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Encyclopedia > Calder Valley (UK Parliament constituency)

Calder Valley 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. The United Kingdom has now four bodies with members elected by constituencies: The House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom The Scottish Parliament The Welsh Assembly The Northern Ireland Assembly The House of Commons has over 600 constituencies representing the whole of the United Kingdom. ... The House of Commons is a component of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also includes the Sovereign and the House of Lords. ... 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

Boundaries

The constituency covers an area of West Yorkshire close to Halifax, in the Calderdale district. The southern boundary is normally the M62 motorway. Its northern boundary is on the A58/A641 intersection (Official MBC Boundaries), and in Shelf, three miles from Halifax. This constituency does not include the township of Halifax. The western boundary is the border between West Yorkshire and Lancashire/Greater Manchester. West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in England, corresponding roughly to the core of the West Riding of the traditional county of Yorkshire. ... Halifax is a town in the county of West Yorkshire, northern England, with a population of about 90,000. ... Calderdale is a metropolitan district in West Yorkshire, England. ... The M62 motorway connects the cities of Liverpool and Hull, in England. ...


Member of Parliament

Constituency was formed in 1983 following a review by the Boundaries Commission.

1983 is an integer and composite number that represents a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Reef. ... Sir Donald Thompson (3 November 1931—14 March 2005) was a British Conservative politician. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Reef. ... Christine McCafferty (born 14 October United Kingdom. ... 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. ...

Election results

General Election 2005: Calder Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Christine McCafferty 18,246 38.6 -4.1
Conservative Liz Truss 17,059 35.7 -0.5
Liberal Democrats Liz Ingleton 9,027 18.9 +2.9
BNP John Gregory 1,887 4.0 +4.0
Green Paul Palmer 1,371 2.9 +0.7
Majority 1,367 2.9 -3.6
Turnout 47,770 67.0 +4.0
Labour hold Swing -1.8
General Election 2001: Calder Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Christine McCafferty 20,244 42.7 -3.4
Conservative Sue Robson-Catling 17,150 36.2 +1.1
Liberal Democrats Michael Taylor 7,596 16.0 +1.3
Green Steven Hutton 1,034 2.2 +1.3
UKIP John Nunn 729 1.5 N/A
Legalise Cannabis Philip Lockwood 672 1.4 N/A
Majority 3,094 6.5
Turnout 47,425 63.0 -12.4
Labour hold Swing

Barring a change in the law, the next general election in the United Kingdom must be held some time before June 30, 2006. ... 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 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 British National Party (BNP) is the largest political party of the far-right in the United Kingdom. ... The Green Party of England and Wales emerged as a distinct party in the 1990s. ... 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. ... 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 Green Party of England and Wales emerged as a distinct party in the 1990s. ... 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. ... Legalise Cannabis Alliance Emblem The Legalise Cannabis Alliance (LCA) is a political party registered in the United Kingdom with the cannabis leaf image as its emblem. ... 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. ...

Politics and history of the constituency

The seat was created in 1983, mainly from the previous Sowerby constituency. Sowerby Bridge is a town in the county of West Yorkshire, England, southwest of Halifax, at the junction between the Rochdale Canal and the Calder and Hebble Navigation, and on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. ...


  Results from FactBites:
 
ConservativeHome's Seats & Candidates blog: Calder Valley selection (1209 words)
If I had lived locally, I would have been scurrying around the valleys of Calder looking for a friendly bookie to place various modest wagers on what from a distance I regarded as a cert - this morning I would be considerably richer.
Who better to represent a constituency than a qualified candidate who actually is part of the community he or she aspires to represent.
Calder Valley will have the correct person in Westminster who will make sure that our constituency issues will be taken seriously.
House of Commons Hansard Debates for 21 Nov 1997 (pt 12) (1650 words)
The constituency played an early role in the development of industry, and evidence can be found in the towns and villages and in the many older mills that still stand in the remote valleys and narrow hillsides.
Calder Valley has a lower than average level of car ownership, and because of deregulation and privatisation, there are increasing limitations to public transport.
I am proud that Calder High is the oldest purpose-built comprehensive in the country, and it continues to provide an excellent, open and challenging education to every child within its catchment area, whatever his or her academic ability.
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