In which Parliamentary constituency did Frank Field replace Edmund Dell as MP in 1979?
"Birkenhead (UK Parliament constituency) Birkenhead is a constituency recreated in 1950 represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1979 by Frank Field, who currently sits as an independent MP, having previously been a member of the Parliamentary Labour Party until 30th August 2018. A former constituency of the same name existed from 1861-1918. In the intervening years, the area on the Liverpool-facing side of the Wirral Peninsula was split in two and joined with other land which had become more developed. Birkenhead forms the relatively densely populated mid-east of four parliamentary constituencies within the Metropolitan Borough"
"War. Frank Field, who has represented the constituency since 1979, was immediately appointed as the Blair ministry's Welfare Reform Minister for one year and has chaired the related Work and Pensions Committee since 2015. At the 2001, 2005 and 2010 general elections no candidates apart from those selected by the Labour, Conservative, and Liberal Democrat parties contested the seat. Until and including the 1966 general election, three or fewer candidates generally stood in more safe-than-marginal majority-seats nationally; as is reflected the elections shown below of Birkenhead. The 2015 general election result saw the Liberal Democrat candidate fall behind the Green"
"Frank Field (British politician) Frank Ernest Field (born 16 July 1942) is a British independent politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Birkenhead since 1979. From 1997 to 1998, he served as the Minister of Welfare Reform in Tony Blair's government. Field resigned following differences with the Prime Minister, and as a backbencher soon became one of the Labour government's most vocal critics. He was elected Chair of the Work and Pensions Select Committee in June 2015, and following the 2017 general election was re-elected unopposed. In August 2018, he resigned the Labour whip in response to alleged"
"Frank Field. He lectured in Economics at the Civil Service College (now called the National School of Government) from 1979-80. From 1981-2, he was a visiting lecturer in Economics at the University of Kent. At the University of Surrey, he was a visiting professor from 1984-6a role he subsequently took on at Middlesex University. He was a consultant for the Open University from 1987-8, and 1991-2. At the 1987 general election, Pond unsuccessfully contested the Welwyn Hatfield constituency. He won the Gravesham seat at the 1997 general election, beating the sitting Conservative Party MP, Jacques Arnold. He was re-elected at"
"never married and has described himself, because of that, as incomplete. He is said by friends, however, to have ""a full life outside politics"". Frank Field (British politician) Frank Ernest Field (born 16 July 1942) is a British independent politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Birkenhead since 1979. From 1997 to 1998, he served as the Minister of Welfare Reform in Tony Blair's government. Field resigned following differences with the Prime Minister, and as a backbencher soon became one of the Labour government's most vocal critics. He was elected Chair of the Work and Pensions Select Committee"
"Moorclose, Moss Bay, Netherhall, St John's, St Michael's, Seaton, Silloth, Solway, Stainburn, Wampool, Waver, and Wharrels. The constituency was created by the Representation of the People Act 1918, which also abolished the seat of Cockermouth. Traditionally, the constituency has supported the Labour Party, although a by-election in 1976 (forced by the elevation of Fred Peart to the House of Lords) was won by Richard Page of the Conservatives. However, the constituency reverted to type in the 1979 general election, when it was regained by Labour, who have held it ever since. Stewart was endorsed by the Coalition Government but repudiated"
"vote in 1966 was only 11.4%. Clement Freud gained the seat for the Liberals from the Conservatives in a 1973 by-election during the height of the 1970s Liberal revival. He retained this seat until it was abolished in 1983; however, Freud surprisingly lost its successor seat in 1987. The constituency was renamed in 1983, with most of the territory incorporated into the constituency of North East Cambridgeshire. In 1918 the county constituency was defined as having the same boundaries as the administrative county of the Isle of Ely, which had been formed in 1889 from a traditional sub-division of the"
"Pendle (UK Parliament constituency) Pendle is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Andrew Stephenson, a Conservative. The constituency was newly created for the 1983 General Election, being largely formed from the former Nelson and Colne Constituency. Since its creation in 1983 the constituency has been coterminous with the boundaries of the borough of the same name, however the constituency boundaries were redrawn in 1997 due to local government boundary changes in the 1980s. The major urban centres in Pendle are Nelson and Colne, with smaller towns Barnoldswick and Earby added to"
