Telford (UK Parliament constituency)

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Telford
Borough constituency

Telford shown within Shropshire, and Shropshire shown within England
Created: 1997
MP: David Wright
Party: Labour
Type: House of Commons
County: Shropshire
EP constituency: West Midlands

Telford is a parliamentary 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

Telford is made up of several old industrial towns to the north of the River Severn and on the eastern flanks of The Wrekin (including Madeley, Dawley and the small townships in the Ironbridge Gorge) and numerous New Town developments including Woodside. However, not all of the Telford New Town developments are in the constituency; the northern parts and some western areas (including the town of Wellington) which pre-dates Telford, are in The Wrekin constituency.

All of the constituency is covered by Telford and Wrekin Borough Council.

Boundary changes for the next election realign the constituency boundaries to fit with the Borough's new wards and as a result Telford will gain Ketley from The Wrekin.

[edit] History

Telford was created in 1997 from the core of the old Wrekin constituency and has been held by the Labour Party since its creation. Despite its reputation, not all of Telford is solidly working class and there is a sizeable Tory vote in middle class areas like Priorslee.

[edit] Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
1997 Bruce Grocott Labour
2001 David Wright Labour

[edit] Election results

General Election 2005: Telford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Wright 16,506 48.3 −6.3
Conservative Stella Kyriazis 11,100 32.5 +5.1
Liberal Democrat Ian Jenkins 4,941 14.4 +1.5
UK Independence Tom McCartney 1,659 4.9 +1.3
Majority 5,406 15.8
Turnout 34,206 57.7 +5.7
Labour hold Swing −5.7
General Election 2001: Telford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Wright 16,854 54.6 -3.2
Conservative Andrew Henderson 8,471 27.4 0.0
Liberal Democrat Sally Wiggin 3,983 12.9 +1.1
UK Independence Nicola Brookes 1,098 3.6 N/A
Socialist Alliance Mike Jeffries 469 1.5 N/A
Majority 8,383 27.2
Turnout 30,875 52.0 -13.7
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1997: Telford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bruce Grocott 21,456 57.8 N/A
Conservative Bernard Gentry 10,166 27.4 N/A
Liberal Democrat Nathaniel Green 4,371 11.8 N/A
Referendum Party C. Morris 1,119 3.0 N/A
Majority 11,290 N/A
Turnout 65.6 N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A

[edit] See also

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