Stevenage (UK Parliament constituency)

Stevenage
County constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Stevenage in Hertfordshire.
Location of Hertfordshire within England.
County	Hertfordshire
Electorate	69,357 (December 2010)^[1]
Major settlements	Stevenage
Current constituency
Created	1983
Member of parliament	Stephen McPartland (Conservative)
Number of members	One
Created from	Hertford & Stevenage, Hitchin, and East Hertfordshire
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	East of England

Stevenage is a constituency^{[n 1]} represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Stephen McPartland, a Conservative.^{[n 2]}

History

The constituency was created in 1983 from parts of the seats of Hertford and Stevenage, Hitchin, and East Hertfordshire. A Southern England new town seat with volatile voting patterns, it was Conservative held between 1983 and 1997 until Labour easily gained it, but their winning margin in 2005 was small and the Conservatives gained the seat at the 2010 election.

Its main predecessor, named first, was also a bellwether of the national result. Shirley Williams has been the most prominent member, in fact the second frontbencher since 1974. She held it when she was a Secretary of State in government from 1974 until 1979, Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection and then Paymaster General. Barbara Follett achieved two ministerial roles from 2007 until 2010.

Boundaries

1983-1997: The Borough of Stevenage, the District of North Hertfordshire wards of Codicote and Knebworth, and the District of East Hertfordshire wards of Cottered, Datchworth, Mundern, Walkern, and Watton-at-Stone.

1997-2010: The Borough of Stevenage, the District of North Hertfordshire wards of Codicote and Knebworth, and the District of East Hertfordshire wards of Datchworth and Walkern.

2010-present: The Borough of Stevenage, the District of North Hertfordshire wards of Codicote and Knebworth, and the District of East Hertfordshire ward of Datchworth and Aston.

The constituency covers the Borough of Stevenage, as well as the villages of Codicote and Knebworth to the south and Aston and Datchworth to the east.^[2]

Constituency profile

The main town is known for its fast rail links to London and proximity to Luton Airport which accompanies a few headquarters of global businesses based in the seat. Workless claimants, registered jobseekers, were in November 2012 higher than the national average of 3.8%, and eastern regional average of 3.2%, at 4.0% of the population based on a statistical compilation by The Guardian.^[3]

Members of Parliament

	Member^[4]	Party
1983	Tim Wood	Conservative
1997	Barbara Follett	Labour
2010	Stephen McPartland	Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2015: Stevenage^[5]^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Stephen McPartland	21,291	44.5	+3.1
	Labour	Sharon Taylor	16,336	34.2	+0.8
	UKIP	David Collins	6,864	14.4	+9.9
	Liberal Democrat	Susan Van De Ven	1,582	3.3	−13.3
	Green	Graham White	1,369	2.9	N/A
	TUSC	Trevor Palmer	175	0.4	N/A
	English Democrat	Charles Vickers	115	0.2	−0.6
	Independent	David Cox	67	0.1	−0.1
Majority			4,955	10.4	+2.4
Turnout				67.7	+2.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 2010: Stevenage^[7]^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Stephen McPartland	18,491	41.4	+6.0
	Labour Co-op	Sharon Taylor	14,913	33.4	−9.7
	Liberal Democrat	Julia Davies	7,432	16.6	−1.7
	UKIP	Marion Mason	2,004	4.5	+1.4
	BNP	Michael Green	1,007	2.3	N/A
	English Democrat	Charles Vickers	366	0.8	N/A
	NCDMV!	Stephen Phillips	327	0.7	N/A
	Independent	David Cox	80	0.2	N/A
	Your Right To Democracy Party Ltd.	Andrew Ralph	31	0.1	N/A
Majority			3,578	8.0
Turnout			44,651	64.8	+2.1
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+8.0

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Stevenage^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Barbara Follett	18,003	42.9	−9.0
	Conservative	George William Freeman	14,864	35.4	+3.7
	Liberal Democrat	Julia Davies	7,610	18.1	+3.9
	UKIP	Victoria Peebles	1,305	3.1	N/A
	Independent	Antal Losonczi	152	0.4	−0.4
Majority			3,139	7.5
Turnout			41,934	62.7	+2.0
	Labour hold		Swing	−6.4

General Election 2001: Stevenage^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Barbara Follett	22,025	51.9	−3.5
	Conservative	Graeme Brian Quar	13,459	31.7	−1.1
	Liberal Democrat	Harold Davies	6,027	14.2	+5.3
	Socialist Alliance	Stephen William Glennon	449	1.1	N/A
	Independent	Antal Losonczi	320	0.8	N/A
	ProLife Alliance	Mrs. Sarah Teresa Anne Bell	173	0.4	N/A
Majority			8,566	20.2
Turnout			42,453	60.7	−15.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Stevenage^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Barbara Follett	28,440	55.4	+16.8
	Conservative	Timothy Wood	16,858	32.8	−11.1
	Liberal Democrat	Alexander Iain Cameron Wilcock	4,588	8.9	−8.2
	Referendum	Jeffery Michael Coburn	1,194	2.3	N/A
	ProLife Alliance	David William Bundy	196	0.4	N/A
	Natural Law	Andrew Brinley Michael Calcraft	110	0.2	−0.2
Majority			11,582	22.6
Turnout			51,386	76.6
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	14.0

General Election 1992: Stevenage^[12]^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Timothy Wood	26,652	45.7	+3.6
	Labour	Judith Church	21,764	37.3	+11.9
	Liberal Democrat	Andrew Anthony Reilly	9,668	16.6	−15.9
	Natural Law	Andrew Brinley Michael Calcraft	233	0.4	N/A
Majority			4,888	8.4	−1.2
Turnout			58,317	83.0	+2.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	−4.1

Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: Stevenage^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Timothy Wood	23,541	42.1	+2.7
	Social Democratic	Ben Stoneham	18,201	32.5	−3.6
	Labour	Malcolm Robert Crawford Withers	14,229	25.4	+1.4
Majority			5,340	9.5
Turnout			55,971	80.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1983: Stevenage^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Timothy Wood	20,787	39.4	N/A
	Social Democratic	Ben Stoneham	19,032	36.1	N/A
	Labour	Mrs. Susan Ann Reeves	12,673	24.0	N/A
	BNP	David Robert Bowmaker	236	0.5	N/A
Majority			1,755	3.3	N/A
Turnout			52,728	77.9	N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)

Notes and references

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.

References

↑ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on November 6, 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
↑ 2010 post-revision map non-metropolitan areas and unitary authorities of England
↑ Unemployment claimants by constituency The Guardian
↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 5)
↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
↑ "Stevenage parliamentary constituency - Election 2015 - BBC News". BBC Online. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
↑ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
↑ "Stevenage". BBC Online (BBC). 7 May 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
↑ "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.
↑ "UK General Election results April 1992". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. 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.

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Labour (4)	Cambridge Luton North Luton South Norwich South

Liberal Democrats (1)	North Norfolk

UK Independence Party (1)	Clacton

East of England European constituency: Conservative (3) Labour (1) UKIP (3)

Coordinates: 51°53′N 0°10′W / 51.883°N 0.167°W / 51.883; -0.167

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