"abolished under the European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Act 2004 and succeeded by the new South constituency. All sitting MEPs were re-elected. The constituency lost a seat and T. J. Maher and Gene Fitzgerald retired. Pat Cox resigned from the Progressive Democrats (PD) but succeeded in narrowly beating the PD leader Desmond O'Malley for the last seat. Tom Raftery of Fine Gael lost his seat to Pat Cox of the Progressive Democrats. Eileen Desmond (substituted by Seán Treacy in 1981) lost the Labour Party seat to Fine Gael, while Noel Davern lost his seat to his Fianna Fáil running mates. Munster"
"that election by Labour's Joan Ryan by 6,822 votes. In December 1999 he was selected to contest the safe Conservative seat of the Cities of London and Westminster following the retirement of former Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Brooke at the 2001 general election. Field won the seat with a majority of 4,499 and has been returned to Parliament with an increased majority three times since (2005 – 8,095; 2010 – 11,076; 2015 – 9,671). He was re-elected with a reduced majority at the 2017 general election. Field made his maiden speech in the House of Commons on 27 June 2001,"
"the 2011 census across the district. Sheffield Heeley (UK Parliament constituency) Sheffield Heeley is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Louise Haigh, a member of the Labour Party. This seat was created in 1950, largely replacing the former Sheffield Ecclesall constituency, its boundaries being significantly altered in 1955 with the abolition of Sheffield Neepsend. In the first five elections, up to but excluding 1966, the seat was won by a Conservative, Peter Roberts, it changed hands three times between 1966 and 1974. Seeing a reverse-swing to that nationally, the 1979 election"
"Sheffield Heeley (UK Parliament constituency) Sheffield Heeley is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Louise Haigh, a member of the Labour Party. This seat was created in 1950, largely replacing the former Sheffield Ecclesall constituency, its boundaries being significantly altered in 1955 with the abolition of Sheffield Neepsend. In the first five elections, up to but excluding 1966, the seat was won by a Conservative, Peter Roberts, it changed hands three times between 1966 and 1974. Seeing a reverse-swing to that nationally, the 1979 election saw Sheffield Heeley move away from"
"of the constituency is in the Lea Valley industrial area and includes some small areas with significant levels of multiple deprivation. The seat was created for the February 1974 election from the former seats of Enfield West and Enfield East. The former was a safe Conservative seat, at one point represented by Iain Macleod, whereas the latter was a secure Labour seat. From its creation up until 2015, Enfield North was somewhat a bellwether of the national result; it elected Labour MPs at both the 1974 elections, was taken by the Conservatives and held by comfortable margins in every election"
"Enfield (UK Parliament constituency) Enfield was a constituency for the House of Commons of the UK Parliament 1885 — 1950. The area sloping to the River Lea in the east was in the far north of Middlesex centred on the town of Enfield. The area formed part of the London conurbation and was much reduced over the course of its existence, in 1918 and then insignificantly in 1945 due to suburbanisation and urbanisation. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP). The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the"
"Highlands ward was transferred to Enfield North from the constituency of Enfield, Southgate. Part of Grange ward was transferred to Enfield, Southgate. Ponders End ward was transferred to Edmonton, and part of Southbury ward was transferred from Edmonton to Enfield North. Enfield North (UK Parliament constituency) Enfield North is a peripheral Greater London constituency created in 1974 represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Joan Ryan, a member of the Labour Party. The northernmost seat in Greater London, Enfield North is deeply suburban, almost village-like in parts: particularly its rolling terrain including Gordon Hill"
"Mansfield (UK Parliament constituency) Mansfield is a constituency created in 1885 represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2017 by Ben Bradley of the Conservative Party, who gained the seat at the 2017 General Election, from the Labour Party. This is the first time the seat has been represented by a Conservative since its creation in 1885. The seat, in recent times, has been considered a relatively marginal seat. The constituency covers the towns of Mansfield and Warsop, Nottinghamshire. The Boundary Commission for England caused changes to constituency to allow for regional and local population changes,"
"Enfield North (UK Parliament constituency) Enfield North is a peripheral Greater London constituency created in 1974 represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Joan Ryan, a member of the Labour Party. The northernmost seat in Greater London, Enfield North is deeply suburban, almost village-like in parts: particularly its rolling terrain including Gordon Hill and Carterhatch. Green belt legislation has kept housing development at bay, and the area has much in common with the adjoining county of Hertfordshire. The tree-lined avenues of Enfield Chase are also quiet and affluent. However, much of the eastern part"
