Rugby and Kenilworth (UK Parliament constituency)
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Template:Infobox UK constituency main
Rugby and Kenilworth was a county constituency in Warwickshire, England. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It existed from 1983 to 2010.
History
The constituency of Rugby and Kenilworth was created for the 1983 election and was held by the Conservative Jim Pawsey until the 1997 election when the Labour candidate Andy King was narrowly elected. In the 2001 election he increased his majority slightly. The Conservatives regained the seat in 2005, with Jeremy Wright becoming the Member of Parliament.
Rugby and Kenilworth was a marginal seat from 1997 onwards, but had been a safe Conservative seat previously (see Elections). Rugby, being an industrial town, traditionally leans towards Labour. Kenilworth, however, is a prosperous dormitory town and leans towards the Conservatives.[1]
Boundaries
1983–2010: The Borough of Rugby wards of Admirals, Benn, Bilton, Brownsover, Caldecott, Clifton and Newton, Dunchurch and Thurlaston, Eastlands, Hillmorton, Knightlow, Lawford, Leam Valley, New Bilton, Newbold, Overslade, Paddox, Ryton-on-Dunsmore, St Mary's, and Wolston, and the District of Warwick wards of Abbey, Park Hill, St John's, and Stoneleigh.
This Warwickshire seat took in areas from the Rugby and Warwick local authorities. From Rugby came the town itself, and parishes on the Leicestershire and Northamptonshire borders. From neighbouring Warwick came Kenilworth and country villages bordering Coventry and Solihull.
Boundary review
Following the Boundary Commission for England's review of parliamentary representation in Warwickshire, the Rugby and Kenilworth constituency was abolished for the 2010 general election.
The successor seats were Kenilworth and Southam, which was originally to be named "Mid Warwickshire",Script error: No such module "Unsubst". and a re-created Rugby constituency.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member[2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1983 | Jim Pawsey | Conservative |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1997 | Andy King | Labour |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 2005 | Jeremy Wright | Conservative |
| 2010 | constituency abolished: see Kenilworth & Southam and Rugby | ||
Elections
Elections in the 2000s
Template:Election box winning candidate with party link| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Andy King | 21,891 | 38.4 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Richard Allanach | 10,143 | 17.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | John Thurley | 911 | 1.6 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Independent | Brian Hadland | 298 | 0.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Independent | Lillian Phallikaropoulos | 258 | 0.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 1,556 | 2.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 56,949 | 68.4 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". gain from Script error: No such module "Political party". Template:Yesno | Swing | +4.0 | |||
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Template:Election box winning candidate with party link| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | David Martin | 21,344 | 39.7 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Gwen Fairweather | 7,444 | 13.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Paul Garrett | 787 | 1.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 2,877 | 5.3 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 53,796 | 67.4 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | +2.3 | |||
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Elections in the 1990s
Template:Election box winning candidate with party link| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Jim Pawsey | 25,861 | 42.2 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Jeremy Roodhouse | 8,737 | 14.3 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Michael Twite | 251 | 0.4 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 495 | 0.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 61,205 | 77.1 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". gain from Script error: No such module "Political party". Template:Yesno | Swing | +10.6 | |||
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Template:Election box winning candidate with party link| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | J Airey | 20,862 | 32.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | JM Roodhouse | 9,934 | 15.3 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | SH Withers | 202 | 0.3 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 13,248 | 20.4 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 65,108 | 83.7 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | −3.1 | |||
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Elections in the 1980s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Jim Pawsey | 31,485 | 51.57 | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | John Airey | 15,221 | 24.93 | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | David Owen-Jones | 14,343 | 23.49 | ||
| Majority | 16,264 | 26.64 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 61,409 | 79.64 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | ||||
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Jim Pawsey | 29,622 | 50.91 | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | David Owen-Jones | 15,381 | 26.44 | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Philip Blundell | 13,180 | 22.65 | ||
| Majority | 14,241 | 24.47 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 58,223 | 78.10 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". win (new seat) | |||||
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
See also
Notes and references
<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ C. Rallings & M. Thrasher, The Media Guide to the New Parliamentary Constituencies, p.142 (Plymouth: LGC Elections Centre, 1995)
- ↑ The 1997 election result is calculated relative to the notional, not the actual, 1992 result.
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
External links
- Rugby and Kenilworth UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
Script error: No such module "Navbox". Script error: No such module "Coordinates".