Gloucester (UK Parliament constituency)
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Boundary of Gloucester in Gloucestershire.
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Location of Gloucestershire within England.
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| County | Gloucestershire |
| Electorate | 80,788 (December 2010)[1] |
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| Created | 1885 |
| Member of parliament | Richard Graham (Conservative) |
| Number of members | One |
| 1295–1885 | |
| Number of members | Two |
| Type of constituency | Borough constituency |
| Overlaps | |
| European Parliament constituency | South West England |
Gloucester 
i/ˈɡlɒstər/ is a constituency[n 1] centred on the cathedral city and county town of the same name, represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament[n 2] by Richard Graham of the Conservative Party.
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History
A borough of Gloucester was established by 1295 that returned two burgesses as Members of Parliament to the House of Commons. Its population meant this was a situation not leading to an outright rotten borough identified for abolition under the Reform Act 1832 however on more fair (far more equal representation) national changes in 1885, representation was reduced to one member under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885.
Profile
Since 1979 Gloucester has been a bellwether constituency by passing between representatives of the two largest parties in the same way as the government. After nearly three decades as a Conservative seat, it was held by Labour from 1997 to 2010 before returning to a Conservative on a swing of 8.9%.
Boundaries
1918-1950: The County Borough of Gloucester.
1950-1955: The County Borough of Gloucester, and in the Rural District of Gloucester the civil parishes of Barnwood, Brockworth, Hempsted, Hucclecote, and Wotton Vill.
1955-1974: The County Borough of Gloucester, and in the Rural District of Gloucester the civil parishes of Barnwood, Brockworth, Hempsted, and Hucclecote.
1974-1983: The County Borough of Gloucester.
1983-1997: The City of Gloucester, and the District of Stroud wards of Quedgeley and Hardwicke, and Upton St Leonard's.
1997-2010: The City of Gloucester.
2010–present: The City of Gloucester wards of Abbey, Barnwood, Barton and Tredworth, Elmbridge, Grange, Hucclecote, Kingsholm and Wotton, Matson and Robinswood, Moreland, Podsmead, Quedgeley Fieldcourt, Quedgeley Severn Vale, Tuffley, and Westgate.
Members of Parliament
MPs 1295-1640
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MPs 1640-1885
In 1881, Robinson's willingness to stand down faced with a popular petition and the unwillingness of the Conservatives to make allegations nor investigate matters further led to suspicions of collusion between the parties and a Royal Commission was set up to examine electoral practices. The Royal Commission concluded that Gloucester was among the most corrupt of the seven towns investigated and that bribery was endemic in all elections in the city. The Commission concluded that half of the electorate had taken bribes in 1880 and blamed local politicians for most of the corruption. Despite these findings and virtually halving the electorate eligible to vote Robinson was reelected for Gloucester in 1885 when representation had been reduced to one member under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885.[9]
MPs since 1885
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Richard Graham | 23,837 | 45.3 | +5.4 | |
| Labour | Sophy Gardner[12] | 16,586 | 31.5 | -3.6 | |
| UKIP | Richard Ford | 7,497 | 14.3 | +10.7 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Jeremy Hilton | 2,828 | 5.4 | -13.8 | |
| Green | Jonathan Ingleby | 1,485 | 2.8 | +1.8 | |
| Monster Raving Loony | George Ridgeon | 277 | 0.4 | +0.4 | |
| TUSC | Sue Powell[13] | 115 | 0.2 | +0.2 | |
| Majority | 7,241 | 13.8 | +9.0 | ||
| Turnout | 52,565 | 63.4 | -0.6 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +4.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Richard Graham | 20,267 | 39.9 | +5.3 | |
| Labour | Parmjit Dhanda | 17,847 | 35.2 | −12.4 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Jeremy Hilton | 9,767 | 19.2 | +5.6 | |
| UKIP | Mike Smith | 1,808 | 3.6 | +1.2 | |
| English Democrats | Alan Platt | 564 | 1.1 | +1.1 | |
| Green | Bryan Meloy | 511 | 1.0 | -0.7 | |
| Majority | 2,420 | 4.8 | |||
| Turnout | 50,764 | 64.0 | +1.5 | ||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +8.85 | |||
Elections in the 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Parmjit Dhanda | 23,138 | 44.7 | −1.1 | |
| Conservative | Paul James | 18,867 | 36.4 | −1.3 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Jeremy Hilton | 7,825 | 15.1 | +0.8 | |
| UKIP | Gary Phipps | 1,116 | 2.2 | +0.5 | |
| Green | Bryan Meloy | 857 | 1.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 4,271 | 8.2 | |||
