South West Hertfordshire (UK Parliament constituency)
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| South West Hertfordshire County constituency |
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| South West Hertfordshire shown within Hertfordshire, and Hertfordshire shown within England | |
| Created: | 1950 |
| MP: | David Gauke |
| Party: | Conservative |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Hertfordshire |
| EP constituency: | East of England |
South West Hertfordshire 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
This seat forms a thin strip along the south-west border of Hertfordshire from Oxhey (near Watford) in the south, through the countryside areas of Bovingdon and Berkhamsted to Tring in the north. Other towns in the constituency include Chipperfield, Chorleywood, Croxley Green, Moor Park, and Rickmansworth.
[edit] Members of Parliament
- 1950 – 1974: Sir Gilbert Longden, Conservative
- 1974 – 1979: Geoffrey Dodsworth, Conservative
- 1979 – 2005: Richard Page, Conservative
- 2005 – "present": David Gauke, Conservative
[edit] Election results
| General Election 2005: South West Hertfordshire | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | David Gauke | 23,494 | 46.9 | +2.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ed Featherstone | 15,021 | 30.0 | +3.7 | |
| Labour | Kerron Cross | 10,466 | 20.9 | -6.1 | |
| UK Independence | Colin Rodden | 1,107 | 2.2 | +0.4 | |
| Majority | 8,473 | 16.9 | -0.4 | ||
| Turnout | 50,088 | 68.5 | +4.0 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -0.5% | |||
| General Election 2001: South West Hertfordshire | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Richard Page | 20,933 | 44.3 | -1.7 | |
| Labour | Graham Dale | 12,752 | 27.0 | -0.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ed Featherstone | 12,431 | 26.3 | +4.0 | |
| UK Independence | Colin Dale-Mills | 847 | 1.8 | N/A | |
| ProLife Alliance | Julia Goffin | 306 | 0.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 8,181 | 17.3 | |||
| Turnout | 47,269 | 64.5 | -12.1 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1997: South West Hertfordshire | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Richard Page | 25,462 | 46.0 | -11.0 | |
| Labour | M Wilson | 15,441 | 27.9 | +8.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ann Shaw | 12,381 | 22.3 | -0.8 | |
| Referendum Party | T Millward | 1,853 | 3.3 | N/A | |
| Natural Law | C Adamson | 274 | 0.5 | 0.0 | |
| Majority | 10,021 | 18.1 | |||
| Turnout | 55,411 | 77.3 | -6.5 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -9.8 | |||
