South Holland and the Deepings (UK Parliament constituency)
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| South Holland and The Deepings County constituency | |
|---|---|
| Image:SouthHollandDeepingsConstituency.svg Image:EnglandLincolnshire.svg | |
| South Holland and The Deepings shown within Lincolnshire, and Lincolnshire shown within England | |
| Created: | 1997 |
| MP: | John Henry Hayes |
| Party: | Conservative |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Lincolnshire |
| EP constituency: | East Midlands |
South Holland and The Deepings is a county 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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[edit] Boundaries
The constituency was created in 1997. It covers the area around Spalding. It roughly corresponds to the South Holland local government district, with Market, and West Deeping added to it.
[edit] Members of Parliament
- ???? – 1997: Quentin Davies, Conservative
- 1997 – present: John Hayes, Conservative
[edit] Election results
| General Election 2005: South Holland and The Deepings | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | John Hayes | 27,544 | 57.1 | +1.7 | |
| Labour | Linda Woodings | 11,764 | 24.4 | −7.0 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Steve Jarvis | 6,244 | 12.9 | +2.6 | |
| UK Independence | Jamie Corney | 1,950 | 4.0 | +1.1 | |
| Independent | Paul Poll | 747 | 1.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 15,780 | 32.7 | |||
| Turnout | 48,249 | 60.6 | −1.5 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +4.4 | |||
| General Election 2001: South Holland and The Deepings | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | John Hayes | 25,611 | 55.4 | +6.2 | |
| Labour | Graham Walker | 14,512 | 31.4 | -1.9 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Grace Hill | 4,761 | 10.3 | -5.3 | |
| UK Independence | Malcolm Charlesworth | 1,318 | 2.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 11,099 | 24.0 | |||
| Turnout | 46,202 | 62.1 | -9.8 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1997: South Holland and The Deepings | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | John Hayes | 24,691 | 49.3 | N/A | |
| Labour | John Lewis | 16,700 | 33.3 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrat | Peter Millen | 7,836 | 15.6 | N/A | |
| Non-party Conservative | G. Erwood | 902 | 1.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 7,991 | N/A | |||
| Turnout | 72.0 | N/A | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
[edit] See also
Constituencies in the East Midlands | |
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| Labour | Amber Valley · Ashfield · Bassetlaw · Bolsover · Broxtowe · Corby · Derby North · Derby South · Erewash · Gedling · Grantham and Stamford · High Peak · Leicester East · Leicester South · Leicester West · Lincoln · Loughborough · Mansfield · Northampton North · North East Derbyshire · North West Leicestershire · Nottingham East · Nottingham North · Nottingham South · Sherwood · South Derbyshire |
| Conservative | Blaby · Boston and Skegness · Bosworth · Charnwood · Daventry · Gainsborough · Harborough · Kettering · Louth and Horncastle · Newark · Northampton South · Rushcliffe · Rutland and Melton · Sleaford and North Hykeham · South Holland and The Deepings · Wellingborough · West Derbyshire |
| Liberal Democrat | Chesterfield |
| East Midlands European constituency: Conservative (2) · UKIP (2) · Labour (1) · Liberal Democrats (1) | |

