"the campaign and found him asleep in his office. Morrison claimed that he had assurances from enough MPs that they were Thatcher supporters to be certain she would win. After the first ballot of Conservative MPs had shown that Thatcher did not have enough votes to win outright, Morrison suggested to her that she should consult the Cabinet one-by-one to gauge support. He said to her: ""Prime Minister, if you haven't won then there are a lot of Tory MPs who are lying"". He stood down at the 1992 general election, being succeeded as MP for Chester by Gyles Brandreth."
"this constituency, along with parts of the abolished seat of Rugby and Kenilworth. Since its recreation in 1950, the seat has elected only Conservatives. The earliest member, John Profumo, was noted for his personal life scandal; another MP, Alan Howarth, served on the benches of the Labour Party for two years, choosing to cross the floor. With the exception of a close 1963 by-election, the constituency has always returned substantial majorities for the Conservatives. The Liberal/Liberal Democratic parties came second in every election between 1974 and 2010. After a brief increase in the UKIP vote in 2015, Labour is now"
"Bridgend (UK Parliament constituency) Bridgend (""Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr"" in Welsh) is a parliamentary constituency created in 1983 represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2005 by Madeleine Moon of the Labour Party. 1983-1997: The Borough of Ogwr wards numbers 1, 2, 12 to 16, 18, and 20 to 23. 1997-2010: The Borough of Ogwr wards of Brackla, Cefn Cribwr, Coity Higher, Cornelly, Coychurch Lower, Laleston, Morfa, Newcastle, Newcastle Higher, Oldcastle, Porthcawl East, Porthcawl West, Pyle, and St Bride’s Major. 2010–present: The Bridgend County Borough electoral divisions of Brackla; Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr; Cefn Glas; Coity;"
"Aldershot (UK Parliament constituency) Aldershot is a constituency in Hampshire, created in 1918 and represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2017 by Leo Docherty of the Conservative Party. Aldershot has elected Conservative MPs since its creation in 1918. Since 1974, the Liberal Democrats (or its predecessor, the Liberals) have finished second in every election — up until the 2015 general election where the Labour candidate has been the runner-up. The 2015 result made the seat the 123rd safest of the Conservative Party's 331 seats by percentage of majority. Before becoming the MP for Aldershot, Sir"
"Holderness (UK Parliament constituency) Holderness was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Holderness area of the East Riding of Yorkshire. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The constituency was created for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1950 general election. 1885-1918: 1918-1950: The Municipal Boroughs of Beverley and Hedon, the Urban Districts of Cottingham, Hornsea, and Withernsea, the Rural Districts of Patrington and Skirlaugh, part of the Rural District of Beverley, and in the Rural District of Sculcoates the civil parishes of Preston and Sutton."
"and Montrose. The constituency consisted of the burgh of Aberdeen in the County of Aberdeen, the burgh of Inverbervie in the County of Kincardine, and the burghs of Arbroath, Brechin and Montrose in the County of Forfar. In 1832 the constituency was divided between the new constituencies of Aberdeen and Montrose Burghs. The Aberdeen constituency covered the burgh of Aberdeen, while Montrose Burghs covered the other burghs plus the burgh of Forfar, which was previously a component of the Perth Burghs constituency. Aberdeen Burghs (UK Parliament constituency) Aberdeen Burghs was a district of burghs constituency which was represented from 1708"
"Glenrothes (UK Parliament constituency) Glenrothes is a British Parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons. It was created for the 2005 general election. The seat is currently held by Peter Grant, of the Scottish National Party (SNP). He has held the seat since the 2015 general election after gaining the seat from the Labour Party who had held the seat since its creation. The current boundaries centre on Glenrothes itself, moving south and west to include Cardenden, and a small section of Kirkcaldy. The northern and western areas include Leslie, and Markinch. In the east, the seat contains Leven,"
"general elections - in addition to the 1991 by-election. The current MP is the Conservative David Davies, elected in 2005 and a former member for the Welsh Assembly seat of the same name. To avoid confusion with the Yorkshire Conservative David Davis, he is named in Hansard as ""David T.C. Davies"". The constituency is one of eight covering the preserved county of Gwent. The other seven are Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Islwyn, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney, Newport East, Newport West and Torfaen. Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney, however, straddles the boundary with the preserved county of Mid Glamorgan. It covers most of"
"accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, causing a by-election. Brand was appointed a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, requiring a by-election. FitzRoy was appointed First Commissioner of Works and Public Buildings, requiring a by-election. FitzRoy's death caused a by-election. Lewes (UK Parliament constituency) Lewes is a constituency in East Sussex represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Maria Caulfield, a Conservative. 1885–1918: The Municipal Borough of Brighton, the Sessional Divisions of Hove and Worthing, and parts of the Sessional Divisions of Lewes and Steyning. 1918–1950: The Municipal Borough of Lewes, the"
"contested the seat in 1999 and 2003. Party averages from 5 elections: Labour – 44.3%, Conservative – 26.8%, Plaid Cymru – 12.2%, Lib Dem – 11.1% The constituency was created for the first election to the Assembly, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of the Bridgend Westminster constituency. It is partly within the preserved county of Mid Glamorgan and partly within the preserved county of South Glamorgan. The other six constituencies of the region are Aberavon, Gower, Neath, Ogmore, Swansea East and Swansea West. In general elections for the National Assembly for Wales, each voter has two votes. The"
"Beverley and Holderness (UK Parliament constituency) Beverley and Holderness is a constituency created in 1997, represented in the House of Commons since 2005 by Graham Stuart of the Conservative Party — the party whose local candidate has won the seat since its creation. 1997–2010: The East Yorkshire Borough of Beverley wards of Cherry Holme, Leconfield, Leven, Minster North, Minster South, Molescroft, St Mary’s East, St Mary’s West, Tickton, Walkington, and Woodmansey, and the Borough of Holderness. 2010–present: The District of East Riding of Yorkshire wards of Beverley Rural, Mid Holderness, Minster and Woodmansey, North Holderness, St Mary’s, South East Holderness,"
"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;"
"Redditch (UK Parliament constituency) Redditch is a constituency in Worcestershire, England, represented in the House of Commons since 2017 by Rachel Maclean of the Conservative Party. From 1983 to 1997 the town of Redditch was, based on a series of high majorities, in the Conservative safe seat of Mid Worcestershire. The first MP for that constituency, Eric Forth, moved to the equally safe seat of Bromley and Chislehurst in south east London as a result of major boundary changes in Worcestershire for the 1997 general election, and held that seat until his death in 2006. The seat has been a"
"parliamentary constituency of Sittingbourne and Sheppey. Since the constituency's creation in 1997 until 2010 the Member of Parliament was Derek Wyatt of the Labour Party. At the 2010 general election, Gordon Henderson of the Conservative Party won the seat. Before 1997, Sheppey and Sittingbourne were part of the constituency of Faversham. Sheerness is in the local government district of Swale. The town is covered by the local government wards of Sheerness, which has three of the forty-seven seats on the Swale Borough Council. At the 2015 local elections, two of those seats were held by the Labour Party and one"
"Members. Plaid Cymru are Labour's main opposition in the seat. In the election in 2016 the constituency got the highest vote share from an Independent in Steve Hunt with 8.1% of the vote. Hunt was the only independent to save his deposit. The constituency was created for the first election to the Assembly, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of the Neath Westminster constituency. It is entirely within the preserved county of West Glamorgan. The other six constituencies of the region are Aberavon, Bridgend, Gower, Ogmore, Swansea East and Swansea West. In general elections for the National Assembly for"
"of 36.8%. In addition to the 92 councillors, there were sixteen Aldermen who divided 9 Labour and 6 Conservative, so that Labour actually had 67 seats to 38 for the Conservatives following the election. Among those who were first elected to the GLC in 1973 were Ken Livingstone (Labour, Lambeth, Norwood), later to lead it, Andrew McIntosh (Labour, Haringey, Tottenham) who was his brief moderate rival for the Labour leadership, and Serge Lourie (Labour, Havering Hornchurch), who became a founder member of the SDP and Leader of the LB Richmond upon Thames in 2001. The first byelection of the term"
"the votes cast. It was created for the 1997 general election from parts of the old Woolwich and Erith and Crayford constituencies. John Austin was the MP for this constituency from its creation for the 1997 general election until he stepped down at the 2010 election. The seat was then held for Labour by a local activist Teresa Pearce, who defeated the Conservatives candidate Colin Bloom, a councillor for Bickley Ward in Bromley. Pearce increased her majority in the 2015 General Election to rank 125th of the party's 232 MPs then elected. In April 2009, an investigation took place into"
