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**Tatton**
County constituency

Tatton shown within Cheshire, and Cheshire shown within England
Created:	Year of creation
MP:	George Osborne
Party:	Conservative
Type:	House of Commons
County:	Cheshire
EP constituency:	North West England

Tatton 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 TattonConstituency. ... map of admin county File links The following pages link to this file: Cheshire Categories: GFDL images ... This article is about the English county. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: England Travel guide to England from Wikitravel English language English law English (people) List of monarchs of England â€“ Kings of England family tree List of English people Angeln (region in northern Germany, presumably the origin of the Angles for whom England is named) UK... 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. ... George Gideon Oliver Osborne (born 23 May 1971 in London) is a Conservative politician in the United Kingdom, and has been Member of Parliament for Tatton since 2001. ... Political parties in the United Kingdom lists political parties in the United Kingdom. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right-of-centre 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. ... British House of Commons Canadian House of Commons 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 plurality voting system, also known as first past the post, is a voting system used to elect a single winner in a given election. ...

The constituency is named for Tatton Park, a stately home and there is no place named Tatton. For local government purposes it is covered by the borough of Macclesfield We dont have an article called Tatton Park Start this article Search for Tatton Park in. ... A stately home is, strictly speaking, one of about 500 large properties built in England between the mid-16th century and the early part of the 20th century, as well as converted abbeys and other church property (after the Dissolution of the Monasteries). ... The United Kingdom is made up of four parts - England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. ... Macclesfield is a local government district, borough and parliamentary constituency in Cheshire England. ...

1 Boundaries
2 History
3 Members of Parliament
4 Election results2
5 Notes
6 See also

Boundaries

The constituency is in Cheshire, north-west England covering the towns of Knutsford and Wilmslow as well as a number of villages. This article is about the English county. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: England Travel guide to England from Wikitravel English language English law English (people) List of monarchs of England â€“ Kings of England family tree List of English people Angeln (region in northern Germany, presumably the origin of the Angles for whom England is named) UK... Arms of Knutsford Town Council Location within the British Isles. ... Image:Wilmslow - Cheshire dot. ...

History

Tatton shot to fame during the 1997 general election when the sitting MP lost his seat to an independent backed by the other two major parties. The UK general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997. ...

Tatton was the constituency of disgraced former Tory member of Parliament, Neil Hamilton; who lost the seat in the 1997 election to independent candidate Martin Bell. Bell did not contest the seat at the 2001 election, and the seat was won by Conservative George Osborne with a majority of 20.9%¹. The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right-of-centre in the United Kingdom. ... 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. ... Mostyn Neil Hamilton (born March 13, 1949) is a former Conservative MP in the United Kingdom. ... The UK general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997. ... For the British skier of the same name, please see Martin Bell (skier). ... The UK general election, 2001 was held on 7 June 2001 and was dubbed the quiet landslide by the media. ... George Gideon Oliver Osborne (born 23 May 1971 in London) is a Conservative politician in the United Kingdom, and has been Member of Parliament for Tatton since 2001. ...

Members of Parliament

1983 – 1997: Neil Hamilton, Conservative
1997 – 2001 Martin Bell, Independent
2001 – present: George Osborne, Conservative

1983 (MCMLXXXIII) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mostyn Neil Hamilton (born March 13, 1949) is a former Conservative MP in the United Kingdom. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right-of-centre in the United Kingdom. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... For the British skier of the same name, please see Martin Bell (skier). ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... George Gideon Oliver Osborne (born 23 May 1971 in London) is a Conservative politician in the United Kingdom, and has been Member of Parliament for Tatton since 2001. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right-of-centre in the United Kingdom. ...

Election results²

General Election 2005: Tatton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	George Osborne	21447	51.8	+3.7
	Labour	Justin Madders	9716	23.5	-3.8
	Liberal Democrats	Ainsley Arnold	9016	21.8	+3.2
	UK Independence	Diane Bowler	996	2.14	+0.5
	Independent	Michael Gibson	239	0.6	+0.6
Majority				28.3	3.6
Turnout				64.6

General Election 2001: Tatton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	George Osborne	19,860	48.1	+10.7
	Labour	Conquest, S.G.	11,249	27.3
	Liberal Democrats	Ash, M.	7,685	18.6
	UK Independence	Sheppard, M.B.B.	769	1.9
	Independent	Sharratt, P.N.	734	1.8
Majority			8,611	20.8
Turnout			40,297	63.5

General Election 1997: Tatton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Martin Bell	29,354	60.2
	Conservative	Neil Hamilton	18,277	37.5	-17.6
	Independent Conservative	S Hill	295	0.6
	Independent Conservative	S Kinsey	184	0.4
	Miss Moneypenny's Glamorous One Party	B Penhaul	128	0.3
	Albion Party	J Muir	126	0.3
	Natural Law	M Kennedy	123	0.3
	Lord Byro versus the Scallywag Tories	D Bishop	116	0.2
	Independent Conservative	R Nicholas	113	0.2
	Juice Party	J Price	73	0.1
Majority			11077
Turnout				76.5

General Election 1992: Tatton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Neil Hamilton	31,658	55.1
	Labour	Jon Kelly	15,798	27.5
	Liberal Democrats	Cathy Hancox	9597	16.7
	Feudal Party	M Gibson	410	0.7
Majority			15860
Turnout				80.8

Barring a change in the law, the next general election in the United Kingdom must be held some time before June 30, 2006. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right-of-centre in the United Kingdom. ... George Gideon Oliver Osborne (born 23 May 1971 in London) is a Conservative politician in the United Kingdom, and has been Member of Parliament for Tatton since 2001. ... 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 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 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 right-of-centre in the United Kingdom. ... George Gideon Oliver Osborne (born 23 May 1971 in London) is a Conservative politician in the United Kingdom, and has been Member of Parliament for Tatton since 2001. ... 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 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 1 May 1997 UK general election brought the first change in UK Government for 18 years. ... For the British skier of the same name, please see Martin Bell (skier). ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right-of-centre in the United Kingdom. ... Mostyn Neil Hamilton (born March 13, 1949) is a former Conservative MP in the United Kingdom. ... The Natural Law Party is a trans-national political party with national branches in over 80 countries. ... The UK general election, 1992 was held on April 9, 1992, and was the fourth victory in a row for the Conservatives. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right-of-centre in the United Kingdom. ... Mostyn Neil Hamilton (born March 13, 1949) is a former Conservative MP 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 liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ...

Notes

Note 1: From the 2005 BBC News election website, http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2005/html/570.stm. The same source gives the parties 2001 share of votes cast as: Conservative 48.1%, Labour 27.3%, Lib Dem 18.6% and "other" 6.0%.

Note 2: Data for the 1997 and 1992 results are taken from the Guardian. Data for the 2005 election is from the BBC.

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Tatton (UK Parliament constituency) at AllExperts (448 words)
	Tatton is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
	The constituency is in Cheshire in the north-west of England.
	Tatton shot to fame during the 1997 general election campaign, becoming one of the most high-profile constituencies at that election.

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	The country is divided into parliamentary constituencies of broadly equal population (decided by the Boundaries Commission), each of which elects a Member of Parliament to the House of Commons.
	This contrasts with a federal system, in which sub-parliaments or state parliaments and assemblies have a clearly defined constitutional right to exist and a right to exercise certain constitutionally guaranteed and defined functions and cannot be unilaterally abolished by Acts of the central parliament.
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