| Ashfield County constituency |
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| Ashfield shown within Nottinghamshire, and Nottinghamshire shown within England | |
| Created: | 1955 |
| MP: | Geoff Hoon |
| Party: | Labour |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Nottinghamshire |
| EP constituency: | East Midlands |
Ashfield is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
In normal circumstances a safe Labour area, but the Conservatives pulled off a by-election upset in the seat in 1977, but at the general election two years later it was regained by Labour.
In 2007 the Lib Dems took control of Ashfield District Council. However in 2009 a majority coalition of Labour, Independent and Conservative removed the Lib Dems from power following accusations of Lib Dem mis-management.
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Boundaries
Ashfield County Constituency was created in 1955. At that time it covered the areas of the Urban Districts of Hucknall, Kirkby in Ashfield and Sutton in Ashfield, together with three Civil Parishes (Annesley, Felley and Selston) in Basford Rural District.
In 1974 a Local Government District called Ashfield was formed that had the same boundaries as the constituency.
In 1983 the boundary of the constituency was significantly[1] altered. The town of Hucknall was transferred to the new Sherwood constituency, while the town of Eastwood and the ward of Brinsley were added, having previously been in the Beeston constituency, which was abolished at that time.
Boundary review
In their most recent review of parliamentary boundaries in Nottinghamshire, the Boundary Commission for England made only minor changes to the existing constituency to allow for population changes. The boundaries of the modified constituency to be fought at the
- From the district of Ashfield - Jacksdale, Kirkby in Ashfield Central, Kirkby in Ashfield East, Kirkby in Ashfield West, Selston, Sutton in Ashfield Central, Sutton in Ashfield East, Sutton in Ashfield North, Sutton in Ashfield West, Underwood and Woodhouse
- From the Borough of Broxtowe - Brinsley, Eastwood North and Greasley (Beauvale) and Eastwood South.
Members of Parliament
Former Secretary of State for Defence, Geoff Hoon, has represented the seat for the Labour Party since the 1992 general election, when he succeeded the three-term Labour member Frank Haynes.
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| 1955 | Will Warbey | Labour | |
| 1966 | David Marquand | Labour | |
| 1977 by-election | Tim Smith | Conservative | |
| 1979 | Frank Haynes | Labour | |
| 1992 | Geoff Hoon | Labour | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Geoff Hoon | ||||
| Liberal Democrat | Jason Zadrozny | ||||
Elections in the 2000s
| UK general election, 2005: Ashfield | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Geoff Hoon | 20,433 | 48.6 | -9.5 | |
| Conservative | Giles Inglis-Jones | 10,220 | 24.3 | -0.1 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Wendy Johnson | 5,829 | 13.9 | +2.6 | |
| Ashfield Independents | Roy Adkins | 2,292 | 5.5 | N/A | |
| Independent | Kate Allsop | 1,900 | 4.5 | N/A | |
| Veritas | Sarah Hemstock | 1,108 | 2.6 | N/A | |
| Independent | Eddie Grenfell | 269 | 0.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 10,213 | 24.3 | |||
| Turnout | 42,051 | 57.3 | +3.7 | ||
| UK general election, 2001: Ashfield | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Geoff Hoon | 22,875 | 58.1 | -7.0 | |
| Conservative | Julian Leigh | 9,607 | 24.4 | +4.2 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Bill Smith | 4,428 | 11.3 | +1.6 | |
| Independent | Charlie Harby | 1,471 | 3.7 | N/A | |
| Socialist Alliance | George Watson | 589 | 1.5 | N/A | |
| Socialist Labour | Katrina Howse | 380 | 1.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 13,268 | 33.7 | |||
| Turnout | 39,350 | 53.6 | -16.4 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} | |||
Elections in the 1970s
| United Kingdom Parliament: Ashfield by-election, 1977 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Tim Smith | 19,616 | 43.1 | -20.3 | |
| Labour | Michael Cowan | 19,352 | 42.5 | +20.2 | |
| Liberal | Hampton Flint | 4,380 | 9.6 | -4.7 | |
| National Front | George Herrod | 1,734 | 3.8 | ||
| Socialist Workers | June Hall | 453 | 1.0 | ||
| Majority | 264 | 0.6 | |||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 20.8 | |||
References
- ^ Alamanac of British Politics, 3rd edition, Robert Waller
- ^ ukpollingreport
- Youngs, Frederic A., Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol II, Northern England, London, 1991
See also
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