Stroud (UK Parliament constituency)

UK constituency infobox
Name = Stroud
Map1 = Stroud
Map2 = Gloucestershire
Entity = Gloucestershire
Type = County
County = Gloucestershire
Year = 1832, 1955
MP = David Drew
Party = Labour Co-operative
EP = South West England

Stroud is a county 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 geographical extent of the constituency coincides approximately with Stroud District.

Members of Parliament

1885: Representation reduced to one member

Election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Neil Carmichael
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percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Drew
votes =
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link|
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Martin Whiteside
votes =
percentage =
change =

Election box begin
title=General Election 2005: Stroud

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Co-operative
candidate = David Drew
votes = 22,527
percentage = 39.6
change = - 7.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Neil Carmichael
votes = 22,177
percentage = 39.0
change = + 1.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Peter Hirst
votes = 8,026
percentage = 14.1
change = + 3.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Martin Whiteside
votes = 3,056
percentage = 5.4
change = + 1.9Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Edward Noble
votes = 1,089
percentage = 1.9
change = + 0.3Election box majority
votes = 350
percentage = 0.6
change = -8.8Election box turnout
votes = 56875
percentage = 71.3
change = +1.3Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Co-operative
swing =

Election box begin
title=General Election 2001: Stroud

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Co-operative
candidate = David Drew
votes = 25,685
percentage = 46.6
change = +3.9

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Neil Carmichael
votes = 20,646
percentage = 37.4
change = -0.5

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Janice Beasley
votes = 6,036
percentage = 10.9
change = -4.5

Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Kevin Cranston
votes = 1,913
percentage = 3.5
change = -0.5

Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Adrian Blake
votes = 895
percentage = 1.6
change = "N/A"

Election box majority
votes = 5,039
percentage = 9.2
change = Election box turnout
votes = 55,175
percentage = 70.0
change = -8.8Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Co-operative
swing =

Election box begin
title=General Election 1997: Stroud

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Co-operative
candidate = David Drew
votes = 26,170
percentage = 42.7
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Roger Knapman
votes = 23,260
percentage = 37.9
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Paul Hodgkinson
votes = 9,502
percentage = 15.5
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = J Marjoram
votes = 2,415
percentage = 3.9
change =

Election box majority
votes = 2,910
percentage = 9.2
change = 4.7Election box turnout
votes = 61,347
percentage = 79.2
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Co-operative
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

See also

* List of Parliamentary constituencies in Gloucestershire

References