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
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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
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 |
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