Tatton (UK Parliament constituency)
Coordinates: 53°18′43″N 2°23′02″W / 53.312°N 2.384°W
Tatton | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Tatton in Cheshire. | |
Location of Cheshire within England. | |
County | Cheshire |
Electorate | 65,200 (December 2010)[1] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1983 |
Member of parliament | George Osborne (Conservative) |
Number of members | One |
Created from | Runcorn, Cheadle, Northwich & Knutsford |
Overlaps | |
European Parliament constituency | North West England |
Tatton is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2001 by former Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne.[n 2]
Boundaries
1983-1997: The Borough of Macclesfield wards of Dean Row, Fulshaw, Handforth, High Legh, Hough, Knutsford Nether, Knutsford Over, Knutsford South, Knutsford West, Lacey Green, Mere, Mobberley, Morley and Styal, and Plumley, and the District of Vale Royal wards of Barnton, Castle, Cogshall, Lostock Gralam, Marston and Wincham, Northwich, Rudheath and Whatcroft, Seven Oaks, Shakerley, Winnington, Witton North, and Witton South.
1997-2010: The Borough of Macclesfield wards of Alderley Edge, Dean Row, Fulshaw, Handforth, High Legh, Hough, Knutsford Nether, Knutsford Over, Knutsford South, Knutsford West, Lacey Green, Mere, Mobberley, Morley and Styal, Nether Alderley, and Plumley, and the District of Vale Royal wards of Barnton, Cogshall, Lostock Gralam, Marston and Wincham, Rudheath and Whatcroft, Seven Oaks, and Shakerley.
2010–present: The Borough of Macclesfield wards of Alderley Edge, Chelford, Dean Row, Fulshaw, Handforth, High Legh, Hough, Knutsford Bexton, Knutsford Nether, Knutsford Norbury Booths, Knutsford Over, Lacey Green, Mere, Mobberley, Morley and Styal, and Plumley, and the District of Vale Royal wards of Barnton, Cogshall, Lostock and Wincham, Rudheath and South Witton, Seven Oaks and Marston, and Shakerley.
The constituency is the north-western part of the Cheshire East unitary authority, including the towns of Knutsford and Wilmslow, and a number of villages such as Alderley Edge, Chelford, Handforth and Mobberley, in Cheshire. It also covers a small, north-east, part of the Cheshire West and Chester unitary authority, including some of the outskirts of Northwich.
The constituency is named after Tatton Park, a stately home in this area.
History
The constituency was created in 1983 from parts of the seats of Runcorn, Cheadle, Northwich and Knutsford. It was held by the Conservative Neil Hamilton until 1997.
Tatton shot to fame during the 1997 general election campaign, becoming one of the highest-profile constituencies at that election. Following Hamilton's implication in the Cash for Questions scandal of the 1990s, the Labour Party and the Liberal Democrats withdrew their candidates in favour of the former BBC journalist Martin Bell, who stood as an Independent, while those two parties supported his "anti-corruption" campaign. Bell was ultimately victorious, with a majority of over 11,000 over Hamilton.
Bell did not contest the seat at the 2001 election, and the seat was won by Conservative George Osborne with a majority of 8,611 (20.8%).
- Prominent members of the frontbenches
Osborne held the seat at the 2005 election with an increased majority, and became the Shadow Chancellor that year. He held the position of Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2010 to 2016, one of the highest frontbench government positions.
Constituency profile
Tatton includes Alderley Edge, Wilmslow and other outlying villages which have high property prices. The seat largely comprises prosperous villages and small towns set amidst Cheshire countryside, featuring country parks, hills, recreation grounds and golf courses,[2] previously dominated by countryside however since the 1950s, with a largely built-up, suburban character, on the fringes of Greater Manchester. The largest centres of population are Alderley Edge, Wilmslow and Knutsford. Its proximity to Manchester means Tatton forms part of the commuter belt to the city.