| Turnout | 51,803 | 62.8 | +3.4 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +0.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Parmjit Dhanda | 22,067 | 45.8 | −4.2 | |
| Conservative | Paul James | 18,187 | 37.7 | +2.0 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Tim Bullamore | 6,875 | 14.3 | +3.8 | |
| UKIP | Terry Lines | 822 | 1.7 | +0.9 | |
| Socialist Alliance | Stewart Smyth | 272 | 0.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 3,880 | 8.1 | |||
| Turnout | 48,223 | 59.4 | −14.1 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -3.1 | |||
Elections in the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Tess Kingham | 28,943 | 49.98 | ||
| Conservative | Douglas French | 20,684 | 35.72 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Peter Munisamy | 6,069 | 10.48 | ||
| Referendum | Andrew Reid | 1,482 | 2.56 | ||
| UKIP | A.L. Harris | 455 | 0.79 | ||
| Natural Law | Moira Hamilton | 281 | 0.49 | ||
| Majority | 8,259 | 14.26 | |||
| Turnout | 57,914 | 73.45 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Douglas French | 29,870 | 46.2 | −3.5 | |
| Labour | Kevin E. Stephens | 23,801 | 36.8 | +7.2 | |
| Liberal Democrat | John M. Sewell | 10,978 | 17.0 | −3.7 | |
| Majority | 6,069 | 9.4 | −10.7 | ||
| Turnout | 64,649 | 80.2 | +2.1 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −5.3 | |||
Elections in the 1980s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Douglas French | 29,826 | 49.68 | -1.19 | |
| Labour | D Hulme | 17,791 | 29.63 | +3.46 | |
| Liberal | J Hilton | 12,417 | 20.68 | - | |
| Majority | 12,035 | 20.05 | |||
| Turnout | 78.06 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -1.24 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Sally Oppenheim | 27,235 | 48.49 | -0.24 | |
| Labour | CWV Hinds | 14,698 | 26.17 | -10.13 | |
| Social Democratic | M Golder | 13,499 | 24.03 | - | |
| Ecology | J Waters | 479 | 0.85 | - | |
| BNP | Richard Rhodes | 260 | 0.46 | - | |
| Majority | 12,537 | 22.32 | |||
| Turnout | 75.63 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +4.94 | |||
Elections in the 1970s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Sally Oppenheim | 25,163 | 48.73 | +2.62 | |
| Labour | MD Golder | 18,747 | 36.30 | -2.63 | |
| Liberal | DG Halford | 7,213 | 13.97 | -1.0 | |
| National Front | R Morgan | 527 | 1.02 | - | |
| Majority | 6,416 | 12.42 | |||
| Turnout | 79.51 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +2.56 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Sally Oppenheim | 22,664 | 46.11 | +1.6 | |
| Labour | Ann Clwyd Roberts | 19,136 | 38.93 | +3.76 | |
| Liberal | DG Halford | 7,357 | 14.97 | -4.64 | |
| Majority | 3,528 | 7.18 | |||
| Turnout | 78.65 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -1.08 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Sally Oppenheim | 23,052 | 44.51 | -2.4 | |
| Labour | AE Pegler | 18,215 | 35.17 | -9.46 | |
| Liberal | D Halford | 10,155 | 19.61 | +11.16 | |
| Powell Conservative | B Gordon-Storkey | 366 | 0.71 | ||
| Majority | 4,837 | 9.34 | |||
| Turnout | 83.69 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +3.53 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Sally Oppenheim | 21,838 | 46.91 | +11.59 | |
| Labour | Jack Diamond | 20,777 | 44.63 | -3.90 | |
| Liberal | James P Heppell | 3,935 | 8.45 | -6.70 | |
| Majority | 1,061 | 2.28 | |||
| Turnout | 76.03 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +7.75 | |||
Elections in the 1960s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Jack Diamond | 20,951 | 48.53 | +2.99 | |
| Conservative | CJJ Balfour | 15,678 | 35.32 | -0.67 | |
| Liberal | Inga-Stina Robson | 6,540 | 15.15 | -2.44 | |
| Majority | 5,273 | 12.21 | |||
| Turnout | 77.50 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Jack Diamond | 19,631 | 45.54 | +0.79 | |
| Conservative | John Heydon Romaine Stokes | 15,514 | 35.99 | -2.38 | |
| Liberal | Inga-Stina Robson | 7,581 | 17.59 | +0.71 | |
| Independent | R Eckley | 380 | 0.88 | - | |
| Majority | 4,117 | 9.55 | |||
| Turnout | 78.51 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1950s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | John Diamond | 19,450 | 44.75 | -6.14 | |
| Conservative | H D Keith Scott | 16,679 | 38.37 | -10.74 | |
| Liberal | Patrick Herbert Lort-Phillips | 7,336 | 16.88 | - | |
| Majority | 2,771 | 6.38 | |||
| Turnout | 82.26 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | John Diamond | 18,895 | |||
| Conservative | FJVH Dashwood | 10,521 | |||
| Liberal | Patrick Herbert Lort-Phillips | 7,393 | |||
| Majority | 8,374 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Moss Turner-Samuels | 21,354 | 50.89 | +2.08 | |
| Conservative | David C Napley | 20,606 | 49.11 | +5.53 | |
| Majority | 748 | 1.78 | |||
| Turnout | 80.94 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Moss Turner-Samuels | 21,097 | 48.81 | +1.11 | |
| Conservative | John Anthony Kershaw | 18,836 | 43.58 | +6.49 | |
| Liberal | Gordon E Payne | 3,292 | 7.62 | -7.59 | |
| Majority | 2,261 | 5.23 | |||
| Turnout | 85.50 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Moss Turner-Samuels | 20,202 | 47.70 | +1.71 | |
| Conservative | John Anthony Kershaw | 15,708 | 37.09 | +1.99 | |
| Liberal | Harold Arthur Guy | 6,444 | 15.21 | -2.49 | |
| Majority | 4,494 | 10.61 | |||
| Turnout | 86.60 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | -0.08 | |||
Elections in the 1940s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Moss Turner-Samuels | 14,010 | 46.99 | +4.05 | |
| Conservative | Harold Leslie Boyce | 10,466 | 35.10 | -21.96 | |
| Liberal | Harold Arthur Guy | 5,338 | 17.90 | - | |
| Majority | 3,544 | 11.89 | |||
| Turnout | 74.36 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1930s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Leslie Boyce | 15,682 | 57.06 | -9.49 | |
| Labour | Moss Turner-Samuels | 11,803 | 42.94 | +10.49 | |
| Majority | 3,879 | 14.11 | |||
| Turnout | 79.01 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Leslie Boyce | 19,201 | 67.55 | ||
| Labour | Charles Fox | 9,223 | 32.45 | ||
| Majority | 9,978 | 35.10 | |||
| Turnout | 82.45 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1920s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Unionist | Harold Leslie Boyce | 11,041 | 39.2 | ||
| Labour | Henry Nixon | 10,548 | 37.4 | ||
| Liberal | Thomas Worrall Casey | 6,589 | 23.4 | ||
| Majority | 493 | 1.8 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Unionist hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | James Nockells Horlick | 8,630 | 37.9 | ||
| Labour | Morgan Philips Price | 8,127 | 35.7 | ||
| Liberal | Arthur William Stanton | 6,011 | 26.4 | ||
| Majority | 503 | 2.2 | |||
| Turnout | 86.5 | ||||
| Unionist hold | Swing | ||||
See also
Notes and references
- Notes
- ↑ A borough 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
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "G" (part 1)[self-published source][better source needed]
- ↑ Lenthall was also elected for Oxfordshire. Cobbett's recording of William Lenthall as elected for Gloucester may be an error, as his son John sat for the city both before and after this Parliament.
- ↑ Major-General John Desborough elected but was also elected for Somerset. Chose Somerset and was replaced by James Stephens
- ↑ At the election of 1727 there was a double return, but two of the candidates returned, Matthew Ducie Moreton and Thomas Chester waived their rights and Bathurst and Selwyn were declared duly elected.
- ↑ Created a baronet, 1784
- ↑ On petition, the 1859 election was declared void, the writ was suspended, and a Royal Commission appointed to investigate. After the Commission reported, the writ was restorted and a by-election held to fill the vacant seats.
- ↑ On petition, Robinson's election was declared void, the writ was suspended and a Royal Commission appointed to investigate
- ↑ Gloucester, 1835-1985: Parliamentary representation, A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 4: The City of Gloucester (1988), pp. 205-209. Date accessed: 22 April 2009
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ http://democracy.gloucester.gov.uk/committee/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?ID=88&RPID=5473411 19 June 2015
- ↑ http://electionresults.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/gloucester-2015.html
- ↑ http://www.tusc.org.uk/txt/320.pdf
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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- ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
- ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
Sources
- Williams, W.R., Parliamentary History of Co. of Gloucester, Hereford, 1898
- Robert Beatson, A Chronological Register of Both Houses of Parliament (London: Longman, Hurst, Res & Orme, 1807) [1]
- D. Brunton & D. H. Pennington, Members of the Long Parliament (London: George Allen & Unwin, 1954)
- Cobbett's Parliamentary history of England, from the Norman Conquest in 1066 to the year 1803 (London: Thomas Hansard, 1808) [2]
- The Constitutional Year Book for 1913 (London: National Union of Conservative and Unionist Associations, 1913)
- F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (2nd edition, Aldershot: Parliamentary Research Services, 1989)
- F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949 (Glasgow: Political Reference Publications, 1969)
- Maija Jansson (ed.), Proceedings in Parliament, 1614 (House of Commons) (Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, 1988) [3]
- Lewis Namier & John Brooke, The History of Parliament: The House of Commons 1754-1790 (London: HMSO, 1964)
- J E Neale, The Elizabethan House of Commons (London: Jonathan Cape, 1949)
- J Holladay Philbin, Parliamentary Representation 1832 - England and Wales (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1965)
- Henry Stooks Smith, The Parliaments of England from 1715 to 1847 (2nd edition, edited by FWS Craig - Chichester: Parliamentary Reference Publications, 1973)
External links
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