"elected unopposed. Sheffield Park (UK Parliament constituency) Sheffield Park was a Parliamentary constituency in the City of Sheffield, England. The constituency was created in 1918 and abolished in 1983. The area formerly covered by this constituency is now mostly in the Sheffield Central constituency. 1918-1950: The County Borough of Sheffield wards of Heeley and Park. 1950-1955: The County Borough of Sheffield wards of Manor, Moor, Park, and Sharrow. 1955-1974: The County Borough of Sheffield wards of Burngreave, Manor, Moor, and Park. 1974-1983: The County Borough of Sheffield wards of Burngreave, Castle, Manor, Park, and Sharrow. In the 1942 by-election, Thomas"
"under the European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Act 2004 and succeeded by the new East constituency. Alan Gillis lost his seat to his party running mate Avril Doyle. Alan Gillis replaced his party colleague Patrick Cooney who had stepped down. The Green Party gained the additional seat. Mark Clinton stepped down and was replaced by his party colleague Patrick Cooney. Justin Keating lost his seat to Jim Fitzsimmons of Fianna Fáil. Leinster (European Parliament constituency) Leinster was a constituency of the European Parliament in Ireland between 1979 and 2004. It elected 3 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) in the 1979,"
"Foyle (UK Parliament constituency) Foyle is a parliamentary constituency in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. It has been represented since 2017 by Elisha McCallion, of Sinn Féin. The seat was created in 1983. It became, relative to other, an ultra-marginal seat in 2017 as its winner's majority was 0.4% of the vote. The seat in 2017 changed allegiance. To date its winning candidate has stood as the SDLP or Sinn Féin candidate. 1983-1997: The District of Londonderry, and the District of Strabane wards of Artigarvan, Dunnamanagh, East, North, Slievekirk, South, and West. 1997-2010: The District of Derry."
"Central Fife (UK Parliament constituency) Central Fife was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from February 1974 until 2005, when it was largely replaced by the new Glenrothes constituency, with a small portion joining the expanded North East Fife. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP), using the first-past-the-post voting system. 1974-1983: The Burghs of Cowdenbeath, Leslie, Lochgelly, and Markinch; the Districts of Glenrothes and Lochgelly; and the District of Kirkcaldy electoral divisions of Markinch North and Markinch South. 1983-1997: The Kirkcaldy District electoral divisions of Denbeath/Aberhill; Mountfleurie/Methilhill/Methil North; Leven;"
"Sedgefield (UK Parliament constituency) Sedgefield is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Phil Wilson, of the Labour Party. Sedgefield has been continuously represented by Labour MPs since 1935. From 1983-2007, the constituency was represented by Tony Blair, who became Leader of the Labour Party in 1994, and Prime Minister in 1997. Blair resigned as Prime Minister, Leader of the Labour Party, and as the MP for Sedgefield in 2007, triggering a by-election which was retained for the Labour Party by Phil Wilson. Upon its abolition for the February 1974 general election, the constituency"
"Sheffield Park (UK Parliament constituency) Sheffield Park was a Parliamentary constituency in the City of Sheffield, England. The constituency was created in 1918 and abolished in 1983. The area formerly covered by this constituency is now mostly in the Sheffield Central constituency. 1918-1950: The County Borough of Sheffield wards of Heeley and Park. 1950-1955: The County Borough of Sheffield wards of Manor, Moor, Park, and Sharrow. 1955-1974: The County Borough of Sheffield wards of Burngreave, Manor, Moor, and Park. 1974-1983: The County Borough of Sheffield wards of Burngreave, Castle, Manor, Park, and Sharrow. In the 1942 by-election, Thomas Burden was"
"of Parliament. Huddersfield East (UK Parliament constituency) Huddersfield East was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1950 until 1983. 1950-1955: The County Borough of Huddersfield wards of Almondbury, Dalton, Deighton, Fartown, Newsome, North Central, and South Central. 1955-1983: The County Borough of Huddersfield wards of Almondbury, Dalton, Deighton, Fartown, North Central, and South Central, and the Urban District of Kirkburton. The constituency included Huddersfield itself. Joseph Mallalieu had been Member of Parliament for Huddersfield from 1945–1950, when the constituency was abolished. When the Huddersfield constituency was recreated, Barry Sheerman became the"
"the Sheffield constituency, elected for the first time in 1880. Hallam was regarded in 2004 as the wealthiest constituency in the north of England and was held by the Conservative Party for all but two years from 1885 to 1997. At the 1997 general election Richard Allan of the Liberal Democrats took the seat with an 18.5% swing, becoming only the second non-Tory ever to win it. He handed the seat to fellow Lib Dem Nick Clegg in 2005, who held it until his defeat by Labor's Jared O'Mara in 2017. At the 2017 General Election the constituency recorded its"
"1955. From 1970 the seat was again redefined, to cover the urban districts of Formby, Kirkby, Ormskirk and Rainford, and West Lancashire Rural District. The constituency was abolished by the ""Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1983"", which redrew constituencies based on the new counties and districts created in 1974. The Ormskirk area became part of West Lancashire, Kirkby was included in Knowsley North, Rainford in St Helens North and Formby, Aintree and Melling in Crosby. Forwood's death caused a by-election. In the Ormskirk By-Election of 27 October 1939, Stephen King-Hall, National Labour was elected unopposed. Ormskirk (UK Parliament constituency) Ormskirk was"
"Labour MP, Phil Sawford, in an election which nationally saw a reduced majority for the Blair Ministry. Prior to boundary changes in 1918, at least the majority of modern-day Kettering Constituency lay within the Mid Northamptonshire constituency. Prior to boundary changes in 1885, at least the majority of modern-day Kettering Constituency lay within the North Northamptonshire constituency, which elected two members to Parliament. Note: The boundary changes to the seat for the 1983 election meant that this seat would have been won by the Conservatives in 1979, as parts of the seat were moved into the newly created seat of"
"Beaconsfield (UK Parliament constituency) Beaconsfield is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1997 by Dominic Grieve QC of the Conservative Party, the former Attorney General of England and Wales. It is traditionally one of the safest Conservative seats in Buckinghamshire and the country as a whole. 1974-1983: The Urban District of Beaconsfield, the Rural District of Eton, and the parishes of Hedsor and Wooburn in the Rural District of Wycombe. 1983-1997: The District of South Bucks, and the District of Wycombe wards of Bourne End-cum-Hedsor, Flackwell Heath, Loudwater, The Wooburns, and Tylers Green."
"the Townships of Euphemia, Orford and Howard were excluded from the riding, and the township of Chatham, the villages of Wallaceburg, Dresden and Thamesville, and the town of Bothwell were added to the riding. The electoral district was abolished in 1903 when it was redistributed between Kent East, Kent West, Simcoe East and Simcoe South ridings. The provincial district was divided between Kent West and Kent East in 1875. This riding elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada: The riding elected the following member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Mr. David Mills was appointed Minister"
"1979 Liverpool Edge Hill by-election The Liverpool Edge Hill by-election of 1979 was a parliamentary by-election held in England on 29 March 1979 to elect a new Member of Parliament (MP) for the House of Commons constituency of Liverpool Edge Hill. Polling in the by-election took place one day after the government of James Callaghan had lost a vote of no confidence in parliament and slightly over a month before the 1979 general election. The seat had become vacant on the death the previous December of the constituency's Labour Party MP Sir Arthur Irvine, who had held the seat since"
"Fylde (UK Parliament constituency) Fylde is a Lancashire constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Mark Menzies, a Conservative. The Fylde constituency was originally formed for the 1918 general election, but was abolished for the 1950 general election, when it was split into Fylde North and Fylde South. For the 1983 General Election those two constituencies were merged to form a new Fylde constituency. The seat was reduced in the boundary review leading to the United Kingdom general election, 2010, losing most of its elements from the Borough of Wyre and the City"
"of Barrowford, Brierfield, and Trawden. Nelson and Colne (UK Parliament constituency) Nelson and Colne was a constituency in Lancashire which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until it was abolished for the 1983 general election. It was largely succeeded by the Pendle constituency. 1918-1950: The Boroughs of Nelson and Colne, the Urban Districts of Barrowford, Brierfield, and Trawden, and the detached part of the parish of Foulridge which was bordered on the north, west and south by the Borough of Colne. 1950-1983: The Boroughs of Nelson and"
"Wakefield (UK Parliament constituency) Wakefield is a constituency created in 1832 represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2005 by Mary Creagh, a member of the Labour Party. 1918-1950: The County Borough of Wakefield. 1950-1983: The County Borough of Wakefield, the Urban District of Horbury, and part of the Rural District of Wakefield. 1983-1997: The City of Wakefield wards of Horbury, Wakefield Central, Wakefield East, Wakefield North, Wakefield Rural, and Wakefield South. 1997-2010: The City of Wakefield wards of Wakefield Central, Wakefield East, Wakefield North, and Wakefield Rural, and the Borough of Kirklees wards of Denby"