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Encyclopedia > Eccles (UK Parliament constituency)

Eccles 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 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. ...

Contents
1 Boundaries
2 Member of Parliament
3 Election results
4 Politics and history of the constituency

Boundaries

Member of Parliament

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Election results

General Election 2005: Eccles
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ian Stewart 19,702 56.9 -7.6
Conservative Thelma Matuk 6,186 19.7 -1.0
Liberal Democrats Jane Brophy 6,429 18.6 +3.8
UKIP Peter Reeve 1,685 4.9 +4.9
Majority 12,886 37.2
Turnout 34.632 50.2 +1.9
Labour hold Swing -3.3
General Election 2001: Eccles
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ian Stewart 21,395 64.5 -2.2
Conservative Peter Caillard 6,867 20.7 +2.0
Liberal Democrats Bob Boyd 4,920 14.8 +4.1
Majority 14,528 43.8
Turnout 33,182 48.3 -17.3
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 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. ... There have been several well-known people named Ian Stewart, including: Ian Stewart (Inventor IP Multicast and Music) Ian Stewart (athlete) Ian Stewart (mathematician) Ian Stewart (musician) Ian Stewart (racing driver) Ian Stewart (Conservative politician) - formely MP for Hitchin Ian Stewart (Labour politician) - MP for Eccles Ian Stewart (serial killer... 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 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 social democratic 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 social democratic political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... There have been several well-known people named Ian Stewart, including: Ian Stewart (Inventor IP Multicast and Music) Ian Stewart (athlete) Ian Stewart (mathematician) Ian Stewart (musician) Ian Stewart (racing driver) Ian Stewart (Conservative politician) - formely MP for Hitchin Ian Stewart (Labour politician) - MP for Eccles Ian Stewart (serial killer... 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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Parliament 2003, part 5, National Campaign for Firework Safety (13406 words)
I know from my constituents that they do not wish to have an outright ban on fireworks, nor do they wish to see the decibel limit on fireworks reduced to such a level that the firework cannot be propelled into the sky and explode in the way that gives pleasure to those watching it.
Our constituents want the control of noise to be the prime consideration of the House of Commons in dealing with fireworks, which is why that campaign should be a starting point.
My mother and many other constituents have said that it is a question of balancing the right of pet owners to have nights during which they can sleep without their dogs jumping into bed with them, against the right of others to enjoy fireworks.
Parliament 2003, part 1, National Campaign for Firework Safety (10664 words)
Friend that the blind people from my constituency who visited Parliament yesterday, with their guide dogs, are extremely grateful to him for introducing this Bill, and they expect the House to ensure that it has a speedy passage.
My constituents complain that existing regulations are not enforced, so we need to ensure that the police, trading standards and council officials realise the importance of enforcing regulations introduced under the Bill, and that people selling fireworks to children or letting off fireworks in the street are prosecuted.
Gentleman said, I imagine that his constituent was in the middle of the road when somebody threw a firework in the street.
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