Chichester (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Chichester County constituency |
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| Chichester shown within West Sussex, and West Sussex shown within England | |
| Created: | 1295 |
| MP: | Andrew Tyrie |
| Party: | Conservative |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | West Sussex |
| EP constituency: | South East England |
Chichester 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
The constituency is based in the western portion of West Sussex, centered on the city of Chichester, West Sussex and covers the majority of the Chichester district.
[edit] Boundary review
Following their review of parliamentary boundaries in West Sussex, the Boundary Commission for England has made alterations to all existing constituencies to deal with population changes. The modified Chichester constituency is created with the following electoral wards:
- From the Chichester district - Bosham, Boxgrove, Chichester, West Sussex East, Chichester North, Chichester South, Chichester West, Donnington, Easebourne, East Wittering, Fernhurst, Fishbourne, Funtington, Harting, Lavant, Midhurst, North Mundham, Plaistow, Rogate, Selsey North, Selsey South, Sidlesham, Southbourne, Stedham, Tangmere, West Wittering, and Westbourne.
[edit] History
Chichester is one of the oldest constituencies in the UK having been created when commoners were first called to Parliament in the 13th century, originally returning two members. It was reduced to one member in 1868 by the Reform Act 1867.
Prior to the boundary changes implemented in 1974, Chichester was a much more compact constituency, but the growth of population in new towns such as nearby Crawley meant that the constitutency was expanded to the north to give it equal population.
In its various forms, Chichester has been a Conservative stronghold for decades.
[edit] Members of Parliament
[edit] MPs 1295-1868
- Constituency created (1295)
| Year | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1660 | Henry Peckham | John Farrington | ||||
| 1661 | William Garway | |||||
| 1673 | Richard May | |||||
| February 1679 | John Braman | |||||
| September 1679 | John Farrington | |||||
| 1681 | Richard Farington | Whig | ||||
| 1685 | Sir Richard May | George Gounter | ||||
| 1689 | Thomas Miller | Thomas May | ||||
| 1695 | The Earl of Ranelagh | William Elson | ||||
| 1698 | Sir Richard Farington, 1st Bt | Whig | John Miller | Tory | ||
| January 1701 | Sir Thomas May | William Elson | ||||
| November 1701 | John Miller | Tory | ||||
| May 1705 | Sir Thomas Littleton, 3rd Bt | Whig | ||||
| November 1705 | Thomas Onslow | |||||
| 1708 | Thomas Carr | Tory | Sir Richard Farington, 1st Bt | Whig | ||
| 1710 | Sir John Miller, 2nd Bt | Tory | ||||
| 1713 | William Elson | James Brudenell | ||||
| 1715 | Sir Richard Farington, 1st Bt | Whig | Sir Thomas Miller, 3rd Bt | |||
| 1719 | Henry Kelsall | |||||
| 1722 | Earl of March | |||||
| 1724 | Lord William Beauclerk | |||||
| 1727 | Charles Lumley | |||||
| 1729 | James Lumley | |||||
| 1733 | Sir Thomas Prendergast, 2nd Bt | |||||
| 1734 | James Brudenell | Thomas Yates | ||||
| 1741 | John Page | |||||
| 1746 | Viscount Bury | |||||
| 1755 | Augustus Keppel | Whig | ||||
| 1761 | Lord George Henry Lennox | |||||
| 1767 | William Keppel | |||||
| 1768 | Thomas Conolly | |||||
| 1780 | Thomas Steele | |||||
| 1782 | Percy Charles Wyndham | |||||
| 1784 | George White-Thomas | |||||
| 1807 | James du Pre | |||||
| 1812 | Charles Lennox, Earl of March | Tory | William Huskisson | Tory | ||
| 1819 | Lord John Lennox | Whig | ||||
| 1823 | William Stephen Poyntz | |||||
| 1830 | John Abel Smith | Whig | ||||
| 1831 | Lord Arthur Lennox | Conservative | ||||
| 1846 | Lord Henry Gordon-Lennox | Conservative | ||||
| 1859 | Humphrey William Freeland | |||||
| 1863 | John Abel Smith | Liberal | ||||
[edit] MPs since 1868
- Representation reduced to one (1868)
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | Charles Gordon-Lennox, Earl of March | Conservative | |
| 1888 | Lord Walter Lennox | ||
| 1894 | Lord Edmund Bernard Talbot | Conservative | |
| 1921 | Sir William Barrott Montfort Bird | ||
| 1923 | Charles Mark Clement Rudkin | ||
| 1924 | John Sewell Courtauld | Conservative | |
| 1942 | Lancelot Joynson-Hicks | Conservative | |
| 1958 | Walter Harris Loveys | Conservative | |
| 1969 | Christopher Chataway | Conservative | |
| 1974 | Richard Anthony Nelson | Conservative | |
| 1997 | Andrew Tyrie | Conservative | |
- This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.
