- Poole (UK Parliament constituency)
UK constituency infobox
Name = Poole
Map1 = Poole
Map2 = Dorset
Entity = Dorset
Type = Borough
County = Dorset
Year =1455 ,1950
MP =Robert Syms
Party = Conservative
EP = South West EnglandPoole is a
borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of theParliament of the United Kingdom . It elects oneMember of Parliament (MP) by thefirst past the post system of election. The present constituency has existed since1950 , but Poole was previously aparliamentary borough from1455 to1885 .Boundaries
Members of Parliament
1455-1660
* "Borough established 1455, returning two members"
* 1625: Sir John Cooper
* 1628-1629: Sir John Cooper1660-1868
Notes
Election results
Election box begin
title=General Election 2005: PooleElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =Robert Syms
votes = 17,571
percentage = 43.4
change = −1.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Mike Plummer
votes = 11,583
percentage = 28.6
change = +3.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Darren Brown
votes = 9,376
percentage = 23.1
change = −3.8Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = John Barnes
votes = 1,436
percentage = 3.5
change = +1.0Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Peter Pirnie
votes = 547
percentage = 1.4
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 5,988
percentage = 14.8
change = Election box turnout
votes = 40,513
percentage = 63.1
change = +2.4Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = −2.4Election box begin
title=General Election 2001: PooleElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =Robert Syms
votes = 17,710
percentage = 45.1
change = +3.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Watt
votes = 10,544
percentage = 26.9
change = +5.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Nick Westbrook
votes = 10,011
percentage = 25.5
change = -5.3Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = John Bass
votes = 968
percentage = 2.5
change = +1.4Election box majority
votes = 7,166
percentage = 18.2
change = Election box turnout
votes = 39,233
percentage = 60.7
change = -10.3Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =References
*Robert Beatson, "A Chronological Register of Both Houses of Parliament" (London: Longman, Hurst, Res & Orme, 1807) [http://books.google.com/books?vid=024wW9LmFc5kXY0FI2&id=Gh2wKY2rkDUC&printsec=toc&dq=Return+of+Members+of+Parliament&as_brr=1&sig=SK5GVtGLfWQ9ovZDbyZObAyIO5I#PPP9,M1]
*F W S Craig, "British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885" (2nd edition, Aldershot: Parliamentary Research Services, 1989)
*raymentSee also
*
List of Parliamentary constituencies in Dorset
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