Crosby (uk Parliament Constituency)

Crosby 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.

BOUNDARIES

The constituency covers the localities of Great Crosby , Little Crosby , Hightown and Formby , all in Sefton on Merseyside . It is bordered in the north by Southport , in the east by West Lancashire and Knowsley North And Sefton East , and in the south by Bootle .

Following a review by the Boundary Commission For England , the Crosby constituency will be abolished at the Next General Election . It will be replaced by the new Sefton Central seat, which will also include parts of the existing Knowsley North and Sefton East constituency.

HISTORY

Prior to 1997 , the constituency was seen as a Safe Seat for the Conservative Party . They held the seat from its creation in 1950 until the death in 1981 of Sir Graham Page . The resulting By-election was notable as it was won by Shirley Williams , one of the "gang of four" senior members of the Labour Party who had founded the new Social Democratic Party (SDP), becoming the first SDP member to be elected. However, Williams lost the seat to the Conservative candidate Malcolm Thornton at the 1983 General Election .

Thornton held the seat until the 1997 Election , when he lost to Labour's Claire Curtis-Thomas . Although this victory was seen as a somewhat surprising result, she has held the seat since then.

MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT

ELECTION RESULTS

title

	party	United Kingdom Independence Party
	candidate	John Whittaker
	votes	454
	percentage	13
	change	+13

	party	Clause 28 Children's Protection Christian Democrats
	candidate	David Braid
	votes	157
	percentage	04
	change	+04

	votes	5,840
	percentage	161

	winner	Labour Party (UK)
	swing	32

title

	votes	8,353
	percentage	226

	winner	Labour Party (UK)
	swing	-32

title

	votes	7,182
	percentage	163

	votes	44,141
	percentage	772

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