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.

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

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Greater London