"post system of election. The constituency covers the towns of Yeovil, Chard, Crewkerne and Ilminster, all in Somerset. Until 1983 Somerset was split into four constituencies and Yeovil constituency also contained the towns of Ilchester, Martock and Somerton, but these were moved into the newly created constituency of Somerton and Frome. From the next election, Yeovil constituency will contain Ilchester once again to equalise the populations of the Somerset constituencies. The Boundary Commission for England estimate the electorate of Yeovil constituency after the pending boundary changes to be 77,049. The current MP is Marcus Fysh, a member of the Conservative"
"again in 1918: When the Ayr Burghs constituency was abolished in 1950, the Ayr and Prestwick burghs were merged into the county constituency of Ayr. Ardrossan and Saltcoats were merged into Bute and Northern Ayrshire and Irvine and Troon were merged into Central Ayrshire. Sir Thomas was elected, in 1950, as the first MP for the then new constituency of Ayr Campbell's death caused a by-election. Ayr Burghs (UK Parliament constituency) Ayr Burghs was a district of burghs constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1708 to 1800 and of the House of Commons"
"Cornelly; Coychurch Lower; Litchard; Llangewydd and Brynhyfryd; Morfa; Newcastle; Newton; Nottage; Oldcastle; Pendre; Pen-y-fai; Porthcawl East Central; Porthcawl West Central; Pyle; and Rest Bay. The 2015 result gave the seat the 19th-smallest majority of Labour's 232 seats by percentage of majority. The Bridgend constituency was created in 1983 from parts of the seats of Ogmore & Aberavon. It has to date elected candidates from the Labour Party save for electing the Conservative candidate Hubbard-Miles at the 1983 election 'landslide' election. An absolute Labour majority occurred in Bridgend in three successive elections, 1997, 2001 and 2005. Since 2001, inclusive, two non-Labour,"
"the constituency, ahead of the next election. <br> <br> Folkestone and Hythe (UK Parliament constituency) Folkestone and Hythe () is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. The MP is Damian Collins of the Conservative Party. 1950-1983: The Municipal Boroughs of Folkestone, Hythe, Lydd, and New Romney, and the Rural Districts of Elham and Romney Marsh. 1983-2010: The District of Shepway. 2010–2018: The District of Shepway, and the Borough of Ashford ward of Saxon Shore. 2018-present: The District of Folkestone and Hythe, and the Borough of Ashford ward of Saxon Shore. Folkestone and Hythe consists"
"Montrose Burghs (UK Parliament constituency) Montrose Burghs was a district of burghs constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 until 1950. The constituency elected one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent the parliamentary burghs of Montrose, Arbroath, Brechin, Forfar and Inverbervie. In 1950, Montrose, Brechin and Inverbervie were merged into North Angus and Mearns, and Arbroath and Forfar were merged into South Angus. Hume's death caused a by-election. General Election 1914/15: Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations"
"the city, including the village of Dalston. The remaining parts of the district are in the Penrith and The Border constituency. Historically the constituency was tightly drawn around the city which favour the Labour Party but has gradually expanded to contain more rural areas within the district that are far more Conservative-inclined, such as Burgh, Dalston and Wetheral. This has seen the constituency shift from being a safe Labour seat to marginal status. Long Parliament First Protectorate Parliament (One member only) Second Protectorate Parliament (One member only) Third Protectorate Parliament Long Parliament (restored) General election 1939/40: Another general election was"
"Newry and Armagh (UK Parliament constituency) Newry and Armagh is a parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons. 1983-1997: The District of Armagh, and the District of Newry and Mourne wards of Ballybot, Belleek, Bessbrook, Camlough, Creggan, Crossmaglen, Daisy Hill, Derrymore, Drumalane, Drumgullion, Fathom, Forkhill, Newtownhamilton, St Mary's, St Patrick's, Tullyhappy, and Windsor Hill. 1997-present: The District of Armagh, and the District of Newry and Mourne wards of Ballybot, Bessbrook, Camlough, Creggan, Crossmaglen, Daisy Hill, Derrymore, Drumgullion, Drumalane, Fathom, Forkhill, Newtownhamilton, Silver Bridge, St Mary's, St Patrick's, Tullyhappy, and Windsor Hill. The seat was created in boundary changes"
"the seat until 2010. Davies went on to represent the North West England region in the European Parliament from 1999 to 2014. 1995 Littleborough and Saddleworth by-election A by-election was called in the constituency of Littleborough and Saddleworth in Greater Manchester, England, on 27 July 1995 following the death of Conservative Party MP Geoffrey Dickens on 17 May of that year. The contest was a win for the Liberal Democrat candidate Chris Davies. The result was notable as the defending Conservative Party dropped from first to third place, coming behind both the Labour Party and the Liberal Democrats. The second-placed"
