hereford (UK Parliament constituency)

UK constituency infobox
Name = Hereford
Map1 = Hereford
Map2 = Herefordshire
Type = County
Year = 1295
Entity = Herefordshire
County = Herefordshire
EP = West Midlands
MP = Paul Keetch
Party = Liberal Democrat

Hereford is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom comprising the City of Hereford and most of South Herefordshire, including Ross-on-Wye but excluding Ledbury and Much Marcle both of which are in the Leominster constituency.

Boundaries

Boundary review

Following their review of parliamentary representation in Hereford and Worcester, the Boundary Commission for England has created two seats within the boundaries of Herefordshire. The successor seat to the existing Hereford constituency will be Hereford and South Herefordshire

History

The current Member of Parliament (MP) is Paul Keetch, Liberal Democrat. He was the Liberal Democrats' spokesman for defence from October 1999 until the May 2005 General Election. He announced on November 17th, 2006, that he will not be standing at the next election. Before Keetch's election in 1997, the constituency had been held by the Conservatives since 1931.

Robin Day stood as the Liberal candidate in the 1959 General Election.

Members of Parliament

1295-1640

* 1572-1598: Gregory Price
* 1597-1598: Anthony Pembridge
* 1604-1611: A Pembridge
* 1604-1614: John Hoskins
* 1614: John Warden
* 1621-1622: James Rode
* 1621-1622: Richard Weaver
* 1625: Sir John Scudamore
* 1628-1629: The Viscount Scudamore

1640-1885

1885-present

Notes

Elections

Election box begin
title=General Election 2005: HerefordElection box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Paul Keetch
votes = 20285
percentage = 43.3
change = +2.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Virginia Taylor
votes = 19323
percentage = 41.2
change = +2.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Tom Calver
votes = 4800
percentage = 10.2
change = -4.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Brian Lunt
votes = 1052
percentage = 2.2
change = -0.5Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Christpher Kingsley
votes = 1030
percentage = 2.2
change = -0.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Peter Morton
votes = 404
percentage = 0.9
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 962
percentage = 2.1
change = -0.1Election box turnout
votes = 46894
percentage = 65.3
change = +0.1Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing = −0.1

Election box begin
title=General Election 2001: HerefordElection box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Paul Keetch
votes = 18,244
percentage = 40.9
change = -7.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Virginia Taylor
votes = 17,276
percentage = 38.7
change = +3.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Hallam
votes = 6,739
percentage = 15.1
change = +2.6Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Clive Easton
votes = 1,184
percentage = 2.7
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = David Gillett
votes = 1,181
percentage = 2.6
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 968
percentage = 2.2
change = -10.4Election box turnout
votes = 44,624
percentage = 65.2
change = -10.0Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box begin
title=General Election 1997: HerefordElection box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Paul Keetch
votes = 25198
percentage = 47.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Colin Shepherd
votes = 18550
percentage = 35.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Chris Chappell
votes = 6596
percentage = 12.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Referendum Party
candidate = Clive Easton
votes = 2209
percentage = 4.2
change = Election box majority
votes = 6648
percentage = 12.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 52553
percentage = 75.2
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

ee also

*List of Parliamentary constituencies in Herefordshire and Worcestershire

External links

* [http://www.election-maps.co.uk UK Constituency Maps]
* [http://www.herefordlibdems.org.uk Hereford Liberal Democrats]
* [http://www.herefordconservatives.com Hereford Conservatives]
* [http://www.labour.org.uk/maps/october_2004.php?ctid=2502 Labour in Herefordshire]
* [http://ukip.org/index.php?menu=candidates&page=candidateswestmidlands UKIP West Midlands]
* [http://www.herefordshiregreens.org.uk Herefordshire Green Party]

References

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*D Brunton & D H Pennington, "Members of the Long Parliament" (London: George Allen & Unwin, 1954)
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* "The Constitutional Year Book for 1913" (London: National Union of Conservative and Unionist Associations, 1913)
*F W S Craig, "British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885" (2nd edition, Aldershot: Parliamentary Research Services, 1989)
* F W S Craig, "British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949" (Glasgow: Political Reference Publications, 1969)
* Maija Jansson (ed.), "Proceedings in Parliament, 1614 (House of Commons)" (Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, 1988) [http://books.google.com/books?id=L9GqTX0uoT8C&pg=PR9&source=gbs_toc_r&cad=0_0&sig=UkEf4ZrrR7tKn1fYUF0yU1YkPwc#PPR5,M1]
* J E Neale, "The Elizabethan House of Commons" (London: Jonathan Cape, 1949)