Workless claimants, registered jobseekers, were in November 2012 lower than the national average of 3.8%, at 2.1% of the population based on a statistical compilation by The Guardian.[3]
During the 2016 EU Referendum, the constituency voted to remain in the EU, despite both Cheshire East and Cheshire West and Chester voting to leave overall. The margin was 55.56% Remain over 44.44% Leave.[4]
Members of Parliament
Election | Member[5] | Party | |
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1983 | Neil Hamilton | Conservative | |
1997 | Martin Bell | Independent | |
2001 | George Osborne | Conservative | |
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | George Osborne | 26,552 | 58.6 | +4.0 | |
Labour | David Pinto-Duschinsky | 8,311 | 18.3 | +1.1 | |
UKIP | Stuart Hutton | 4,871 | 10.8 | +10.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | Gareth Wilson | 3,850 | 8.5 | −14.1 | |
Green | Tina Rothery | 1,714 | 3.8 | +3.8 | |
Majority | 18,241 | 40.3 | +8.3 | ||
Turnout | 45,298 | 70.2 | −0.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | George Osborne | 24,687 | 54.6 | +2.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | David Lomax | 10,200 | 22.6 | +0.8 | |
Labour | Richard Jackson | 7,803 | 17.3 | −6.2 | |
Independent | Sarah Flannery | 2,243 | 4.9 | +4.9 | |
The True English (Poetry) Party | Michael George Gibson | 298 | 0.7 | +0.1 | |
Majority | 14,487 | 32.0 | +3.7 | ||
Turnout | 45,231 | 70.6 | +9.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.0 | |||
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | George Osborne | 21,447 | 51.8 | +3.7 | |
Labour | Justin Piers Richard Madders | 9,716 | 23.5 | −3.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | William John Ainsley Arnold | 9,016 | 21.8 | +3.2 | |
UKIP | Diane Christine Bowler | 996 | 2.4 | +0.5 | |
Independent | Michael George Gibson | 239 | 0.6 | +0.6 | |
Majority | 11,731 | 28.3 | 3.6 | ||
Turnout | 41,414 | 64.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | +3.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | George Osborne | 19,860 | 48.1 | +10.7 | |
Labour | Steven Graham Conquest | 11,249 | 27.3 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrat | Michael Ash | 7,685 | 18.6 | N/A | |
UKIP | Mark Brian Birch Sheppard | 769 | 1.9 | N/A | |
Independent Green | Peter Sharratt | 734 | 1.8 | N/A | |
Tatton Group | Vivianne Chantale Allinson | 505 | 1.2 | N/A | |
Independent | William John Batchelor | 322 | 0.8 | N/A | |
Independent | Jonathan Boyd Hunt | 154 | 0.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 8,611 | 20.8 | |||
Turnout | 41,278 | 63.5 | |||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | +5.4 | |||
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Independent | Martin Bell | 29,354 | 60.2 | N/A | |
Conservative | Mostyn Neil Hamilton | 18,277 | 37.5 | −17.6 | |
Independent Conservative | Sam Hill | 295 | 0.6 | N/A | |
Independent Conservative | Simon Lowther Kinsey | 184 | 0.4 | N/A | |
Miss Moneypenny's Glamorous One Party | Burnel Graig Penhaul | 128 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Albion Party | John Richard Muir | 126 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Natural Law | Michael Paul Kennedy | 123 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Lord Byro versus the Scallywag Tories | David Laurence Bishop | 116 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Independent Conservative | Ralph Nicholas | 113 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Juice Party | Julian Matthew Price | 73 | 0.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 11,077 | 22.7 | |||
Turnout | 48,792 | 76.1 | |||
Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | 38.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Mostyn Neil Hamilton | 31,658 | 55.1 | +0.5 | |
Labour | Jonathan Michael Kelly | 15,798 | 27.5 | +5.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | Catherine Veronica Hancox | 9,597 | 16.7 | −6.9 | |
Feudal Party | Michael George Gibson | 410 | 0.7 | +0.2 | |
Majority | 15,860 | 27.6 | −3.4 | ||
Turnout | 57,463 | 80.8 | +4.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −2.7 | |||
Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Mostyn Neil Hamilton | 30,128 | 54.6 | 0.0 | |
Social Democratic | Ms. Bridie Gaskin | 13,034 | 23.6 | −3.6 | |
Labour | Hazel Blears | 11,760 | 21.3 | +3.1 | |
Feudal Party | Michael George Gibson | 263 | 0.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 17,094 | 31.0 | |||
Turnout | 55,185 | 76.8 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Mostyn Neil Hamilton | 27,877 | 54.6 | N/A | |
Social Democratic | David Levy | 13,917 | 27.2 | N/A | |
Labour | David William Davies | 9,295 | 18.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 13,960 | 27.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 51,089 | 74.3 | N/A | ||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
See also
Notes and references
- Notes
- ↑ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- ↑ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
- References
- ↑ "Electorate Figures – Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ↑ OS Map with Listed Buildings and Parks marked
- ↑ Unemployment claimants by constituency The Guardian
- ↑ EU Ref Update - Gareth Wilson of Tatton Lib Dems
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "T" (part 1)
- ↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ↑ "Tatton". BBC News. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
- ↑ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ↑ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ "UK General Election results April 1992". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
- ↑ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
Sources
- Data for the 2005 election are from the BBC.
- Data for the 2001 election are from http://www.election.demon.co.uk/.
- Data for the 1997 and 1992 results are taken from The Guardian.
- Data for 1983 and 1987 elections taken from http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/area/uk.htm
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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Preceded by Edinburgh South West |
Constituency represented by the Chancellor of the Exchequer 2010 – 2016 |
Succeeded by Runnymede and Weybridge |