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Encyclopedia > Arundel and South Downs
Arundel and South Downs
County constituency

Arundel and South Downs shown within West Sussex, and West Sussex shown within England
Created: 1997
MP: Nick Herbert
Party: Conservative
Type: House of Commons
County: West Sussex
EP constituency: South East England

Arundel and South Downs is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. A County constituency is a constituency in the United Kingdom that covers a predominantly rural area. ... Image File history File links ArundelSouthDownsConstituency. ... Image File history File links map of West Sussex within England File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... West Sussex is a county in the south of England, bordering onto East Sussex (with Brighton and Hove), Hampshire and Surrey. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: England Inter. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... Nicholas Le Quesne Herbert known as Nick Herbert (born 1963) is the Conservative MP for Arundel and South Downs. ... Political parties in the United Kingdom lists political parties in the United Kingdom. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right-of-centre in the United Kingdom. ... In the United Kingdom each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly. ... The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and is now the dominant branch of Parliament. ... The Ceremonial counties of England are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government with reference to administrative counties of England. ... West Sussex is a county in the south of England, bordering onto East Sussex (with Brighton and Hove), Hampshire and Surrey. ... The European Parliament is the parliamentary body of the European Union (EU), directly elected by EU citizens once every five years. ... South East England is a constituency of the European Parliament. ... A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ... British House of Commons Canadian House of Commons In some bicameral parliaments of a Westminster System, the House of Commons has historically been the name of the elected lower house. ... The Houses of Parliament, seen over Westminster Bridge The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative institution in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories (it alone has parliamentary sovereignty). ...

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Boundaries

History

Arundel and South Downs shot to prominence in the run-up to the 2005 general election due to the central deselection of its only sitting member, Conservative Howard Flight, who represented the constituency since its inception in the 1997 general election. Arundel is a town in the South Downs of West Sussex in the south of England. ... Near Beachy Head The South Downs is one of the two areas of chalk downland in southern England. ... The governing Labour Party, led by Tony Blair, was looking to secure a third consecutive term in office and to retain a large majority. ... Howard Emerson Flight (born 16 June 1948) is a Conservative politician in the United Kingdom. ... The UK general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997. ...


Members of Parliament

1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Howard Emerson Flight (born 16 June 1948) is a Conservative politician in the United Kingdom. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right-of-centre in the United Kingdom. ... 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nicholas Le Quesne Herbert known as Nick Herbert (born 1963) is the Conservative MP for Arundel and South Downs. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right-of-centre in the United Kingdom. ...

Elections

General Election 2005: Arundel and South Downs
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nick Herbert 24,752 49.8 -2.4
Liberal Democrats Derek Deedman 13,443 27.1 +4.7
Labour Sharon Whitlam 8,482 17.1 -3.6
UK Independence Andrew Moffat 2,700 5.4 +0.7
Protest Vote Party Mark Stack 313 0.6 +0.6
Majority 11,309 22.8
Turnout 49,690 68.5 3.8
Conservative hold Swing -3.5
General Election 2001: Arundel and South Downs
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Howard Flight 23,969 52.2 -0.9
Liberal Democrats Derek Deedman 10,265 22.4 -3.4
Labour Charles Taylor 9,488 20.7 +2.4
UK Independence Robert Perrin 2,167 4.7 +1.8
Majority 13,704 29.8
Turnout 45,889 64.7 -10.8
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1997: Arundel and South Downs
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Howard Flight 27,251 53.1
Liberal Democrats John Goss 13,216 25.7
Labour Richard Black 9,376 18.3
UK Independence J. Herbert 1,494 2.9
Majority 14,035
Turnout 75.9

The governing Labour Party, led by Tony Blair, was looking to secure a third consecutive term in office and to retain a large majority. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right-of-centre in the United Kingdom. ... Nicholas Le Quesne Herbert known as Nick Herbert (born 1963) is the Conservative MP for Arundel and South Downs. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... The Labour Party is the principal centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ... The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, pronounced you-kip) is a Eurosceptic political party that aims at British withdrawal from the European Union. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right-of-centre in the United Kingdom. ... The UK general election, 2001 was held on 7 June 2001 and was dubbed the quiet landslide by the media. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right-of-centre in the United Kingdom. ... Howard Emerson Flight (born 16 June 1948) is a Conservative politician in the United Kingdom. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... The Labour Party is the principal centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ... The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, pronounced you-kip) is a Eurosceptic political party that aims at British withdrawal from the European Union. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right-of-centre in the United Kingdom. ... The UK general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right-of-centre in the United Kingdom. ... Howard Emerson Flight (born 16 June 1948) is a Conservative politician in the United Kingdom. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... The Labour Party is the principal centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ... The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, pronounced you-kip) is a Eurosceptic political party that aims at British withdrawal from the European Union. ...

See also

The county of West Sussex is divided into 8 Parliamentary constituencies - 2 Borough constituencies and 6 County constituencies. ...

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