Gloucester (UK Parliament constituency)

UK constituency infobox
Name = Gloucester
Map1 = Gloucester
Map2 = Gloucestershire
Entity = Gloucestershire
Type = Borough
County = Gloucestershire
Year = 1295
MP = Parmjit Dhanda
Party = Labour
EP = South West England

Gloucester 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 area of the city of Gloucester.

Members of Parliament

1295-1640

Notes

Election results

Election box begin
title=General Election 2005: GloucesterElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Parmjit Dhanda
votes = 23,138
percentage = 44.7
change = −1.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Paul James
votes = 18,867
percentage = 36.4
change = −1.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Jeremy Hilton
votes = 7,825
percentage = 15.1
change = +0.8Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Gary Phipps
votes = 1,116
percentage = 2.2
change = +0.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Bryan Meloy
votes = 857
percentage = 1.7
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 4,271
percentage = 8.2
change = Election box turnout
votes = 51,803
percentage = 62.8
change = +3.4Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = +0.1

Election box begin
title=General Election 2001: GloucesterElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Parmjit Dhanda
votes = 22,067
percentage = 45.8
change = -4.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Paul James
votes = 18,187
percentage = 37.7
change = +2.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Tim Bullamore
votes = 6,875
percentage = 14.3
change = +3.8Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Terry Lines
votes = 822
percentage = 1.7
change = +0.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Alliance (England)
candidate = Stewart Smyth
votes = 272
percentage = 0.6
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 3,880
percentage = 8.1
change = Election box turnout
votes = 48,223
percentage = 59.4
change = -14.1Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

References

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*Rayment

See also

* List of Parliamentary constituencies in Gloucestershire

External links

* [http://www.labouronline.org/wibs/166512/home Gloucester CLP website ]