Twickenham (UK Parliament constituency)

{{{name}}}
[[{{{type}}} constituency]] for the House of Commons
Current constituency
Created	{{{year}}}
Member of Parliament	None

Twickenham 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 covers the western part of the London Borough of Richmond, i.e. that part of the borough on the north bank of the River Thames (although the river is on a north-south axis at this point). It includes the town of Twickenham, as well as the Hampton, Teddington and Whitton areas. It also includes Hampton Court Palace and Bushy Park, and the Rugby Football Union's ground, Twickenham Stadium.

Boundary Review

Following their review of parliamentary representation in South London, the Boundary Commission for England has not made any changes to the boundaries of this constituency. The Commission recieved only eleven representations following the publication of their original proposals, of which ten were in support.

The electoral wards forming the constituency are:

• Fulwell and Hampton Hill, Hampton, Hampton North, Hampton Wick, Heathfield, St Margarets and North Twickenham, South Twickenham, Teddington, Twickenham Riverside, West Twickenham, Whitton.

History

Twickenham was a safe seat for the Conservative Party for many years, until the Liberal Democrats gained the seat at the 1997 general election. Its MP Vincent Cable has increased his majority in the two general elections since then.

Members of Parliament

• 1934 – 1954: Sir Edward Keeling, Conservative
• 1955 – 1970: Gresham Cooke, Conservative
• 1970 – 1997: Toby Jessel, Conservative
• 1997 – present: Vincent Cable, Liberal Democrat

Election results

General Election 2005: Twickenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Vincent Cable	26,696	51.6	+2.9
	Conservative	Paul Maynard	16,731	32.4	−1.0
	Labour	Brian Whitington	5,868	11.4	−2.4
	Green	Henry Gower	1,445	2.8	0.0
	UKIP	Douglas Orchard	766	1.5	+0.3
	Independent	Brian Gibert	117	0.2	N/A
	Rainbow Dream Ticket	George Weiss	64	0.1	N/A
Majority			9,965	19.3
Turnout			51,687	71.8	+5.4
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	+2.0

General Election 2001: Twickenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Vincent Cable	24,344	48.7	+3.6
	Conservative	Nick Longworth	16,689	33.4	−4.3
	Labour	Dean Rogers	6,903	13.8	−1.8
	Green	Judy Maciejowska	1,423	2.8	N/A
	UKIP	Ray Hollebone	579	1.2	N/A
Majority			7,655	15.3
Turnout			49,938	66.4	−12.6
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

General Election 1997: Twickenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Vincent Cable	26,237	45.1
	Conservative	Toby Jessel	21,956	37.8
	Labour	E Tutchell	9,065	15.6
	Independent English Conservative and Referendum	J Harrison	589	1.0
	Rainbow Dream Ticket	T Haggar	155	0.3
	Natural Law	A Hardy	142	0.2
Majority			4,281	7.3%
Turnout			58,144	79.3%
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Greater London

Sources

• Boundary Commission for England