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Wansdyke (uk Parliament Constituency)




  Map1 Wansdyke
  Map2 Avon
  Entity Avon
  Type County
  County Somerset
  Year 1983
  MP Dan Norris
  Party Labour
  EP South West England


Wansdyke 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 part of Bath And North East Somerset that is not in the Bath Constituency . It also contains four wards or parts of wards from South Gloucestershire Council. It is named for the former Wansdyke district. At the next general election 2009/2010 much of this constituency will change to North East Somerset (UK Parliament Constituency)


MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT



ELECTION RESULTS


  title General Election 2005 : Wansdyke


  party Labour Party (UK)
  candidate Dan Norris
  votes 20,686
  percentage 406
  change &minus62


  party Conservative Party (UK)
  candidate Chris Watt
  votes 18,847
  percentage 370
  change +15


  party Liberal Democrats (UK)
  candidate Gail Coleshill
  votes 10,050
  percentage 197
  change +53


  party United Kingdom Independence Party
  candidate Peter Sandell
  votes 1,129
  percentage 22
  change +09


  party Independent
  candidate Geoffrey Parkes
  votes 221
  percentage 04
  change ''N/A''


  votes 1,839
  percentage 36


  votes 50,933
  percentage 724
  change +25


  winner Labour Party (UK)
  swing &minus38


  title General Election 2001 : Wansdyke


  party Labour Party (UK)
  candidate Dan Norris
  votes 23,206
  percentage 468
  change +28


  party Conservative Party (UK)
  candidate Chris Watt
  votes 17,593
  percentage 355
  change +02


  party Liberal Democrats (UK)
  candidate Gail Coleshill
  votes 7,135
  percentage 144
  change -24


  party Green Party of England and Wales
  candidate Francis Hayden
  votes 958
  percentage 19
  change ''N/A''


  party United Kingdom Independence Party
  candidate Peter Sandell
  votes 655
  percentage 13
  change +05


  votes 5,613
  percentage 113


  votes 49,547
  percentage 699
  change -91


  winner Labour Party (UK)


  title General Election 1997: Wansdyke


  party Labour Party (UK)
  candidate Dan Norris
  votes 24,117
  percentage 441
  change 0


  party Conservative Party (UK)
  candidate Mark Prisk
  votes 19,318
  percentage 353
  change 0


  party Liberal Democrats (UK)
  candidate Jeff Manning
  votes 9,205
  percentage 168
  change 0


  party The Referendum Party
  candidate K Clinton
  votes 1327
  percentage 24
  change 0


  party Independent
  candidate T Hunt
  votes 438
  percentage 08
  change 0


  party Official Monster Raving Loony Party
  candidate P House
  votes 225
  percentage 04
  change 0


  party Natural Law Party
  candidate Ms S Lincoln
  votes 92
  percentage 02
  change 0


  votes 4,799
  percentage 87


  votes 54,722
  percentage 793
  change 0


  winner Labour Party (UK)
  loser Conservative Party (UK)
  swing 0



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