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== Boundaries == |
== Boundaries == |
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The constituency comprises of the towns of [[St Neots]], [[Huntingdon]], [[St Ives]], [[Godmanchester]] and number of smaller settlements, in the south-west part of [[Cambridgeshire]] in [[East Anglia]], neighbouring [[Bedfordshire]] and [[Northamptonshire]]. There were minor boundary changes at The 1983 General Election. |
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== Member of Parliament == |
== Member of Parliament == |
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The [[Member of Parliament]] for this seat is [[Jonathan Djanogly]] of the [[Conservative Party]]. He was first elected in The 2001 General Election, and was re-elected in The 2005 General Election. |
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== Election results == |
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|party = Conservative Party (UK) |
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|candidate = [[Jonathan Djanogly]] |
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|votes = 26,646 |
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|party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |
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|candidate = Julian Huppert |
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|candidate = Stephen Sartain |
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Revision as of 18:38, 6 May 2005
Template:Otheruses2 Huntingdon 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.
Boundaries
The constituency comprises of the towns of St Neots, Huntingdon, St Ives, Godmanchester and number of smaller settlements, in the south-west part of Cambridgeshire in East Anglia, neighbouring Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire. There were minor boundary changes at The 1983 General Election.
Member of Parliament
The Member of Parliament for this seat is Jonathan Djanogly of the Conservative Party. He was first elected in The 2001 General Election, and was re-elected in The 2005 General Election.
- 2001-present: Jonathan Djanogly
- 1979-2001: John Major
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Jonathan Djanogly | 26,646 | 50.8 | +0.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Julian Huppert | 13,799 | 26.3 | +2.4 | |
| Labour | Stephen Sartain | 9,821 | 18.7 | −4.1 | |
| UKIP | Derek Norman | 2,152 | 4.1 | +0.7 | |
| Majority | 12,847 | 24.5 | −1.5 | ||
| Turnout | 52,418 | 62.5 | +1.4 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jonathan Djanogly | 24,507 | 49.9 | −5.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Pope | 11,715 | 23.9 | +9.1 | |
| Labour | Takki Sulaiman | 11,211 | 22.8 | −0.6 | |
| UKIP | Derek Norman | 1,656 | 3.4 | +2.8 | |
| Majority | 12,792 | 26.0 | |||
| Turnout | 49,089 | 61.1 | −13.8 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Politics and history of the constituency
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