Gravesham (UK Parliament constituency)
Gravesham | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Gravesham in Kent for the 2010 general election. | |
Location of Kent within England. | |
County | Kent |
Electorate | 70,412 (December 2010)[1] |
Major settlements | Gravesend |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1983 |
Member of parliament | Adam Holloway (Conservative) |
Number of members | One |
Created from | Gravesend |
Overlaps | |
European Parliament constituency | South East England |
Gravesham /ˈɡreɪvʃəm/ is a constituency[n 1] in Kent represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2005 by Adam Holloway, a Conservative.[n 2]
Contents
History[edit]
From its first MP in 1983 (a Conservative) until its 1997-2005 MP (of Labour) the winning candidate was from the winning party nationally. In 2005 Adam Holloway was one of 36 Conservative candidates to gain a seat from other parties and held the seat with an expanded majority in their much improved 2010 General Election showing in which the party gained 100 MPs and had a net gain of 97.
Boundaries[edit]
Since the constituency's creation, its boundaries have been co-terminous with those of the Borough of Gravesham. The largest town in the constituency is Gravesend.
History[edit]
This particular name of the seat was created in 1983 effectively as the new name for the Gravesend seat.
- Previous bellwether status
The constituency and its predecessor together was considered a bellwether seat: from World War I until 2005 with the exceptions of the General Elections in 1929 Election and 1951, its winner came from the winning party.[n 3] Since the 2005 result conflicted with the UK outcome, the seat is regarded as having lost its bellwether status.[2]
Members of Parliament[edit]
Election | Member[3] | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1983 | Tim Brinton | Conservative | |
1987 | Jacques Arnold | Conservative | |
1997 | Chris Pond | Labour | |
2005 | Adam Holloway | Conservative |
Elections[edit]
Elections in the 2010s[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Adam Holloway | 27,237 | 55.6 | +8.8 | |
Labour | Mandy Garford | 17,890 | 36.5 | +6.4 | |
UKIP | Emmanuel Feyisetan | 1,742 | 3.6 | -15.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | James Willis | 1,210 | 2.5 | +0.3 | |
Green | Marna Gilligan | 723 | 1.5 | -0.8 | |
Independent | Micheal Rogan | 195 | 0.4 | n/a | |
Majority | 9,347 | 19.1 | +2.4 | ||
Turnout | 49,106 | 67.2 | -0.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Adam Holloway | 23,484 | 46.8 | −1.7 | |
Labour | Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi[5] | 15,114 | 30.1 | +1.3 | |
UKIP | Sean Marriott | 9,306 | 18.6 | +13.8 | |
Green | Mark Lindop | 1,124 | 2.2 | +0.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | Anne-Marie Bunting | 1,111 | 2.2 | −11.1 | |
Majority | 8,370 | 16.7 | -3.0 | ||
Turnout | 50,139 | 67.5 | +0.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −1.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Adam Holloway | 22,956 | 48.5 | +4.8 | |
Labour Co-op | Kathryn Smith | 13,644 | 28.8 | −13.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Anna Arrowsmith | 6,293 | 13.3 | +2.6 | |
UKIP | Geoffrey Clark | 2,265 | 4.8 | +2.9 | |
English Democrat | Steve Uncles | 1,005 | 2.1 | N/A | |
Green | Richard Crawford | 675 | 1.4 | N/A | |
Independent | Alice Dartnell | 465 | 1 | N/A | |
Majority | 9,312 | 19.7 | +18.3 | ||
Turnout | 47,303 | 67.4 | +1.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +9.1 |
Elections in the 2000s[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Adam Holloway | 19,739 | 43.7 | +4.9 | |
Labour | Chris Pond | 19,085 | 42.2 | −7.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | Bruce Parmenter | 4,851 | 10.7 | +1.5 | |
UKIP | Geoff Coates | 850 | 1.9 | −0.2 | |
English Independence Party | Christopher Nickerson | 654 | 1.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 654 | 1.4 | |||
Turnout | 45,179 | 65.8 | 3.1 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +6.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Chris Pond | 21,773 | 49.9 | +0.2 | |
Conservative | Jacques Arnold | 16,911 | 38.8 | −0.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | Bruce Parmenter | 4,031 | 9.2 | +1.5 | |
UKIP | William Jenner | 924 | 2.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 4,862 | 11.1 | |||
Turnout | 43,639 | 62.7 | −14.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −0.2 |
Elections in the 1990s[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Chris Pond | 26,460 | 49.69 | ||
Conservative | Jacques Arnold | 20,681 | 38.84 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Merilyn Canet | 4,128 | 7.75 | ||
Referendum | Patricia Curtis | 1,441 | 2.71 | ||
Independent Labour | Anthony Leyshon | 414 | 0.78 | ||
Natural Law | David Palmer | 129 | 0.24 | ||
Majority | 5,779 | 10.85 | |||
Turnout | 53,253 | 76.86 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jacques Arnold | 29,322 | 49.7 | −0.4 | |
Labour | Graham A. Green | 23,829 | 40.4 | +5.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | Derek R. Deedman | 5,269 | 8.9 | −6.2 | |
Independent | AJ Bunstone | 273 | 0.5 | N/A | |
Ind. Conservative | REB Khilkoff-Boulding | 187 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Independent Socialist | BJ Buxton | 174 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 5,493 | 9.3 | −5.9 | ||
Turnout | 59,054 | 83.4 | +4.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −3.0 |
Elections in the 1980s[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jacques Arnold | 28,891 | 50.06 | ||
Labour | Martin Coleman | 20,099 | 34.83 | ||
Liberal | Robert Crawford | 8,724 | 15.12 | ||
Majority | 8,792 | 15.23 | |||
Turnout | 79.32 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tim Brinton | 25,968 | 47.37 | ||
Labour | John Ovenden | 17,505 | 31.93 | ||
Social Democratic | M Horton | 10,826 | 19.75 | ||
National Front | P Johnson | 420 | 0.77 | ||
Ecology | Martin Sewell | 103 | 0.19 | ||
Majority | 8,463 | 15.44 | |||
Turnout | 77.05 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
See also[edit]
Notes and references[edit]
- Notes
- ^ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- ^ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
- ^ Nonetheless, in the 1929 and 1951 elections, the seat elected into office the candidate from the party with the largest national share of the vote
- References
- ^ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ Jones, Ian. "Is the bell about to toll for bellwether seats?". May 2015 Election. New Statesman. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
- ^ "Timothy Brinton former MP, Grsvesham". TheyWorkForYou.com. mySociety. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "GRAVESHAM 2015". electionresults.blogspot.co.uk.
- ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
- ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.