Sutton Coldfield (UK Parliament constituency)
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Sutton Coldfield shown within West Midlands, and West Midlands shown within England | |
Created: | 1945 |
MP: | Andrew Mitchell |
Party: | Conservative |
Type: | House of Commons |
County: | West Midlands |
EP constituency: | West Midlands |
Sutton Coldfield 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
The constituency covers the northern part of the City of Birmingham district in the West Midlands. It corresponds to the former borough of Sutton Coldfield.
[edit] History
Sutton Coldfield is one of the Conservative Party's safest seats in Britain, having held it since its formation in 1945. The current member of Parliament is Andrew Mitchell, former MP for Gedling in Nottinghamshire, who replaced the former Cabinet minister Sir Norman Fowler in 2001.
[edit] Members of Parliament
- 1945 – 1955: Sir John Mellor, Conservative
- 1955 – 1974: Geoffrey Lloyd, Conservative
- 1974 – 2001: Norman Fowler, Conservative
- 2001 – present: Andrew Mitchell, Conservative
[edit] Election results
General Election 2005: Sutton Coldfield | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Andrew Mitchell | 24,308 | 52.5 | +2.1 | |
Labour | Robert Pocock | 12,025 | 26.0 | −1.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Craig Drury | 7,710 | 16.6 | −2.4 | |
UK Independence | Stephen Shorrock | 2,275 | 4.9 | +2.2 | |
Majority | 12,283 | 26.5 | |||
Turnout | 46,318 | 63.5 | +3.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.7 |
General Election 2001: Sutton Coldfield | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Andrew Mitchell | 21,909 | 50.4 | -1.8 | |
Labour | Robert Pocock | 11,805 | 27.2 | +3.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Martin Turner | 8,268 | 19.0 | -0.3 | |
UK Independence | Mike Nattrass | 1,186 | 2.7 | N/A | |
Independent (politician) | Ian Robinson | 284 | 0.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 10,104 | 23.2 | |||
Turnout | 43,452 | 60.5 | -12.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |