South West (London Assembly constituency)

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South West

London Assembly constituency
South West shown within London
Created:	2000
Member:	Tony Arbour
Party:	Conservative
Region:	London
Assembly:	London Assembly

South West is a constituency represented in the London Assembly. It has been represented, since its creation in 2000, by Tony Arbour, a Conservative from Richmond upon Thames.

It covers the combined area of the London Borough of Hounslow, the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, and the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.

[edit] Election results

London Assembly election, 2008: South West[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tony Arbour	76,913	40.8	+7.8
	Liberal Democrat	Stephen Knight	49,985	26.5	–3.8
	Labour	Ansuya Sodha	30,190	16.0	–1.0
	Green	John Hunt	12,774	6.8	+0.1
	National Front	Andrew Cripps	4,754	2.5	N/A
	UK Independence	Peter Dul	3,779	2.0	–6.4
	Christian Choice	Sue May	3,718	1.9	–0.1
	Free England Party	Andrew Constantine	2,908	1.5	N/A
	English Democrats	Roger Cooper	1,874	1.0	N/A
	Left List	Tansy Hoskins	1,526	0.8	N/A
Majority			26,928	14.3	+11.6
Turnout			188,421	45.4	+6.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	+5.8

London Assembly election, 2004: South West[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tony Arbour	48,858	33.0	–2.4
	Liberal Democrat	Dee Doocey	44,791	30.3	+0.1
	Labour	Seema Malhotra	25,225	17.0	–5.8
	UK Independence	A. G. Hindle	12,477	8.4	N/A
	Green	Judy Maciejowska	9,866	6.7	–3.1
	Respect	O. M. Waraich	3,785	2.6	N/A
	Christian Peoples	P. J. Flower	3,008	2.0	N/A
Majority			4,067	2.7	–2.5
Turnout				38.5	–3.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	–1.2

London Assembly election, 2000: South West[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tony Arbour	48,248	35.4	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	Geoff Pope	41,189	30.2	N/A
	Labour	Jagdish Sharma	31,065	22.8	N/A
	Green	Judy Maciejowska	13,426	9.8	N/A
	London Socialist	Danny Faith	2,319	1.7	N/A
Majority			7,059	5.2	N/A
Turnout			136,247	35.4	N/A
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

[edit] References

1. ^ BBC Election 2008: results
2. ^ Greater London Authority Election Results
3. ^ London & Local Elections 2000: South West, BBC News

[edit] External links

2004 result

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