[edit] Elections
| General Election 2005: Chichester | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Andrew Tyrie | 25,302 | 48.3 | +1.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Hilliar | 14,442 | 27.6 | +3.5 | |
| Labour | Jonathan Austin | 9,632 | 18.4 | −3.0 | |
| UK Independence | Douglas Denny | 3,025 | 5.8 | +1.0 | |
| Majority | 10,860 | 20.7 | |||
| Turnout | 52,401 | 66.6 | +2.8 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −1.1 | |||
| General Election 2001: Chichester | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Andrew Tyrie | 23,320 | 47.0 | +0.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Lynne Ravenscroft | 11,965 | 24.1 | -4.8 | |
| Labour | Celia Barlow | 10,627 | 21.4 | +4.2 | |
| UK Independence | Douglas Denny | 2,380 | 4.8 | +3.4 | |
| Green | Gavin Graham | 1,292 | 2.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 11,355 | 22.9 | |||
| Turnout | 49,584 | 63.8 | -10.8 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1997: Chichester | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Andrew Tyrie | 25,895 | 46.4 | -12.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Dr Peter Gardiner | 16,161 | 29.0 | +2.4 | |
| Labour | Charlie Smith | 9,605 | 17.2 | +5.9 | |
| Referendum Party | Douglas Denny | 3,318 | 5.9 | N/A | |
| UK Independence | J G Rix | 800 | 1.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 9,734 | 17.5 | |||
| Turnout | 55,779 | 74.6 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
This constituency underwent boundary changes between the 1992 and 1997 general elections and thus change in share of vote is based on a notional calculation.
| General Election 1992: Chichester | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Anthony Nelson | 37,906 | 59.3 | -2.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Dr Peter Gardiner | 17,019 | 26.6 | ||
| Labour | Diane Andrews | 7,192 | 11.3 | +3.4 | |
| Green | Eric Paine | 876 | 1.4 | -0.6 | |
| Liberal | J L Weights | 643 | 1.0 | ||
| Natural Law | J L Jackson | 238 | 0.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 20,887 | 32.7 | |||
| Turnout | 63,874 | 77.8 | +3.4 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1987: Chichester | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Anthony Nelson | 37,274 | 61.8 | -1.9 | |
| SDP-Liberal Alliance (Liberal) | P F Weston | 17,097 | 28.3 | +0.7 | |
| Labour | D Morrison | 4,751 | 7.9 | +0.7 | |
| Green | I F N Bagnall | 1,196 | 2.0 | +0.5 | |
| Majority | 20,177 | 33.5 | |||
| Turnout | 60,318 | 74.4 | +2.3 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1983: Chichester | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Anthony Nelson | 35,482 | 63.7 | ||
| SDP-Liberal Alliance (Social Democrat) | H Gibson | 15,365 | 27.6 | ||
| Labour | R H Rhodes | 3,995 | 7.2 | ||
| Ecology | J Sherlock | 838 | 1.5 | ||
| Majority | 20,117 | 36.1 | |||
| Turnout | 55,680 | 72.1 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] Sources
- Historical List of MPs
- Election result, 2005 (BBC)
- Election results, 1997 - 2001 (BBC)
- Election results, 1997 - 2001 (Election Demon)
- Election results, 1983 - 1992 (Election Demon)
- Election results, 1992 - 2005 (Guardian) (UKIP result for 2001 is incorrect)
- (2003) Iain Dale The Times House of Commons 1929, 1931, 1935. Politico's (reprint). ISBN 1-84275-033-X.
- (1945) The Times House of Commons 1945. The Times.
- (1950) The Times House of Commons 1950. The Times.
- (1955) The Times House of Commons 1955. The Times.
