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	Map1	Southport
	Map2	Merseyside
	Entity	Merseyside
	Type	Borough
	County	Merseyside
	Year	1885
	MP	John Pugh
	Party	Liberal Democrats
	EP	North West England

Southport is a Borough 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 northern part of the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton , including the town of Southport and the localities of Ainsdale , Birkdale , and Crossens . The constituency is bordered to the north by Ribble South , to the east by West Lancashire , and to the south by Crosby .


MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT



HISTORY


The constituency has been a Liberal - Conservative marginal for much of its history, changing hands 10 times between the two parties since it was created in 1885. Its most notable MPs were George Nathaniel Curzon , future Viceroy of India, Edward Marshall-Hall one of the most notable trial Lawyers of the early 20th century and Sir John Fowler Leece Brunner , son of the leading industrialist Sir John Tomlinson Brunner . On the decline of the Liberal Party in the 1930's the constituency became a safe Conservative Party seat.

With the rise again of the Liberal Party in the early 1970's, it again became a closely contested marginal. The constituency changed hands again in the 1987 General Election , when it was taken by Ronnie Fearn of the Liberal Party for the SDP-Liberal Alliance (shortly before the two parties merged to form the Liberal Democrats ).

Fearn lost the seat to the Conservatives' Matthew Banks at the 1992 Election , only to regain it at the 1997 Election . The Liberal Democrats have held the seat since then, with John Pugh representing the constituency since Fearn stood down in 2001 . The constituency is at present the only one on Merseyside not held by the Labour Party .

An interesting note is that the current Deputy Prime Minister , John Prescott ran for the seat in 1966 , but came in second place.


ELECTION RESULTS



Elections in the 2000s

party Liberal Democrats (UK)   candidate John Pugh

title General Election 2005 : Southport

party Liberal Democrats (UK)   candidate John Pugh   votes 19,093   percentage 463   change +25

party Conservative Party (UK)   candidate Mark Bigley   votes 15,255   percentage 370   change +05

party Labour Party (UK)   candidate Paul Brant   votes 5,277   percentage 128   change -38

party United Kingdom Independence Party   candidate Terry Durrance   votes 749   percentage 18   change +05

party Your Party   candidate Bill Givens   votes 589   percentage 14   change +14

party Veritas (political party)   candidate Harry Forster   votes 238   percentage 06   change +06

votes 3,838   percentage 93

votes 41,201   percentage 694   change +108

winner Liberal Democrats (UK)   swing +10

title General Election 2001 : Southport

party Liberal Democrats (UK)   candidate John Pugh   votes 18,011   percentage 438   change -43

party Conservative Party (UK)   candidate Laurence Jones   votes 15,004   percentage 365   change +05

party Labour Party (UK)   candidate Paul Brant   votes 6,816   percentage 166   change +44

party Liberal Party (UK, 1989)   candidate David Green   votes 767   percentage 19   change +11

party United Kingdom Independence Party   candidate Gerry Kelley   votes 555   percentage 13   change ''N/A''

votes 3,007   percentage 73

votes 41,153   percentage 586   change -135

winner Liberal Democrats (UK)

title General Election 1997 : Southport

party Liberal Democrats (UK)   candidate Ronnie Fearn   votes 24,356   percentage 481   change +66

party Conservative Party (UK)   candidate Matthew Banks   votes 18,186   percentage 359   change -111

party Labour Party (UK)   candidate S Norman   votes 6,129   percentage 121   change +19

party Referendum Party   candidate F Buckle   votes 1,368   percentage 27

party Liberal Party (UK, 1989)   candidate S Ashton   votes 386   percentage 08

party Natural Law Party   candidate E Lines   votes 93   percentage 02   change -01

party National Democrats (UK)   candidate M Middleton   votes 92   percentage 02

votes 6,170   percentage 122

votes 50,610   percentage 721   change -55

winner Liberal Democrats (UK)   loser Conservative Party (UK)   swing 89

title General Election 1992 : Southport

party Conservative Party (UK)   candidate Matthew Banks   votes 26,801   percentage 470   change +25

party Liberal Democrats (UK)   candidate Ronnie Fearn   votes 23,018   percentage 415   change -64

party Labour Party (UK)   candidate J King   votes 5,637   percentage 102   change +38

party Green Party of England and Wales   candidate J Walker   votes 545   percentage 10   change -02

party Natural Law Party   candidate G Clements   votes 159   percentage 03

votes 3,063   percentage 55

votes 55,440   percentage 776

winner Conservative Party (UK)   loser Liberal Democrats (UK)   swing 45

title General Election 1987 : Southport

party Liberal Party (UK)   candidate Ronnie Fearn   votes 26,110   percentage 479   change +74

