North West Leicestershire (UK Parliament constituency)
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| North West Leicestershire County constituency |
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| North West Leicestershire shown within Leicestershire, and Leicestershire shown within England | |
| Created: | 1983 |
| MP: | David Taylor |
| Party: | Labour Co-operative |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Leicestershire |
| EP constituency: | East Midlands |
North West Leicestershire 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
North West Leicester constituency covers the same area as the North West Leicestershire district in the East Midlands. A key marginal seat with the main population centres being Coalville and Ashby-de-la-Zouch, it is divided between Labour-voting former mining areas,and Tory-inclined rural villages.
[edit] Members of Parliament
- Constituency created (1983)
- 1983 — 1997: David Ashby, Conservative
- 1997 — present: David Taylor, Labour Co-operative
[edit] Elections
| General Election 2005: North West Leicestershire | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour Co-op | David Taylor | 21,449 | 45.5 | −6.6 | |
| Conservative | Nicola Le Page | 16,972 | 36.0 | +2.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Rod Keys | 5,682 | 12.1 | +1.8 | |
| UK Independence | John Blunt | 1,563 | 3.3 | +1.0 | |
| British National | Clive Potter | 1,474 | 3.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 4,477 | 9.5 | |||
| Turnout | 47,140 | 66.8 | +1.0 | ||
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | −4.4 | |||
| General Election 2001: North West Leicestershire | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour Co-op | David Taylor | 23,431 | 52.1 | -4.3 | |
| Conservative | Nick Weston | 15,274 | 33.9 | +2.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Charlie Fraser-Fleming | 4,651 | 10.3 | +1.7 | |
| UK Independence | William Nattrass | 1,021 | 2.3 | N/A | |
| Independent (politician) | Robert Nettleton | 632 | 1.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 9,639 | 29.0 | |||
| Turnout | 33,219 | 50.9 | -12.2 | ||
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1997: North West Leicestershire | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour Co-op | David Taylor | 29,332 | 56.4 | ||
| Conservative | Robert Goodwill | 16,113 | 31.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Stan Heptinstall | 4,492 | 8.6 | ||
| Referendum Party | M Abney-Hastings | 2,008 | 4.0 | ||
| Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
[edit] See also
| Constituencies in the East Midlands | |
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| 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) | |
