Harborough (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Harborough County constituency |
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| Harborough shown within Leicestershire, and Leicestershire shown within England | |
| Created: | 1885 |
| MP: | Edward Garnier |
| Party: | Conservative |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Leicestershire |
| EP constituency: | East Midlands |
Harborough is a parliamentary 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.
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[edit] Boundaries
The constituency is named for Market Harborough, seat of the Harborough local government district. The constituency excludes eastern suburbs of Leicester which are in the district, and includes the district of Oadby and Wigston.
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[edit] Boundary review
Following their review of parliamentary representation in Leicestershire, the Boundary Commission for England has made only minor changes to the existing constituency arrangement. The modified constituency will be formed by the following electoral wards;
- The entire borough of Oadby and Wigston
- From Harborough Bosworth, Fleckney, Glen, Kibworth, Lubenham, Market Harborough-Great Bowden and Arden, Market Harborough-Little Bowden, Market Harborough-Logan, and Market Harborough-Welland
[edit] Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| 1885 | Thomas Tertius Paget | ||
| 1886 | Thomas Keay Tapling | ||
| 1891 | John William Logan | ||
| 1904 | Philip James Stanhope | Liberal | |
| 1906 | Rudolf Chambers Lehmann | ||
| 1910 | John William Logan | ||
| 1916 | Percy Alfred Harris | ||
| 1918 | Sir Keith Alexander Fraser | Coalition Conservative | |
| 1923 | John Wycliffe Black | Liberal Party | |
| 1924 | Lewis Phillips Winby | Conservative | |
| 1929 | Earl Castle Stewart | Conservative | |
| 1933 | Arthur Ronald Lambert Field Tree | Conservative | |
| 1945 | Humphrey Attewell | Labour | |
| 1950 | John Baldock | Conservative | |
| 1959 | Sir John Farr | Conservative | |
| 1992 | Edward Garnier | Conservative | |
[edit] Election results
| General Election 2005: Harborough | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Edward Garnier | 20,536 | 42.9 | −1.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jill Hope | 16,644 | 34.7 | +1.3 | |
| Labour | Peter Evans | 9,222 | 19.2 | −0.8 | |
| UKIP | Marietta King | 1,520 | 3.2 | +1.2 | |
| Majority | 3,892 | 8.1 | |||
| Turnout | 47,922 | 64.3 | +1.0 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −1.6 | |||
| General Election 2001: Harborough | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Edward Garnier | 20,748 | 44.7 | +2.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jill Hope | 15,496 | 33.4 | +3.9 | |
| Labour | Raj Jethwa | 9,271 | 20.0 | -5.2 | |
| UKIP | David Knight | 912 | 2.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 5,252 | 11.3 | |||
| Turnout | 46,427 | 63.3 | -11.9 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] External links
[edit] See also
[edit] Sources
- Craig, F. W. S. [1969] (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, 3rd edition, Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.
| Constituencies in the East Midlands | |
|---|---|
| Labour |
Amber Valley | Ashfield | Bassetlaw | Bolsover | Broxtowe | Corby | Derby North | Derby South | Erewash | Gedling | High Peak | Leicester East | Leicester South | Leicester West | Lincoln | Loughborough | Mansfield | Northampton North | North East Derbyshire | North West Leicestershire | Nottingham East | Nottingham North | Nottingham South | Sherwood | South Derbyshire |
| Conservative |
Blaby | Boston and Skegness | Bosworth | Charnwood | Daventry | Gainsborough | Grantham and Stamford | Harborough | Kettering | Louth and Horncastle | Newark | Northampton South | Rushcliffe | Rutland and Melton | Sleaford and North Hykeham | South Holland and The Deepings | Wellingborough | West Derbyshire |
| Liberal Democrat | |
| East Midlands European constituency: Conservative (2) | UKIP (2) | Labour (1) | Liberal Democrats (1) | |
