Bexhill and Battle (UK Parliament constituency)

UK constituency infobox
Name = Bexhill and Battle
Map1 = BexhillBattle
Map2 = EastSussex
Entity = East Sussex
Type = County
Year = 1983
Entity = East Sussex
County = East Sussex
EP = South East England
MP = Gregory Barker
Party = Conservative

Bexhill and Battle is a 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. It is a Conservative stronghold.

Boundaries

The constituency is based around the district of Rother in East Sussex. The main towns in the constituency, from which the constituency has its name, are Battle, and Bexhill-on-sea.

Members of Parliament

* "Constituency created" (1983)
* 1983 — 2001: Charles Wardle, Conservative until 11 April 2001, then Independent
* 2001 — "present": Gregory Barker, Conservative

Elections

Election box begin
title=General Election 2005: Bexhill and BattleElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Gregory Barker
votes = 24,629
percentage = 52.6
change = +4.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Mary Varrall
votes = 11,180
percentage = 23.9
change = -0.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Michael Jones
votes = 8,457
percentage = 18.1
change = -1.3Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Anthony Smith
votes = 2,568
percentage = 5.5
change = -2.3Election box majority
votes = 13,449
percentage = 28.7
change = Election box turnout
votes = 46,834
percentage = 67.2
change = +2.3Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = +2.7

Election box begin
title=General Election 2001: Bexhill and BattleElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Gregory Barker
votes = 21,555
percentage = 48.1
change = 0.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Stephen Hardy
votes = 11,052
percentage = 24.7
change = -0.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Anne Moore-Williams
votes = 8,702
percentage = 19.4
change = +1.3Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Nigel Farage
votes = 3,474
percentage = 7.8
change = +6.2Election box majority
votes = 10,503
percentage = 23.4
change = Election box turnout
votes = 44,783
percentage = 64.9
change = -9.6Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = +0.4

Election box begin
title=General Election 1997: Bexhill and BattleElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Charles Wardle
votes = 23,570
percentage = 48.1
change = -12.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Kathryn Field
votes = 12,470
percentage = 25.5
change = -3.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Robert Beckwith
votes = 8,866
percentage = 18.1
change = +8.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Referendum Party
candidate = Vanessa Thompson
votes = 3,302
percentage = 6.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = J Pankhurst
votes = 786
percentage = 1.6
change = Election box majority
votes = 11,100
percentage = 22.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 48,994
percentage = 74.5
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = -4.4

This constituency underwent boundary changes between the 1992 and 1997 general elections and thus change in share of vote is based on a notional calculation.

Election box begin
title=General Election 1992: Bexhill and BattleElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Charles Wardle
votes = 31,330
percentage = 60.2
change = -6.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Susan Prochak
votes = 15,023
percentage = 28.9
change = +3.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Frank Taylor
votes = 4,883
percentage = 9.4
change = +1.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = J L Prus
votes = 594
percentage = 1.1
change = "N/A"Election box candidate
party = Common Sense Party
candidate = M F Smith
votes = 190
percentage = 0.4
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 16,307
percentage = 31.5
change = Election box turnout
votes = 52,020
percentage = 79.0
change = +1.6Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = -4.7

Election box begin
title=General Election 1987: Bexhill and BattleElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Charles Wardle
votes = 33,570
percentage = 66.5
change = -0.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Social Democratic Party (UK)
candidate = R Kiernan
votes = 13,051
percentage = 25.8
change = +2.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = D K Watts
votes = 3,903
percentage = 7.7
change = -0.3Election box majority
votes = 20,519
percentage = 40.7
change = Election box turnout
votes = 50,524
percentage = 77.4
change = +4.5Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = -1.6

Election box begin
title=General Election 1983: Bexhill and BattleElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Charles Wardle
votes = 30,329
percentage = 67.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = P R Smith
votes = 10,583
percentage = 23.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = I P Pearson
votes = 3,587
percentage = 8.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Ecology Party
candidate = A Rix
votes = 538
percentage = 1.2
change = Election box majority
votes = 19,746
percentage = 43.8
change = Election box turnout
votes = 45,037
percentage = 72.9
change =

ources

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2005/html/49.stm Election result, 2005] (BBC)
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote2001/results_constituencies/constituencies/049.stm Election results, 1997 - 2001] (BBC)
* [http://www.election.demon.co.uk/1997EC3.html Election results, 1997 - 2001] (Election Demon)
* [http://www.election.demon.co.uk/1983EC.html Election results, 1983 - 1992] (Election Demon) (Result is incorrect for 1992)
* [http://politics.guardian.co.uk/hoc/constituency/history/0,9571,-709,00.html Election results, 1992 - 2005] (Guardian)

ee also

*List of Parliamentary constituencies in East Sussex