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Canterbury

County constituency

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Canterbury 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. A County constituency is a constituency in the United Kingdom that covers a predominantly rural area. ... File links The following pages link to this file: Canterbury (UK Parliament constituency) Categories: GFDL images ... map of Kent within England File links The following pages link to this file: Kent Wikipedia talk:China-related topics notice board Categories: GFDL images ... Kent is a county in England, south-east of London. ... Jump to: navigation, search Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: 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 kmÂ² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK... Jump to: navigation, search Events Mongol leader Ghazan Khan is converted to Islam, ending a line of Tantric Buddhist leaders. ... 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. ... Julian Brazier MP Julian William Hendy Brazier TD MP (born July 24, 1953) is an English politician, and Conservative Party Member of Parliament for Canterbury. ... Political parties in the United Kingdom lists political parties in the United Kingdom. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... 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. ... Jump to: navigation, search 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. ... Kent is a county in England, south-east of London. ... Jump to: navigation, search 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. ... Location within the British Isles St Peters St, Canterbury, from the West Gate, 1993 Canterbury is a cathedral city in the county of Kent in southeast England. ... 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 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). ... 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. ...

Boundaries

Canterbury constituency comprises the larger part of the City of Canterbury District, containing the City and surrounding villages, together with the coastal town of Whitstable, but excluding the town of Herne Bay which is in the North Thanet constituency. Location within the British Isles St Peters St, Canterbury, from the West Gate, 1993 Canterbury is a cathedral city in the county of Kent in southeast England. ... The City of Canterbury is a local government district with city status in Kent, England. ... Whitstable is a town in Kent, England with a population of 30,000. ... See also Herne Bay, New Zealand. ... Creation 1983 MP Roger Gale Party Conservative Type House of Commons County Kent EP constituency South East England North Thanet is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

