| Bracknell County constituency |
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| Bracknell shown within Berkshire, and Berkshire shown within England | |
| Created: | 1997 |
| MP: | Andrew MacKay |
| Party: | Conservative |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Berkshire |
| EP constituency: | South East England |
Bracknell is a county 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. The next Bracknell parliamentary election will be held in 2010.
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Boundaries
Bracknell is based around the town of Bracknell and the Bracknell Forest authority. It borders the constituencies of Wokingham, Maidenhead, Windsor, Surrey Heath, Aldershot and North East Hampshire.
Members of Parliament
The current and only Member of Parliament Bracknell has had so far since the constituency's creation is Andrew MacKay of the Conservative Party, who represented the old seat of Berkshire East from 1983. He has announced he will be standing down at the next Bracknell parliamentary election due to controversy over his expenses claims. The Conservative Party chose Phillip Lee, a general practitioner, as their new candidate in an American style open primary, a contest open to all registered Bracknell voters.[1]
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| 1997 | Andrew MacKay | Conservative | |
Election results
| United Kingdom general election, 2010: Bracknell[2] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| BNP | Mark Burke | ||||
| Conservative | Philip Lee | ||||
| Green | David Young | ||||
| Labour | John Piasecki | ||||
| Liberal Democrat | Ray Earwicker | ||||
| UKIP | Murray Barter | ||||
| General Election 2005: Bracknell | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Andrew MacKay | 25,412 | 49.7 | +3.1 | |
| Labour | Janet Keene | 13,376 | 26.2 | −6.8 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Lee Glendon | 10,128 | 19.8 | +2.7 | |
| UKIP | Vincent Pearson | 1,818 | 3.6 | +1.0 | |
| Independent (politician) | Dominica Roberts | 407 | 0.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 12,036 | 23.5 | |||
| Turnout | 51,141 | 63.4 | +2.7 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +5.0 | |||
| General Election 2001: Bracknell | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Andrew MacKay | 22,962 | 46.6 | -0.7 | |
| Labour | Janet Keene | 16,249 | 33.0 | +3.2 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Ray Earwicker | 8,428 | 17.1 | +1.7 | |
| UKIP | Lawrie Boxall | 1,266 | 2.6 | +1.6 | |
| ProLife Alliance | Dominica Roberts | 324 | 0.7 | +0.2 | |
| Majority | 6,713 | 13.6 | |||
| Turnout | 49,229 | 60.7 | -13.8 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1997: Bracknell | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Andrew MacKay | 27,983 | 47.4 | ||
| Labour | Anne Snelgrove | 17,596 | 29.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Alan Hilliar | 9,122 | 15.4 | ||
| New Labour | J. Tompkins | 1,909 | 3.2 | ||
| Referendum Party | W. Cairns | 1,636 | 2.8 | ||
| UKIP | L. Boxall | 569 | 1.0 | ||
| ProLife Alliance | Dominica Roberts | 276 | 0.5 | ||
| Majority | 10,387 | ||||
| Turnout | 74.5 | ||||
References
- ^ Hastings, Chris; Georgia Warren (2009-10-18). "Women and gay Tory MPs set to treble by 2010". The Times. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article6879470.ece. Retrieved 2009-10-18.
- ^ Bracknell UK Polling
See also
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