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Encyclopedia > Woodspring (UK Parliament constituency)
Woodspring constituency shown within the former
county of Avon, shown right within England

Woodspring 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. Avon is the name of many rivers; see River Avon. ... 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 Religion... 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
5 See also

Boundaries

The constituency contains the northern and eastern parts of the North Somerset local government district, running up to the River Avon on the outskirts of Bristol. The main towns are Nailsea and Portishead. North Somerset is a unitary authority in England, historically part of the county of Somerset but now administered independently. ... The Avon Gorge and Clifton Suspension Bridge The River Avon is a river in the south west of England. ... Bristol is a port city in south-western England, on the River Avon. ... Map sources for Nailsea at grid reference ST4669 Nailsea is a town in North Somerset, England, about 13 km to the southwest of Bristol. ... Portishead is a coastal town in North Somerset, England. ...

Member of Parliament

Liam Fox Dr Liam Fox MP (born September 22, 1961) is a UK Conservative politician, who is Shadow Foreign Secretary. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ...

Election results

General Election 2005: Woodspring
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Liam Fox 21,587 41.8 −1.9
Liberal Democrats Mike Bell 15,571 30.2 +6.0
Labour Chanel Stevens 11,249 21.8 −3.8
Green Rebecca Lewis 1,309 2.5 −0.1
UKIP Anthony Butcher 1,269 2.5 +1.6
BNP Michael Howson 633 1.2 N/A
Majority 6,016 11.7
Turnout 51,618 72.0 +3.3
Conservative hold Swing −3.9
General Election 2001: Woodspring
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Liam Fox 21,297 43.7 -0.8
Labour Chanel Stevens 12,499 25.6 +4.9
Liberal Democrats Colin Eldridge 11,816 24.2 -6.1
Independent David Shopland 1,412 2.9 +2.7
Green Richard Lawson 1,282 2.6 +1.4
UKIP Fraser Crean 452 0.9 N/A
Majority 8,798 18.1
Turnout 48,758 68.7 -9.8
Conservative 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 Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... Liam Fox Dr Liam Fox MP (born September 22, 1961) is a UK Conservative politician, who is Shadow Foreign Secretary. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... 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 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 British National Party (BNP) is the largest political party of the far-right in the United Kingdom. ... 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. ... Liam Fox Dr Liam Fox MP (born September 22, 1961) is a UK Conservative politician, who is Shadow Foreign Secretary. ... 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 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 Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ...

Politics and history of the constituency

See also


  Results from FactBites:
 
Voting Record — Liam Fox MP, Woodspring — The Public Whip (174 words)
Votes in parliament for which this MP's vote differed from the majority vote of their party (Rebel), or in which this MP was a teller (Teller), or both (Rebel Teller).
This chart shows the percentage agreement between this MP and each of the policies in the database, according to their voting record.
This is measured from 0% agreement (never voted the same) to 100% (always voted the same).
Woodspring (UK Parliament constituency) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (159 words)
Woodspring is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The constituency contains the northern and eastern parts of the North Somerset unitary authority (formerly the Woodspring district of the County of Avon).
The Woodspring constituency will be renamed "North Somerset" at the next general election, however the unitary authority of North Somerset also encompasses the Weston-Super-Mare constituency.
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