Members of Parliament

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Elections

General Election 2005: Canterbury

Party

Candidate

Votes

±%

Conservative

Julian Brazier

21,113

44.4

+2.9

Labour

Alex Hilton

13,642

28.7

-8.2

Liberal Democrats

Jenny Barnard-Langston

10,059

21.1

+3.3

Green

Geoffrey Meaden

1,521

3.2

+1.2

UK Independence

John Moore

926

1.9

+0.1

Legalise Cannabis

Rocky van de Benderskum

326

0.7

+0.7

Majority

7,471

15.7

Turnout

47,587

66.1

5.2

Conservative hold

Swing

+5.5

General Election 2001: Canterbury

Party

Candidate

Votes

±%

Conservative

Julian Brazier

18,711

41.5

+2.8

Labour

Emily Thornberry

16,642

36.9

+5.6

Liberal Democrats

Peter Wales

8,056

17.8

-5.9

Green

Hazel Dawe

920

2.0

+1.0

UK Independence

Lisa Moore

803

1.8

+1.3

Majority

2,069

4.6

Turnout

45,132

60.9

-11.6

Conservative hold

Swing

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See also

Constituencies in South East England

Conservative

Aldershot | Arundel and South Downs | Ashford | Aylesbury | Banbury | Basingstoke | Beaconsfield | Bexhill and Battle | Bognor Regis and Littlehampton | Bracknell | Buckingham | Canterbury | Chesham and Amersham | Chichester | East Hampshire | East Surrey | East Worthing and Shoreham | Eastbourne | Epsom and Ewell | Esher and Walton | Fareham | Faversham and Mid Kent | Folkestone and Hythe | Gosport | Gravesham | Guildford | Havant | Henley | Horsham | Isle of Wight | Maidenhead | Maidstone and The Weald | Mid Sussex | Mole Valley | New Forest East | New Forest West | Newbury | North East Hampshire | North East Milton Keynes | North Thanet | North West Hampshire | Reading East | Reigate | Runnymede and Weybridge | Sevenoaks | South West Surrey | Spelthorne | Surrey Heath | Tonbridge and Malling | Tunbridge Wells | Wantage | Wealden | Windsor | Witney | Woking | Wokingham | Worthing West | Wycombe The ceremonial county of Kent, (which includes the unitary authority of Medway), is divided into 17 Parliamentary constituencies - 1 Borough constituency and 16 County constituencies. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... Aldershot is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Arundel and South Downs is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Ashford is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Aylesbury is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Jump to: navigation, search Banbury is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Jump to: navigation, search Basingstoke is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Beaconsfield is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Bexhill and Battle is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Bognor Regis and Littlehampton is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Bracknell is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Jump to: navigation, search Buckingham is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Chesham and Amersham is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Chichester is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Creation 1983 MP Michael Mates Party Conservative Type House of Commons County Hampshire EP constituency South East England East Hampshire is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Surrey East is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... East Worthing and Shoreham is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Eastbourne is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Epsom and Ewell is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Esher and Walton is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Creation 1885, 1974 MP Mark Hoban Party Conservative Type House of Commons County Hampshire EP constituency South East England Fareham is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Creation 1885 MP Hugh Robertson Party Conservative Type House of Commons County Kent EP constituency South East England Faversham and Mid Kent is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Folkestone and Hythe is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Creation 1974 MP Peter Viggers Party Conservative Type House of Commons County Hampshire EP constituency South East England Gosport is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Gravesham is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Guildford is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Creation 1983 MP David Willetts Party Conservative Type House of Commons County Hampshire EP constituency South East England Havant is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Henley is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Horsham is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Creation 1832 MP Andrew Turner Party Conservative Type House of Commons County Isle of Wight EP constituency South East England The Isle of Wight is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Maidenhead is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... For the local government district, see Maidstone Maidstone and The Weald is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Mid Sussex is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Mole Valley is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... New Forest East is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... New Forest West is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Newbury is a UK parliamentary constituency consisting of Newbury, Thatcham, Hungerford and a large part of the surrounding area of West Berkshire. ... Creation 1997 MP James Arbuthnot Party Conservative Type House of Commons County Hampshire EP constituency South East England North East Hampshire is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Creation 1992 MP Mark Lancaster Party Conservative Type House of Commons County Buckinghamshire EP constituency South East England North East Milton Keynes is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Creation 1983 MP Roger Gale Party Conservative Type House of Commons County Kent EP constituency South East England North Thanet is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Creation 1983 MP Sir George Young Party Conservative Type House of Commons County Hampshire EP constituency South East England North West Hampshire is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Reading East is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Reigate is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Runnymede and Weybridge is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Sevenoaks is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... South West Surrey is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Spelthorne is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Surrey Heath is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... For the local government district, see Tonbridge and Malling Tonbridge and Malling is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... For the local government district, see Tunbridge Wells Tunbridge Wells is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Wantage is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Wealden is a constituency covering the Wealden district in East Sussex. ... Windsor is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Witney is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Woking is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Wokingham is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Worthing West is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Wycombe is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

Liberal Democrat

Eastleigh | Lewes | Oxford West and Abingdon | Portsmouth South | Romsey | Winchester The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... Creation 1955 MP Chris Huhne Party Liberal Democrat Type House of Commons County Hampshire EP constituency South East England Eastleigh is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Lewes is a constituency located in East Sussex and centred on the town of Lewes. ... Oxford West and Abingdon is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Portsmouth South is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Romsey is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Creation 1295 MP Mark Oaten Party Liberal Democrat Type House of Commons County Hampshire EP constituency South East England Winchester is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

Labour

Brighton Kemptown | Brighton Pavilion | Chatham and Aylesford | Crawley | Dartford | Dover | Gillingham | Hastings and Rye | Hove | Medway | Milton Keynes South West | Oxford East | Portsmouth North | Reading West | Sittingbourne and Sheppey | Slough | Southampton Itchen | Southampton Test | South Thanet Jump to: navigation, search The Labour Party is the principal centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ... Creation 1950 MP Des Turner Party Labour Type House of Commons County East Sussex EP constituency South East England Brighton Kemptown is a constituency covering the Kemptown district in the city of Brighton & Hove. ... Creation 1950 MP David Lepper Party Labour Type House of Commons County East Sussex EP constituency South East England Brighton Pavilion is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Chatham and Aylesford is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Crawley is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Dartford is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Dover is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Gillingham is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Hastings and Rye is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Hove is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Medway is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Milton Keynes South West is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Oxford East is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Portsmouth North is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Reading West is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Sittingbourne and Sheppey is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Slough is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Southampton Itchen is a United Kingdom parliamentary constituency, currently represented by the Labour Party Member of Parliament John Denham MP (b. ... Southampton Test is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Creation 1983 MP Stephen Ladyman Party Labour Type House of Commons County Kent EP constituency South East England South Thanet is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

South East European constituency: Conservative (4) | UKIP (2) | Liberal Democrats (2) | Labour (1) | Green (1)

Categories: Incomplete lists | UK constituency stubs | Parliamentary constituencies in the South East | Canterbury South East England is a constituency of the European Parliament. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... 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 Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Labour Party is the principal centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ... The Green Party of England and Wales emerged as a distinct party in the 1990s. ...

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