party Conservative Party (UK)   candidate Nigel Thomas   votes 24,261   percentage 445   change -59

party Labour Party (UK)   candidate Audrey Moore   votes 3,483   percentage 64   change -19

party Green Party of England and Wales   candidate Justin Walker   votes 653   percentage 12

votes 1,849   percentage 34

votes 54,507   percentage 763

winner Liberal Party (UK)   loser Conservative Party (UK)   swing 67

title General Election 1983 : Southport

party Conservative Party (UK)   candidate Ian Percival   votes 25,612   percentage 504   change -04

party Liberal Party (UK)   candidate Ian Brodie-Browne   votes 20,573   percentage 405   change +25

party Labour Party (UK)   candidate Francis Brady   votes 4,233   percentage 83   change -29

party Independent (politician)   candidate K Wood   votes 374   percentage 07

votes 5,039   percentage 99   change -29

votes 50,792   percentage 725   change -22

winner Conservative Party (UK)

title General Election 1979 : Southport

party Conservative Party (UK)   candidate Ian Percival   votes 25,953   percentage 508

party Liberal Party (UK)   candidate Ronnie Fearn   votes 19,426   percentage 380

party Labour Party (UK)   candidate I G James   votes 5,725   percentage 128

votes 6,527   percentage 128

votes 51,104   percentage 747

winner Conservative Party (UK)

party Conservative Party (UK)   candidate Ian Percival   votes 23,014   percentage 472

party Liberal Party (UK)   candidate Ronnie Fearn   votes 17,387   percentage 357

party Labour Party (UK)   candidate I G James   votes 8,323   percentage 171

votes 5,627   percentage 115

votes 48,724   percentage 737

winner Conservative Party (UK)

party Conservative Party (UK)   candidate Ian Percival   votes 23,975   percentage 472

party Liberal Party (UK)   candidate Ronnie Fearn   votes 20,093   percentage 396

party Labour Party (UK)   candidate P R Ward   votes 6,690   percentage 132

votes 3,882   percentage 76

votes 50,758   percentage 774

winner Conservative Party (UK)

party Conservative Party (UK)   candidate Ian Percival   votes 22,950   percentage 502

party Liberal Party (UK)   candidate Ronnie Fearn   votes 13,809   percentage 302

party Labour Party (UK)   candidate B T George   votes 8,950   percentage 196

votes 9,141   percentage 204

votes 45,709   percentage 705

winner Conservative Party (UK)

party Conservative Party (UK)   candidate Ian Percival   votes 22,324   percentage 510

party Labour Party (UK)   candidate John Prescott   votes 12,798   percentage 292

party Liberal Party (UK)   candidate C J Coleman   votes 8,630   percentage 197

votes 9,526   percentage 218

votes 43,752   percentage 727

winner Conservative Party (UK)

party Conservative Party (UK)   candidate Ian Percival   votes 23,917   percentage 519

party Labour Party (UK)   candidate L Goldwater   votes 11,572   percentage 251

party Liberal Party (UK)   candidate C J Coleman   votes 10,609   percentage 230

votes 12,345   percentage 267

votes 46,098   percentage 765

winner Conservative Party (UK)

party Conservative Party (UK)   candidate Ian Percival   votes 26,905   percentage 560

party Liberal Party (UK)   candidate S Goldberg   votes 11,292   percentage 235

party Labour Party (UK)   candidate C W Hadfield   votes 9,805   percentage 204

votes 15,613   percentage 325

votes 48,002   percentage 768

winner Conservative Party (UK)

party Conservative Party (UK)   candidate Roger Fleetwood-Hesketh   votes 30,268   percentage 702

party Labour Party (UK)   candidate P Cameron   votes 12,827   percentage 298

votes 17,441   percentage 405

votes 43,095   percentage 688

winner Conservative Party (UK)

party Conservative Party (UK)   candidate Roger Fleetwood-Hesketh   votes 24,589

party Labour Party (UK)   candidate A L Tillotson   votes 11,310

party Liberal Party (UK)   candidate H D Bentliff   votes 3,776

votes 13,279

votes 39,675

winner Conservative Party (UK)

party Conservative Party (UK)   candidate Robert Hudson   votes 30,388   percentage 602

party Labour Party (UK)   candidate H O Ellis   votes 12,535   percentage 248

party Liberal Party (UK)   candidate H D Bentliff   votes 7,576   percentage 150

votes 17,853   percentage 353

votes 50,499   percentage 777

winner Conservative Party (UK)

party Conservative Party (UK)   candidate Robert Hudson   votes 29,766   percentage 563

party Labour Party (UK)   candidate J P Bonney   votes 14,159   percentage 268

party Liberal Party (UK)   candidate H Ellington   votes 8,933   percentage 169

votes 15,607   percentage 295

votes 52,858   percentage 818

winner Conservative Party (UK)

