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Encyclopedia > Eddisbury (UK Parliament constituency)
Eddisbury
County constituency

Eddisbury shown within Cheshire, and Cheshire shown within England
Created: Year of creation
MP: Stephen O'Brien
Party: Conservative
Type: House of Commons
County: Cheshire
EP constituency: North West England


Eddisbury 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. ... Image File history File links EddisburyConstituency. ... 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 (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 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... 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. ... Stephen Rothwell OBrien (born 1 April 1957) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... Political parties in the United Kingdom lists political parties in the United Kingdom. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... In the United Kingdom each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly. ... 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. ... This article is about the English county. ... The European Parliament is the parliamentary body of the European Union (EU), directly elected by EU citizens once every five years. ... North West England is a constituency of the European Parliament. ... 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 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. ...

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Boundaries

A seat mostly containing rural towns and villages which are Conservative-voting.The only real Labour presence in Eddisbury is in the Manchester overspill town of Winsford,which was almost enough to produce a shock win here in 1997;they were only 1,000 votes behind the Tories in that election.Since then,there have been increasingly more comfortable Conservative majorities.


Members of Parliament

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Election results

General Election 2005: Eddisbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stephen O'Brien 21,181 46.4 +0.1
Labour Mark Green 14,986 32.8 -3.2
Liberal Democrats Joanne Crotty 8,182 17.9 +2.2
UK Independence Steve Roxborough 1,325 2.9 +0.9
Majority 6,195 13.6
Turnout 45,674 63.2 -1.0
Conservative hold Swing +1.6
General Election 2001: Eddisbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stephen O’Brien 20,556 46.3 +3.8
Labour Bill Eyres 15,988 36.0 -4.1
Liberal Democrats Paul Roberts 6,975 15.7 +2.5
UK Independence David Carson 868 2.0 N/A
Majority 4,568 10.3
Turnout 44,387 64.2 -11.5
Conservative hold Swing

The governing Labour Party, led by Tony Blair, was looking to secure a third consecutive term in office and to retain a large majority. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... Stephen Rothwell OBrien (born 1 April 1957) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... The Labour Party is the principal centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ... 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 Eurosceptic 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. ... 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. ... The Labour Party is the principal centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ... 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 Eurosceptic 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. ...

See also

Constituencies in North West England
Labour

Ashton under Lyne | Barrow and Furness | Birkenhead | Blackburn | Blackpool North and Fleetwood | Blackpool South | Bolton North East | Bolton South East | Bolton West | Bootle | Burnley | Bury North | Bury South | Carlisle | Chorley | City of Chester | Copeland | Crewe and Nantwich | Crosby | Denton and Reddish | Eccles | Ellesmere Port and Neston | Halton | Heywood and Middleton | Hyndburn | Knowsley North and Sefton East | Knowsley South | Leigh | Liverpool Garston | Liverpool Riverside | Liverpool Walton | Liverpool Wavertree | Liverpool West Derby | Makerfield | Manchester Blackley | Manchester Central | Manchester Gorton | Morecambe and Lunesdale | Pendle | Preston | Ribble South | Rossendale and Darwen | Salford | St Helens North | St Helens South | Stalybridge and Hyde | Stockport | Stretford and Urmston | Wallasey | Warrington North | Warrington South | Weaver Vale | West Lancashire | Wigan | Wirral South | Wirral West | Workington | Worsley | Wythenshawe and Sale East The ceremonial county of Cheshire (which includes the areas of the Halton and Warrington unitary authorities) is divided into 11 Parliamentary constituencies. ... 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Copeland is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Crewe and Nantwich is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Crosby is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Denton and Reddish is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Eccles is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Ellesmere Port and Neston is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Halton is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Heywood and Middleton is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Hyndburn is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Knowsley North and Sefton East is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Knowsley South is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Leigh is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Liverpool Garston is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Liverpool Riverside is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Liverpool Walton is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Liverpool Wavertree is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Liverpool West Derby is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Makerfield is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Manchester Blackley is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Manchester Central is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Manchester Gorton is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Morecambe and Lunesdale is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Pendle is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Preston is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Ribble South is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Rossendale and Darwen is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Salford is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... St Helens North is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... St Helens South is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Stalybridge and Hyde is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Stockport is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Stretford and Urmston is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Wallasey is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Warrington North is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Warrington South is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Weaver Vale is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... West Lancashire is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Wigan is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Wirral South is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Wirral West is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Workington is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Worsley is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Wythenshawe and Sale East is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

Conservative

Altrincham and Sale West | Congleton | Eddisbury | Fylde | Lancaster and Wyre | Macclesfield | Penrith and The Border | Ribble Valley | Tatton The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... Altrincham and Sale West is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Congleton is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Fylde is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Lancaster and Wyre is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Macclesfield is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Penrith and The Border is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Ribble Valley is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Tatton is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

Liberal Democrat

Cheadle | Hazel Grove | Manchester Withington | Rochdale | Southport | Westmorland and Lonsdale The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... Cheadle is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Hazel Grove is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Manchester Withington is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Rochdale is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Southport is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Creation 1983 MP Tim Farron Party Liberal Democrat Type House of Commons County Cumbria EP constituency North West England Westmorland and Lonsdale is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

North West European constituency: Labour (3) | Conservative (3) | Liberal Democrats (2) | UKIP (1)

  Results from FactBites:
 
Eddisbury (UK Parliament constituency) at AllExperts (307 words)
Eddisbury is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The constituency is mostly rural, covering the south-west of Cheshire.
The constituency was created in 1983, and has always been held by the Conservative Party.
Stephen O'Brien MP (394 words)
As the Member of Parliament for Eddisbury, my main job is to represent the constituents of the area.
Since my election as the Member of Parliament for Eddisbury in the by-election in July 1999 I have participated in debates and questions in the Commons, and raised many local issues.
Eddisbury MP Stephen O’Brien, the Shadow Minister for Health, will be joining the Headteacher of Harthill Primary School, Members of staff, Governors, the children and local residents at a special meeting on 21 December to discuss the future of the school
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