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Encyclopedia > Eastbourne (UK Parliament constituency)

Eastbourne 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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Boundaries

Member of Parliament

  • Nigel Waterson, Conservative

Nigel Christopher Waterson (born 12 October 1950) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ...

Election results

General Election 2005: Eastbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nigel Waterson 21,033 43.5 -0.6
Liberal Democrats Stephen Lloyd 19,909 41.1 +1.8
Labour Andrew Jones 5,268 10.9 -2.4
UKIP Andrew Meggs 1,233 2.5 +0.5
Green Clive Gross 949 2.0 +2.0
Majority 1,124 2.3 -2.5
Turnout 64.8 +5.2
Conservative hold Swing -1.2
General Election 2001: Eastbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nigel Waterson 19,738 44.1 +2.0
Liberal Democrats Chris Berry 17,584 39.3 +0.9
Labour Gillian Roles 5,967 13.3 +0.8
UKIP Barry Jones 907 2.0 +1.5
Liberal Party Maria Williamson 574 1.3 -0.1
Majority 2,154 4.8
Turnout 44,770 59.6 -13.2
Conservative 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 Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... Nigel Christopher Waterson (born 12 October 1950) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the 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. ... 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 Green Party of England and Wales emerged as a distinct party in the 1990s. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... The UK general election, 2001 was held on 7 June 2001 and was dubbed the quiet landslide by the media. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... Nigel Christopher Waterson (born 12 October 1950) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the 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. ... 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 Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ...

Politics and history of the constituency



 
 

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