Sutton Coldfield (UK Parliament constituency)

UK constituency infobox alt2
Name = Sutton Coldfield
Map1 = SuttonColdfield
Map2 = WestMidlandsCounty
Type = Borough
Year = 1945
Entity = West Midlands
County = West Midlands
Entitylink = West Midlands
EP = West Midlands
MP = Andrew Mitchell
Party = Conservative

Sutton Coldfield 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.

Boundaries

The constituency covers the northern part of the City of Birmingham district in the West Midlands. It corresponds to the former borough of Sutton Coldfield.

History

Sutton Coldfield is one of the Conservative Party's safest seats in Britain, having held it since its formation in 1945. The current member of Parliament is Andrew Mitchell, former MP for Gedling in Nottinghamshire, who replaced the former Cabinet minister Sir Norman Fowler in 2001.

Members of Parliament

Election results

Election box begin
title=General Election 2005: Sutton ColdfieldElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Andrew Mitchell
votes = 24,308
percentage = 52.5
change = +2.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Robert Pocock
votes = 12,025
percentage = 26.0
change = −1.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Craig Drury
votes = 7,710
percentage = 16.6
change = −2.4Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Stephen Shorrock
votes = 2,275
percentage = 4.9
change = +2.2Election box majority
votes = 12,283
percentage = 26.5
change = Election box turnout
votes = 46,318
percentage = 63.5
change = +3.0Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = +1.7

Election box begin
title=General Election 2001: Sutton ColdfieldElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Andrew Mitchell
votes = 21,909
percentage = 50.4
change = -1.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Robert Pocock
votes = 11,805
percentage = 27.2
change = +3.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Martin Turner
votes = 8,268
percentage = 19.0
change = -0.3Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Mike Nattrass
votes = 1,186
percentage = 2.7
change = "N/A"Election box candidate
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Ian Robinson
votes = 284
percentage = 0.7
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 10,104
percentage = 23.2
change = Election box turnout
votes = 43,452
percentage = 60.5
change = -12.4Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

See also

* List of Parliamentary constituencies in West Midlands