Copeland (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Copeland County constituency |
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| Copeland shown within Cumbria, and Cumbria shown within England | |
| Created: | 1983 |
| MP: | Jamie Reed |
| Party: | Labour |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Cumbria |
| EP constituency: | North West England |
Copeland 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.
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[edit] Boundaries
In 1983, the existing Whitehaven constituency was renamed Copeland; Jack Cunningham, who had previously been the member for Whitehaven, stood and won the seat. Its boundaries remained unchanged, being co-terminous with the local government district of Copeland.
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[edit] Boundary review
Following their review of parliamentary representation in Cumbria, the Boundary Commission for England have created a modified Copeland seat as a consequence of population changes.
The seat moves out of the district of Copeland and into Keswick for the first time, which was the main topic in public consultations regarding the changes.
The Allerdale wards of Crummock, Dalton, Derwent Valley and Keswick are added to the Copeland district for this seat.
[edit] Members of Parliament
- 1983 – 2005: Dr Jack Cunningham, Labour
- 2005 – present: Jamie Reed, Labour Party
[edit] Election results
| General Election 2005: Copeland | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Jamie Reed | 17,033 | 50.5 | -1.3 | |
| Conservative | Chris Whiteside | 10,713 | 31.7 | -5.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Frank Hollowell | 3,880 | 11.5 | +0.8 | |
| UK Independence | Edward Caley-Knowles | 735 | 2.2 | +2.2 | |
| Independent (politician) | Brian Earley | 734 | 2.2 | +2.2 | |
| English Democrats | Alan Mossop | 662 | 2.0 | +2.0 | |
| Majority | 6,320 | 18.7 | |||
| Turnout | 33,757 | 62.3 | -2.6 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -2.2 | |||
| General Election 2001: Copeland | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Jack Cunningham | 17,991 | 51.8 | -6.4 | |
| Conservative | Mike Graham | 13,027 | 37.5 | +8.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Gayler | 3,732 | 10.7 | +1.5 | |
| Majority | 4,964 | 14.3 | |||
| Turnout | 34,750 | 64.9 | -11.4 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.
