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Encyclopedia > Caerphilly (UK Parliament constituency)

Caerphilly is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. 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). ...

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Member of Parliament

Election results

General Election 2005: Caerphilly
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ashgar Ali
Forward Wales Graeme Beard
Labour Wayne David
Conservative Stephen Watson
Plaid Cymru Lindsay Whittle
Majority
Turnout
General Election 2001: Caerphilly
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Wayne David 22,597 58.2 -9.6
Plaid Cymru Lindsay Whittle 8,172 21.0 +11.4
Conservative David Simmonds 4,415 11.4 +0.6
Liberal Democrats Rob Roffe 3,649 9.4 +1.2
Majority 14,425 37.2
Turnout 38,833 57.7 -12.4
Labour hold Swing

The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on 5 May 2005, just over three weeks after the dissolution of Parliament on 11 April by Queen Elizabeth II, at the request of the Prime Minister, Tony Blair. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... Wayne David (born 1 July 1957) is a Welsh politician. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right in the United Kingdom. ... Plaid Cymru (literally meaning, Party of Wales) is a left-of-centre (describing itself as socialist and proud of it) Welsh nationalist party. ... 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 social democratic political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... Wayne David (born 1 July 1957) is a Welsh politician. ... Plaid Cymru (literally meaning, Party of Wales) is a left-of-centre (describing itself as socialist and proud of it) Welsh nationalist party. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right 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 a centre-left or social democratic political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ...

Politics and history of the constituency



 
 

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