"speech defect. Alec Shelbrooke, MP for Elmet and Rothwell since 2010, who is partially deaf. Marsha de Cordova, MP for Battersea since 2017, who is registered blind. Jared O'Mara, MP for Sheffield Hallam since 2017, who has cerebral palsy. Died after end of hostilities but listed as First World War casualty by Commonwealth War Graves Commission: Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Mark Sykes, 6th Baronet (5th Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment); born 1879: died 1919 of Spanish influenza at Paris while attending peace negotiations. MP (Conservative Party) for Hull Central (1911-death). Died after end of hostilities but listed as Second World Casualty by Commonwealth"
"as Member of Parliament. The rest of the area falls within the North East Somerset constituency. Previously most of the area was in the Wansdyke constituency, which covers the part of B&NES that is not in the Bath constituency. It also contained four wards or parts of wards from South Gloucestershire Council. It was named after the former Wansdyke district. Since B&NES was created, until 2015, no political party had been in overall control of the council. The Liberal Democrats quickly became the dominant party, but in the local elections on 3 May 2007 the Conservative Party won 31 seats"
"boroughs: Andover and Fareham (also known as West and South Hampshire respectively). The seat was a Conservative safe seat in terms of majority and length of time held from 1950 until 1997. At the 1997 general election the incumbent MP Gerry Malone of the Conservative Party was defeated by Mark Oaten of the Liberal Democrats by just two votes. Malone petitioned the result and it was declared void by the High Court on the grounds of mis-stamped ballots having altered the outcome, necessitating a by-election. This was won definitively by Oaten with a very large majority of 21,556, in an"
"the former Littleborough and Saddleworth and Oldham Central and Royton constituencies. Oldham Central and Royton was a safe Labour seat whereas Littleborough and Saddleworth had had a Conservative MP, Geoffrey Dickens, from its creation until a 1995 close three-party fought by-election where it was lost to a Liberal Democrat. Ahead of the 1997 general election the seat was notionally Conservative, however since 1997 the seat has been a Labour/Liberal Democrat marginal. Although Phil Woolas of the Labour Party (defeated candidate in the mentioned 1995 by-election) was victorious in all three general elections since, his majorities have not been substantial and"
"Parliament constituency) (1585–present). The constituency was created by the Representation of the People Act 1918 for the 1918 general election. The area had been roughly the northern part of Kingston (also in Surrey). From April 1965 the constituency formed part of Greater London. It was the eastern half of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. The Second Periodical Review of the Parliamentary Boundary Commission for England in 1969 formally made ""a slight modification in the names to conform with our policy of using the London borough name as a prefix"", so that the constituency was formally known as 'Richmond"
"Haltemprice and Howden (UK Parliament constituency) Haltemprice and Howden is a constituency in the East Riding of Yorkshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1997 by David Davis, a Conservative who was also Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union until his resignation from that role on 8 July 2018. The Electoral Reform Society considers it to be historically the second safest seat in the country, after North Shropshire. Taking into account the previous seats roughly covering its boundaries, the Society considers that the seat has been held continuously by the Conservative Party since"
"Fowlmere and Foxton, Gamlingay, Girton, Hardwick, Harston and Hauxton, Haslingfield and The Eversdens, Longstanton, Melbourn, Meldreth, Orwell and Barrington, Papworth and Elsworth, Sawston, Swavesey, The Abingtons, The Mordens, The Shelfords and Stapleford, and Whittlesford, and the City of Cambridge ward of Queen Edith’s. The constituency was created following the boundary review of 1995, and was first contested at the 1997 general election. Before this, much of the region had been part of the South West Cambridgeshire constituency represented by Sir Anthony Grant from 1983 to 1997, while the wards of Bar Hill, Coton, Elsworth, Girton, Longstanton and Swavesey had been"
"1939 Holderness by-election The Holderness by-election, 1939 was a parliamentary by-election held on 15 February 1939 for the British House of Commons constituency of Holderness in the East Riding of Yorkshire. Sir Samuel Savery the sitting Conservative MP died aged 77 on 27 December 1938, creating a vacancy. He had been the MP since 1923. The constituency was created in 1885, since when it had been won by Conservative candidates at every election since, with the exception of 1922 when the Liberal Party won the seat. That Liberal success was during a time when only two parties contested the seat,"