Putney (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Putney Borough constituency |
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| Putney shown within Greater London | |
| Created: | 1918 |
| MP: | Justine Greening |
| Party: | Conservative |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Greater London |
| EP constituency: | London |
Putney 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.
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[edit] Boundaries
Putney is a compact constituency nestling around the southern bank of the River Thames opposite Fulham. As well as Putney itself, it also includes the districts of Roehampton, which runs along the edge of Richmond Park, and Southfields, which lies in the Wandle Valley at the bottom of West Hill. It takes in a small part of Wandsworth town; that part south of Wandsworth High Street and west of Garratt Lane, so the Southside shopping centre is in the constituency.
Putney is bordered by the constituencies of:
[edit] Boundary review
Following their review of parliamentary representation in South London, the Boundary Commission for England has created a modified Putney constituency with the following electoral wards:
- East Putney, Roehampton, Southfields, Thamesfield, West Hill, West Putney
[edit] History
When created in 1918 the constituency was carved out of the former constituency of Wandsworth. The rest of the Wandsworth constituency was divided into Wandsworth Central, Tooting and Balham and Streatham.
Putney was held by former Conservative Secretary of State for National Heritage David Mellor from 1979 until 1997, when it was gained by Tony Colman for Labour. However, this received media attention not because of a prominent member losing their seat, but because of the fracas that erupted between Mellor and Referendum Party candidate Sir James Goldsmith, who held contrasting views on European integration, during Mellor's vote of thanks. This difference of opinion had led to a bitter and personalised campaign, and Goldsmith took the opportunity to taunt his opponent when he had been defeated.
Putney is also of note for being the first Conservative gain on election night in 2005, when Justine Greening took back the seat from Labour on a swing of 6.5%.
[edit] Member of Parliament
| Year | Member | Party | |
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| 1918 | Samuel Samuel | Coalition Conservative | |
| 1934 | Marcus Reginald Anthony Samuel | ||
| 1942 | Sir Hugh Linstead | Conservative | |
| 1964 | Hugh Jenkins | Labour | |
| 1979 | David Mellor | Conservative | |
| 1997 | Tony Colman | Labour | |
| 2005 | Justine Greening | Conservative | |
[edit] Election results
| General Election 2005: Putney | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Justine Greening | 15,497 | 42.4 | +4.0 | |
| Labour | Tony Colman | 13,731 | 37.5 | -9.0 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Jeremy Ambache | 5,965 | 16.3 | +2.7 | |
| Green | Keith Magnum | 993 | 2.7 | N/A | |
| UK Independence | Anthony Gahan | 388 | 1.1 | +0.1 | |
| Majority | 1,766 | 4.8 | |||
| Turnout | 36,574 | 59.5 | +3.0 | ||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 6.5 | |||
| General Election 2001: Putney | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Tony Colman | 15,911 | 46.5 | +0.8 | |
| Conservative | Michael Simpson | 13,140 | 38.4 | -0.5 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Anthony Burrett | 4,671 | 13.6 | +2.9 | |
| UK Independence | Pat Wild | 347 | 1.0 | +0.5 | |
| ProLife Alliance | Yvonne Windsor | 185 | 0.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 2,771 | 8.1 | |||
| Turnout | 34,254 | 56.5 | -16.8 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1997: Putney | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Tony Colman | 20,084 | 45.6 | +9.0 | |
| Conservative | David Mellor | 17,108 | 38.9 | -13.32 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Russell Pyne | 4,739 | 10.8 | +1.2 | |
| Referendum Party | Sir James Goldsmith | 1,518 | 3.5 | N/A | |
| UK Independence | Bill Jamieson | 233 | 0.5 | N/A | |
| Happiness Stan's Freedom to Party | Lenny Beige | 101 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| Sportman's Alliance: Anything but Mellow | Michael Yardley | 90 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| Natural Law | John Small | 66 | 0.2 | -0.1 | |
| Independently Beautiful Party | Ateeka Poole | 49 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Renaissance Democrat | Dorian Van Braam | 7 | 0.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 2,976 | 6.8 | |||
| Turnout | 34,254 | 73.3 | -4.6 | ||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 11.2 | |||
| General Election 1992: Putney | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | David Mellor | 25,188 | 52.2 | +1.7 | |
| Labour | J. M. Chegwidden | 17,662 | 36.6 | +0.5 | |
| Liberal Democrat | J. D. F. Martyn | 4,636 | 9.6 | -2.8 | |
| Green | K. M. Hagenbach | 618 | 1.3 | +0.2 | |
| Natural Law | P. Levy | 139 | 0.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 7,526 | 15.6 | |||
| Turnout | 77.9 | +2.0 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +0.6 | |||
