NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Bedford (UK Parliament constituency)

Bedford 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. Bedfordshire is a county in England. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (2001) - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ... In some bicameral parliaments of a Westminster System, the House of Commons has historically been the name of the elected lower house. ... 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). ... 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. ... The first-past-the-post electoral system is a voting system for single-member districts, variously called first-past-the-post (FPTP or FPP), winner-take-all, plurality voting, or relative majority. ...

Contents

1 Boundaries

2 Member of Parliament

3 Election results

4 Politics and history of the constituency

5 See also

Boundaries

Member of Parliament

1997-present Patrick Hall, Labour
1983-1997 not a separate constituency
1970-1983 Trevor Skeet, Conservative

This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bedford_%28UK_Parliament_constituency%29&action=edit).

Patrick Hall (born 20 October 1951) is a British politician. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or Democratic Socialist political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... Sir Trevor Skeet, former conservative Member of Parliament for North Bedfordshire, died August 14, 2004, he is survived by his widow, Lady Skeet, who resides in Milton Ernest, Bedfordshire. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ...

Election results

General Election 2005: Bedford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Patrick Hall	17,557	41.7	−6.2
	Conservative	Richard Fuller	14,174	33.7	+0.9
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Headley	9,063	21.5	+5.7
	UKIP	Peter Conquest	995	2.4	+1.3
	Independent	John McCready	283	0.7	N/A
Majority			3,383	8.0
Turnout			42,072	59.6	−0.3
	Labour hold		Swing	−3.5

General Election 2001: Bedford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Patrick Hall	19,454	47.9	-2.7
	Conservative	Nicky Attenborough	13,297	32.8	-0.9
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Headley	6,425	15.8	+3.5
	Independent	Richard Rawlins	973	2.4	N/A
	UKIP	Jennifer Lo Bianco	430	1.1	N/A
Majority			6,157	15.1
Turnout			40,579	59.9	-13.6
	Labour hold		Swing

The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 and won by the Labour Party, led by Tony Blair. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or Democratic Socialist political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... Patrick Hall (born 20 October 1951) is a British politician. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, pronounced you-kip) is a right-wing political party that aims at British withdrawal from the European Union. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or Democratic Socialist political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... The UK general election, 2001 was held on 7 June 2001 and was dubbed the quiet landslide by the media. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or Democratic Socialist political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... Patrick Hall (born 20 October 1951) is a British politician. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, pronounced you-kip) is a right-wing political party that aims at British withdrawal from the European Union. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or Democratic Socialist political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ...