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Wimbledon (UK Parliament constituency)

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Wimbledon in Greater London

Wimbledon is a constituency covering the district of Wimbledon in the London Borough of Merton in south-west London. It is represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Boundaries

Member of Parliament

For the past two parliaments, the seat has been held by Roger Casale for Labour. Following the May 2005 election, the seat is held by Stephen Hammond for the Conservative party.

Election results

General Election 2005: Wimbledon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stephen Hammond 17,886 41.2 +4.6
Labour Roger Casale 15,585 35.9 −9.8
Liberal Democrats Stephen Gee 7,868 18.1 +5.1
Green Giles Barrow 1,374 3.2 +0.8
UKIP Andrew Mills 408 0.9 −0.1
Independent Christopher Coverdale 211 0.5 +0.5
Tiger's Eye - the Party for Kids Alastair Wilson 50 0.1 +0.1
Rainbow Dream Ticket George Weiss 22 0.1 +0.1
Majority 2,301 5.3
Turnout 43,404 68.1 +3.8
Conservative gain from Labour Swing 7.2
General Election 2001: Wimbledon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Roger Casale 18,806 45.7 +3.0
Conservative Steven Hammond 15,062 36.6 −0.1
Liberal Democrats Martin Pierce 5,341 13.0 −3.6
Green Rajeev Thacker 1,007 2.4 +1.5
Christian People's Alliance Roger Glencross 479 1.2 N/A
UKIP Mariana Bell 414 1.0 N/A
Majority 3,744 9.1
Turnout 41,109 64.3 −11.1

Politics and history of the constituency

See also