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Encyclopedia > Filton and Bradley Stoke (UK Parliament constituency)
Filton and Bradley Stoke
County constituency
Image:FiltonBradleyStokeConstituency.svg
Image:EnglandSouth Gloucestershire.svg
Filton and Bradley Stoke shown within South Gloucestershire, and South Gloucestershire shown within England
Created: in time for 2009 or 2010 election
MP: none
Party: none
Type: House of Commons
County: Gloucestershire
EP constituency: South West England

Filton and Bradley Stoke will be a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It will elect 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. ... South Gloucestershire is a local government area in South West England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... This is a list of political parties 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. ... Type Lower House Speaker of the House of Commons Leader of the House of Commons Michael Martin, (Non-affiliated) since October 23, 2000 Harriet Harman, QC, (Labour) since June 28, 2007 Shadow Leader of the House of Commons Theresa May, PC, (Conservative) since December 6, 2005 Members 646 Political groups... The Ceremonial counties of England are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government with reference to the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England. ... Gloucestershire (pronounced ; GLOSS-ter-sher) is a county in South West England. ... Established 1952, as the Common Assembly President Hans-Gert Pöttering (EPP) Since 16 January 2007 Vice-Presidents 14 Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou (EPP) Alejo Vidal-Quadras (EPP) Gérard Onesta (Greens – EFA) Edward McMillan-Scott (ED) Mario Mauro (EPP) Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez (PES) Luigi Cocilovo (ALDE) Mechtild... The constituency (first used 2004) within England; Gibraltar is in the inset. ... A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ... Type Lower House Speaker of the House of Commons Leader of the House of Commons Michael Martin, (Non-affiliated) since October 23, 2000 Harriet Harman, QC, (Labour) since June 28, 2007 Shadow Leader of the House of Commons Theresa May, PC, (Conservative) since December 6, 2005 Members 646 Political groups... Type Bicameral Houses House of Commons House of Lords Speaker of the House of Commons The Right Honourable Michael Martin MP Lord Speaker Hélène Hayman, Baroness Hayman, PC Members 1377 (646 Commons, 731 Peers) Political groups (as of May 5, 2005 elections) Labour Party Conservative Party Liberal Democrats... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... The plurality voting system, also known as first past the post, is a voting system used to elect a single winner in a given election. ...


Following their review of parliamentary representation in the unitary authority areas formerly covered by the county of Avon, the Boundary Commission for England have created a new seat of Filton and Bradley Stoke. The County of Avon was a short-lived non-metropolitan county and ceremonial county in the west of England, named after the River Avon which ran through it. ... In the United Kingdom, the four Boundary Commissions are responsible for determining the boundaries of House of Commons constituencies. ...


Boundaries

The electoral wards which are used to create this new constituency are from the district of South Gloucestershire. South Gloucestershire is a local government area in South West England. ...

Location within the British Isles Almondsbury is a large village near junction 16 of the M5 motorway, in South Gloucestershire, England. ... Bradley Stoke is an extensive housing estate in South Gloucestershire, England. ... Downend - a suburb of Bristol in South Gloucestershire, England is located to the North East of Bristol and bordered by the Bristol City suburb of Fishponds to its south west and the South Gloucestershire suburbs of Staple Hill to the south and Frenchay to the west. ... Filton is a town in South Gloucestershire, England, on the northern outskirts of the city of Bristol, about 4. ... The Mall, an out-of-town shopping centre at Patchway. ... Pilning is a village in South Gloucestershire, England, close to Redwick and Severn Beach. ... Severn Beach is a small town on the mouth of the river Severn in South Gloucestershire in England. ... Staple Hill is a suburb of Bristol, England, situated in the north-east of the city near Fishponds. ... Stoke Gifford is a large village in South Gloucestershire, south of Bradley Stoke in the northern suburbs of Bristol. ... Winterbourne is a town in South Gloucestershire, near Bristol, in the United Kingdom. ...

Election results

The new seat of Filton and Bradley Stoke will be fought for the first time at the UK general election of 2009 or 2010. The election is expected to be a close race between the Labour and Conservative Parties. The next United Kingdom general election must be held on or before 3 June, 2010. ...


Ian Boulton will fight this seat for the Labour Party at the next general election. Jack LoPresti was selected as Conservative candidate in June 2006. Emma Jane Bone [1] [2] was selected as the Liberal Democrats Prospective Parliamentary Candidate in July 2006.


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