| Rugby and Kenilworth County constituency |
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| Rugby and Kenilworth shown within Warwickshire, and Warwickshire shown within England | |
| Created: | 1983 |
| MP: | Jeremy Wright |
| Party: | Conservative |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Warwickshire |
| EP constituency: | West Midlands |
Rugby and Kenilworth is a county constituency in Warwickshire, England. It covers the towns of Rugby and Kenilworth and the rural areas in between.
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Boundaries
The current Warwickshire seat of Rugby and Kenilworth takes areas from the Rugby, and Warwick, authorities. From Rugby comes the city itself, and parishes on the Leicestershire and Northamptonshire borders. From neighbouring Warwick comes Kenilworth and country villages bordering Coventry and Solihull.
Boundary review
Following their review of parliamentary representation in Warwickshire, the seat of Rugby and Kenilworth is abolished.
The successor seats are Kenilworth and Southam, which was originally to be named "Mid Warwickshire", and a re-formed Rugby constituency.
History
The constituency was created for the 1983 election and was held by the Conservative Jim Pawsey until the 1997 election when the Labour candidate Andy King was narrowly elected. In the 2001 election he increased his majority slightly. The Conservatives got back in, in 2005, with Jeremy Wright.
Rugby and Kenilworth is a marginal seat. Rugby, being an industrial town, traditionally leans towards Labour. Kenilworth, however, is a prosperous dormitory town and leans towards the Conservatives.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| 1983 | Jim Pawsey | Conservative | |
| 1997 | Andy King | Labour | |
| 2005 | Jeremy Wright | Conservative | |
Election results
| General Election 2005: Rugby & Kenilworth | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Jeremy Wright | 23,447 | 41.2 | +1.5 | |
| Labour | Andy King | 21,890 | 38.4 | -6.6 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Richard Allanach | 10,143 | 17.8 | +4.0 | |
| UKIP | John Thurley | 911 | 1.6 | +0.1 | |
| Independent | Brian Hadland | 298 | 0.5 | N/A | |
| Independent | Lillian Phallikaropoulos | 258 | 0.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,557 | 2.7 | |||
| Turnout | 56,947 | 68.4 | +1.0 | ||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| General Election 2001: Rugby & Kenilworth | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Andy King | 24,221 | 45.0 | +2.0 | |
| Conservative | David Martin | 21,344 | 39.7 | -2.6 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Gwen Fairweather | 7,444 | 13.8 | -0.4 | |
| UKIP | Paul Garrett | 787 | 1.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 2,877 | 5.3 | |||
| Turnout | 53,796 | 67.4 | -9.6 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
See also
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