| Stratford-on-Avon County constituency |
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| Stratford-on-Avon shown within Warwickshire, and Warwickshire shown within England | |
| Created: | 1885, 1983 |
| MP: | John Maples |
| Party: | Conservative |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Warwickshire |
| EP constituency: | West Midlands |
Stratford-on-Avon 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
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The constituency currently covers a predominantly rural area, with boundaries almost identical to the Stratford-on-Avon local government district.
At the next general election however, it will be much reduced in size: a new constituency of Kenilworth and Southam will be created, taking in much of the eastern half of the present constituency, along with parts of the present Rugby and Kenilworth constituency.
For more information on the boundary changes see List of Parliamentary constituencies in Warwickshire.
Members of Parliament
- 1885 – 1886: Lord William Compton, Liberal
- 1886 – 1892: Frederick Townsend
- 1892 – 1895: Algernon Freeman-Mitford
- 1895 – 1901: Victor Milward
- 1901 – 1906: Philip Staveley Foster
- 1906 – 1909: Thomas Malcolm Harvey Kincaid-Smith
- 1909 – 1918: Philip Staveley Foster
Constituency abolished 1918; revived 1950
| Election | Member | Party | Notes | |
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| 1950 | John Profumo | Conservative | Secretary of State for War 1960-63; resigned | |
| 1963 by-election | Angus Maude | Conservative | ||
| 1983 | Alan Howarth | Conservative then Labour | ||
| 1997 | John Maples | Conservative | Previously MP for Lewisham West 1983-92 | |
Election results
| General Election 2005: Stratford-on-Avon | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | John Maples | 28,652 | 49.2 | −1.1 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Susan Juned | 16,468 | 28.3 | −0.5 | |
| Labour | Rachel Blackmore | 10,145 | 17.4 | +0.7 | |
| UKIP | Harry Cottam | 1,621 | 2.8 | +0.6 | |
| Green | Mick Davies | 1,354 | 2.3 | +0.2 | |
| Majority | 12,184 | 20.9 | |||
| Turnout | 58,240 | 68.8 | +3.6 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −0.3 | |||
| General Election 2001: Stratford-on-Avon | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | John Maples | 27,606 | 50.3 | +2.0 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Susan Juned | 15,804 | 28.8 | +3.2 | |
| Labour | Mushtaq Hussain | 9,164 | 16.7 | -3.9 | |
| UKIP | Ron Mole | 1,184 | 2.2 | +1.3 | |
| Green | Mick Davies | 1,156 | 2.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 11,802 | 21.5 | |||
| Turnout | 54,914 | 65.2 | -11.0 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Stratford by-election, 15 August 1963 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Angus Maude | 15,846 | 43.61 | −24.9 | |
| Labour | Andrew Faulds | 12,376 | 34.06 | +2.57 | |
| Liberal | Derick Mirfin | 7,622 | 20.98 | N/A | |
| Independent | M. S. Blair | 281 | 0.77 | N/A | |
| Teenage Party | David Sutch | 209 | N/A | 0.58 | |
| Majority | 3,470 | 9.55 | −27.47 | ||
| Turnout | 36,334 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | − | |||
See also
Coordinates: 52°09′N 1°42′W / 52.15°N 1.70°W
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