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Encyclopedia > St Albans (UK Parliament constituency)

St Albans in Hertfordshire,

which is shown right within England Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... map of admin county File links The following pages link to this file: Hertfordshire Categories: GFDL images ... Hertfordshire (pronounced Hartfordshire or Harfordshire and abbreviated as Herts) is an inland county in the United Kingdom, officially part of the East of England Government region. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: 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 (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Ethnicity...

St Albans 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. ...

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Boundaries

The St Albans constituency lies is in the English county of Hertfordshire. It comprises the cathedral city of St Albans and some of the surrounding countryside, mainly to the south of the city. Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: 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 (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Ethnicity... Originally, a county was the land under the jurisdiction of a count (in Great Britain, an earl, though the original earldoms covered larger areas) by reason of that office. ... Hertfordshire (pronounced Hartfordshire or Harfordshire and abbreviated as Herts) is an inland county in the United Kingdom, officially part of the East of England Government region. ... A cathedral is a Christian church building, specifically of a denomination with an episcopal hierarchy (such as the Roman Catholic Church or the Lutheran or Anglican churches), which serves as the central church of a bishopric. ... City lights from space. ... St Albans (thus spelt, no apostrophe or dot) is the main urban area of the City and District of St Albans in southern Hertfordshire, England, around 22 miles (35. ...


History

Prior to 1997 the St Albans parliamentary constituency was historically held by the Conservative Party, more recently by Peter Lilley, who moved in 1997 to contest the neighbouring constituency of Hitchin and Harpenden. The Right Honourable Peter Bruce Lilley (born August 23, 1943) is a British MP. He currently represents the constituency of Hitchin and Harpenden and, prior to boundary changes, represented St Albans which was its predecessor seat. ... Hitchin and Harpenden is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...


Members of Parliament

The current MP is Anne Main, who won the seat for the Conservative Party from sitting Labour MP Kerry Pollard in the 2005 General Election. Pollard had won the seat in 1997 and then held it comfortably in 2001 with a slightly improved share of the vote. Anne Main is the Conservative MP for St Albans. ... Kerry Patrick Pollard (born 27 April 1944) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 and won by the Labour Party, led by Tony Blair. ...


Election results

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General Election 2005: St Albans
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anne Main 16,953 37.3 +2.1
Labour Kerry Pollard 15,592 34.3 −11.1
Liberal Democrats Michael Green 11,561 25.4 +7.5
UKIP Richard Evans 707 1.6 +0.2
St Albans Party Janet Girsman 430 – –
Independent Mark Reynolds 219 – –
Majority 1,361 3.0 –
Turnout 45,462 70.0 +3.7
Conservative gain from Labour Swing 6.6
General Election 2001: St Albans
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kerry Pollard 19,889 45.4 +3.4
Conservative Charles Elphicke 15,423 35.2 +2.0
Liberal Democrats Nick Rijke 7,847 17.9 −3.1
UKIP Chris Sherwin 602 1.4 –
Majority 4,466 10.2 +1.4
Turnout 43,761 66.3 −11.2
Labour hold Swing 0.7
General Election 1997: St Albans
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kerry Pollard 21,338 42.0
Conservative David Rutley 16,879 33.2
Liberal Democrats Anthony Rowlands 10,692 21.0
Referendum Party Jim Warrilow 1,619 3.2 –
Rainbow Alliance Sari Craigen 166 0.3 –
Natural Law Ian Docker 111 0.2 –
Majority 4,459 8.8
Turnout 50,805 77.5
Labour gain from Conservative 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. ... Anne Main is the Conservative MP for St Albans. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... Kerry Patrick Pollard (born 27 April 1944) 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 United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, pronounced you-kip) is an Eurosceptical 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 Labour Party is a centre-left 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 political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... Kerry Patrick Pollard (born 27 April 1944) 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 an Eurosceptical political party that aims at British withdrawal from the European Union. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... The UK general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... Kerry Patrick Pollard (born 27 April 1944) 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 Referendum Party were a single-issue party in the United Kingdom formed to contest the 1997 General Election. ... The Natural Law Party is a trans-national political party with national branches in over 80 countries. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ...

See also

The county of Hertfordshire is divided into 11 Parliamentary constituencies - 2 Borough constituencies and 9 County constituencies. ...

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Reference.com/Encyclopedia/St Albans (UK Parliament constituency) (203 words)
St Albans is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The St Albans constituency lies is in the English county of Hertfordshire.
Prior to 1997 the St Albans parliamentary constituency included the town of Harpenden, and was historically held by the Conservative Party.
St Albans at AllExperts (1722 words)
This at the spot where tradition has it that St Alban, the first British Christian martyr, was beheaded sometime before AD It was, at one time, the principal abbey in England and the first draft of Magna Carta was drawn up there, reflecting its political importance.
St Albans School, which occupies a site to the West of the Abbey and includes the former Norman Abbey Gateway, was founded in AD 948 and is the only school in the English-speaking world to have educated a Pope.
The growth of St Albans was generally slow before the 20th century, reflecting its status as a rural market town, a pilgrimage site, and the first overnight coaching stop of the route to and from London - a fact which also accounts for its many inns, many dating from Tudor times.
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