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Encyclopedia > Edmonton (UK Parliament constituency)

Edmonton 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: Edmonton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andy Love 18,456 53.2 −5.7
Conservative Lionel Zetter 10,381 29.9 −0.9
Liberal Democrats Iarla Kilbane-Dawe 4,162 12.0 +5.0
Green Nina Armstrong 889 2.6 N/A
UKIP Gwyneth Rolph 815 2.3 +1.1
Majority 8,075 23.3
Turnout 34,703 59.1 +2.8
Labour hold Swing −2.4
General Election 2001: Edmonton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andy Love 20,481 58.9 -1.4
Conservative David Burrowes 10,709 30.8 +0.6
Liberal Democrats Douglas Taylor 2,438 7.0 +0.7
UKIP Gwyneth Rolph 406 1.2 +0.6
Reform 2000 Party Erol Basarik 344 1.0 N/A
Socialist Alliance Howard Medwell 296 0.9 N/A
Independent Ram Saxena 100 0.3 N/A
Majority 9,772 28.1
Turnout 34,774 56.3 -14.0
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. ... Andrew Love (born 21 March 1949) is a politician in the 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 Green Party of England and Wales emerged as a distinct party in the 1990s. ... 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. ... Andrew Love (born 21 March 1949) is a politician in the 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 Socialist Alliance is a far left electoral alliance in England. ... 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


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Edmonton Green Labour Councillor Kris Brown and Enfield and Haringey London Assembly member Joanne McCartney, joined SERTUC and London Young Labour and Labour Mayor Ken Livingstone today to protest against GLA Tory plans to cut free travel for under 18s on London's buses.
Well, many Edmonton constituents must have patience by the bucket-load judging by the length of time residents will be waiting for their new bus terminus to open at Edmonton Green.
It’s plainly not acceptable that constituents are expected to continue waiting for a bus terminus to open which should have been up and running almost two months ago.
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