Coordinates: 51°36′14″N 2°31′05″W / 51.604°N 2.518°W
| Northavon County constituency |
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| Northavon shown within Avon (county), and Avon (county) shown within England | |
| Created: | 1983 |
| MP: | Steve Webb |
| Party: | Liberal Democrat |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Gloucestershire |
| EP constituency: | South West England |
Northavon 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.
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Boundaries
The constituency covers the same area as the former Northavon district (the more rural part of the current South Gloucestershire district). The constituency includes suburban and industrial areas on the outskirts of Bristol and several dormitory towns and small villages. Predominantly a middle-class area, it was gained narrowly by the Liberal Democrats in 1997, but swung heavily in their favour in 2001 and now looks fairly safe for them.
Boundary review
Following their review of parliamentary representation in the former Avon county, the Boundary Commission for England has abolished the Northavon seat, which will be largely replaced by Thornbury and Yate.
Members of Parliament
- Constituency created (1983)
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| 1983 | Sir John Cope | Conservative | |
| 1997 | Steve Webb | Liberal Democrat | |
Election results
| General Election 2005: Northavon | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Steve Webb | 30,872 | 52.3 | -0.1 | |
| Conservative | Chris Butt | 19,839 | 33.6 | -1.1 | |
| Labour | Patricia Gardener | 6,277 | 10.6 | -1.0 | |
| UKIP | Adrian Blake | 1,032 | 1.7 | +0.4 | |
| Green | Alan Pinder | 922 | 1.6 | +1.6 | |
| Independent (politician) | Thomas Beacham | 114 | 0.2 | +0.2 | |
| Majority | 11,033 | 18.7 | |||
| Turnout | 59,056 | 72.2 | +1.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | -0.1 | |||
| General Election 2001: Northavon | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Steve Webb | 29,217 | 52.4 | +10.0 | |
| Conservative | Carrie Ruxton | 19,340 | 34.7 | -4.3 | |
| Labour | Robert Hall | 6,450 | 11.6 | -4.1 | |
| UKIP | Carman Carver | 751 | 1.3 | +1.3 | |
| Majority | 9,877 | 17.7 | |||
| Turnout | 55,758 | 70.7 | -8.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
See also
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Category:Politics of South Gloucestershire
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