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.
David Wilshire has been the MP for this constituency since 1987.
Spelthorne lies just south of
Heathrow Airport and north of the
River Thames . It is a very built-up area and has far fewer open green spaces, private roads and woodlands than are commonly found further south in
Surrey .
However, the area is still very affluent. Most residents can afford to buy their own homes, council housing accounting for only 10% of the total, and the proportion of professionals and managerial workers is high. The are several working class areas, most notably
Stanwell , which was the only county council ward to give Labour a majority on the same day as the 1997 general election.
Unemployment is low and there are very few manual workers.
Commercially, the area is one of the most active in Surrey. About 20% of all commercial or industrial property in the County is located here, including the headquarters of many national and international companies, such as BP, Courage, the Ian Allen Group, McVitie's, Del Monte, Samsung Electronics and
Shepperton Film Studios .
Its boundaries are exactly the same as that of the
Spelthorne Borough, and it includes the towns of
Ashford ,
Staines ,
Stanwell and
Sunbury .
The
Boundary Commission has proposed no boundary changes for this constituency in the boundary review due before the next election.
Spelthorne has been a Conservative stronghold for decades. The last time a non-Conservative
Member Of Parliament was elected was in the
1945 general election, when
George Pargiter was elected for one term.
David Wilshire is the current
Member Of Parliament for Spelthorne, and was first elected in the
1987 General Election . He is a member of the Conservative Party.
;General election of 2005
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Labour Party (UK)
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Keith Dibble
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11,684
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273
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&minus100
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Liberal Democrats (UK)
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Simon James
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7,318
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171
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+24
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United Kingdom Independence Party
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Christopher Browne
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1,968
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46
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+17
|
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Conservative Party (UK)
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77
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|
;General election of 2001
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Labour Party (UK)
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Andrew Shaw
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15,589
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373
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&minus09
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Liberal Democrats (UK)
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Martin Rimmer
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6,156
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147
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+16
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United Kingdom Independence Party
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Richard Squire
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1,198
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29
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+20
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Conservative Party (UK)
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06
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|
;General election of 1997
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Labour Party (UK)
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Keith Dibble
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19,833
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382
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+153
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Liberal Democrats (UK)
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Edward Glynn
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6,821
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131
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Referendum Party
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Barry Coleman
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1,495
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29
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''N/A''
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United Kingdom Independence Party
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John Fowler
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462
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09
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''N/A''
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Conservative Party (UK)
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&minus145
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|
;General election of 1992
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Labour Party (UK)
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Ann Leedham
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12,784
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229
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58
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Liberal Democrats (UK)
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Roger Roberts
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9,702
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165
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&minus64
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Green Party of England and Wales
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J Wassell
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580
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10
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''N/A''
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Official Monster Raving Loony Party
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D Rea
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338
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06
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''N/A''
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Natural Law Party
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D Ellis
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195
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03
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''N/A''
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;General election of 1987
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Social Democratic Party (UK)
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Mrs M Cunningham
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12,390
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229
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&minus31
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Labour Party (UK)
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DFJ Welfare
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9,227
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171
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16
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|
;General election of 1983
Richard Adams , standing as an Independent Conservative, opposed the
Hunting Of Foxes with hounds. He was famous as the author of the novel "
Watership Down ". Atkins on the other hand was a noted supporter of foxhunting.
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Social Democratic Party (UK)
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AW Layton
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13,357
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260
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Labour Party (UK)
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MC Rowlands
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7,926
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155
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FTACMP
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EJ Butterfield
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325
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06
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