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City of Chester 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. File links The following pages link to this file: City of Chester (UK Parliament constituency) Categories: GFDL images ... map of admin county File links The following pages link to this file: Cheshire Categories: GFDL images ... This article is about the English county. ... 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. ...

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2 Member of Parliament

3 Election results

4 Politics and history of the constituency

5 See also

Boundaries

Member of Parliament

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Election results

General Election 2005: City of Chester
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Christine Russell	17,459	38.9	-9.6
	Conservative	Paul Offer	16,542	36.8	+3.7
	Liberal Democrats	Mia Jones	9,818	21.9	+7.2
	UKIP	Allan Weddell	776	1.7	-0.3
	English Democrats Party	Ed Abrams	308	0.7	+0.7
Majority			917	2.0
Turnout			44,903	64.3	+0.5
	Labour hold		Swing	-6.7

General Election 2001: City of Chester
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Christine Russell	21,760	48.5	-4.5
	Conservative	David Jones	14,866	33.1	-1.1
	Liberal Democrats	Tony Dawson	6,589	14.7	+5.2
	UKIP	Allan Weddell	899	2.0	N/A
	Independent	George Rogers	763	1.7	+1.4
Majority			6,894	15.4
Turnout			44,877	63.8	-14.7
	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. ... Christine Margaret Russell (born 25 March United Kingdom. ... 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. ... Christine Margaret Russell (born 25 March United Kingdom. ... 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. ...

Politics and history of the constituency

London - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (5760 words)
	London is the capital city of England and of the United Kingdom, and is the most populous city in the European Union.
	The city is an international transport hub and a popular tourist destination, counting iconic landmarks such as the Houses of Parliament, Tower Bridge and Buckingham Palace amongst its many attractions, along with famous institutions such as the British Museum and the National Gallery.
	Constituent colleges have their own admissions procedures, and are effectively universities in their own right, although all degrees are awarded by the University of London rather than the individual colleges.

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