| Saffron Walden County constituency |
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| Saffron Walden shown within Essex, and Essex shown within England | |
| Created: | 1885 |
| MP: | Sir Alan Haselhurst |
| Party: | Conservative |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Essex |
| EP constituency: | East of England |
Saffron Walden is a parliamentary 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
Saffron Walden is a largely rural constituency in North-West Essex covering almost 400 square miles. It is by far the largest constituency in Essex. There are also a host of small businesses, many of them high-tech. The main source of employment in the constituency is Stansted Airport.
There are three medium sized towns within the constituency; Saffron Walden, Dunmow and Halstead. All three have historic links, and are still regarded as some of the finest, most quintessential market towns in England.
Members of Parliament
Since a by-election in 1977, this safe Conservative seat has been represented by Sir Alan Haselhurst, who has been Chairman of Ways and Means & Deputy Speaker since 1997.
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| 1885 | Herbert Gardner | Liberal | |
| 1895 | Charles Gold | ||
| 1900 | Armine Wodehouse | Liberal | |
| 1901 | Joseph Pease | Liberal | |
| Jan 1910 | Douglas Proby | Conservative | |
| Dec 1910 | Sir Cecil Beck | Liberal | |
| 1922 | Sir William Foot Mitchell | Conservative | |
| 1929 | Rab Butler | Conservative | |
| 1965 by-election | Peter Kirk | Conservative | |
| 1977 by-election | Sir Alan Haselhurst | Conservative | |
Election results
| General Election 2005: Saffron Walden | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Alan Haselhurst | 27,263 | 51.4 | +2.5 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Elfreda Tealby-Watson | 14,255 | 26.9 | +2.0 | |
| Labour | Swatantra Nandanwar | 8,755 | 16.5 | −6.1 | |
| UKIP | Raymond Tyler | 1,412 | 2.7 | −0.8 | |
| English Democrats | Raymond Brown | 860 | 1.6 | N/A | |
| Veritas | Trevor Hackett | 475 | 0.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 13,008 | 24.5 | |||
| Turnout | 53,020 | 68.3 | +3.1 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +0.3 | |||
| General Election 2001: Saffron Walden | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Alan Haselhurst | 24,485 | 48.9 | +3.6 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Elfreda Tealby-Watson | 12,481 | 24.9 | -1.9 | |
| Labour | Tania Rogers | 11,305 | 22.6 | +1.1 | |
| UKIP | Richard Glover | 1,769 | 3.5 | +2.4 | |
| Majority | 12,004 | 24.0 | |||
| Turnout | 50,040 | 65.2 | -11.7 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
References
See also
| Preceded by Essex Western |
UK Parliament constituency 1885– |
Succeeded by Current incumbent |
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Leeds South |
Constituency represented by the Chancellor of the Exchequer 1951 – 1955 |
Succeeded by Bromley |
| Preceded by Woodford |
Constituency represented by the Father of the House 1964 – 1965 |
Succeeded by Thirsk and Malton |
Coordinates: 51°57′N 0°21′E / 51.95°N 0.35°E
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