party Conservative Party (UK)   candidate Robert Hudson   votes 26,792   percentage 527   change -195

party Labour Party (UK)   candidate W Hamling   votes 13,596   percentage 268   change -10

party Liberal Party (UK)   candidate R Martin   votes 10,404   percentage 205

votes 13,196   percentage 259   change -185

votes 50,792   percentage 742   change +33

winner Conservative Party (UK)

party Conservative Party (UK)   candidate Robert Hudson   votes 29,652   percentage 722   change +38

party Labour Party (UK)   candidate R C Willis   votes 11,419   percentage 278

votes 18,233   percentage 444   change +76

votes 41,071   percentage 709   change -88

winner Conservative Party (UK)

party Conservative Party (UK)   candidate Robert Hudson   votes 30,307   percentage 684   change +201

party Liberal Party (UK)   candidate R M Hughes   votes 13,983   percentage 316   change -78

votes 16,324   percentage 368   change +279

votes 44,290   percentage 797   change +01

winner Conservative Party (UK)

party Conservative Party (UK)   candidate Godfrey Dalrymple-White   votes 21,161   percentage 483   change -127

party Liberal Party (UK)   candidate C B Ramage   votes 17,220   percentage 394   change +04

party Labour Party (UK)   candidate A L Williams   votes 5,380   percentage 123

votes 3,941   percentage 89   change -131

votes 43,761   percentage 796   change +12

winner Conservative Party (UK)

party Conservative Party (UK)   candidate Godfrey Dalrymple-White   votes 17,430   percentage 610   change +128

party Liberal Party (UK)   candidate John Fowler Leece Brunner   votes 11,158   percentage 390   change -128

votes 6,272   percentage 220

votes 28,588   percentage 787   change +28

winner Conservative Party (UK)   loser Liberal Party (UK)

party Liberal Party (UK)   candidate John Fowler Leece Brunner   votes 13,704   percentage 518   change +50

party Conservative Party (UK)   candidate T W Comyn-Platt   votes 12,776   percentage 482   change -50

votes 928   percentage 36

votes 26,480   percentage 759   change -04

winner Liberal Party (UK)   loser Conservative Party (UK)

party Conservative Party (UK)   candidate Godfrey Dalrymple-White   votes 13,733   percentage 532   change -188

party Liberal Party (UK)   candidate John Fowler Leece Brunner   votes 12,068   percentage 468

votes 1,665   percentage 64   change -376

votes 25,801   percentage 763   change +147

winner Conservative Party (UK)

party Coalition Conservative   candidate Godfrey Dalrymple-White   votes 14,707   percentage 720   change +197

party Labour Party (UK)   candidate A Greenwood   votes 5,727   percentage 280

votes 8,980   percentage 440   change +394

votes 20,434   percentage 616   change -240

winner Coalition Conservative

party Conservative Party (UK)   candidate Godfrey Dalrymple-White   votes 7,467   percentage 523   change +09

party Liberal Party (UK)   candidate H B D Woodcock   votes 6,798   percentage 477   change -09

votes 669   percentage 46   change +18

votes 14,265   percentage 856   change -36

winner Conservative Party (UK)

party Conservative Party (UK)   candidate Godfrey Dalrymple-White   votes 7,637   percentage 514   change +23

party Liberal Party (UK)   candidate Baron De Forest   votes 7,218   percentage 486   change -23

votes 419   percentage 28

votes 14,855   percentage 892   change +19

winner Conservative Party (UK)   loser Liberal Party (UK)

party Liberal Party (UK)   candidate John Meir Astbury   votes 6,607   percentage 509   change +19

party Conservative Party (UK)   candidate Edward Marshall-Hall   votes 6,367   percentage 491   change -19

votes 240   percentage 18

votes 12,974   percentage 873   change +50

winner Liberal Party (UK)   loser Conservative Party (UK)

party Conservative Party (UK)   candidate Edward Marshall-Hall   votes 5,522   percentage 510   change +37

party Liberal Party (UK)   candidate George Augustus Pilkington   votes 5,313   percentage 490   change -37

votes 209   percentage 20

votes 10,835   percentage 823   change -21

winner Conservative Party (UK)   loser Liberal Party (UK)

party Liberal Party (UK)   candidate George Augustus Pilkington   votes 5,635   percentage 527   change +13

party Conservative Party (UK)   candidate C B Balfour   votes 5,052   percentage 473   change -13

votes 583   percentage 54   change +26

votes 10,687   percentage 844   change +43

winner Liberal Party (UK)

party Liberal Party (UK)   candidate Sir Herbert Naylor-Leyland   votes 5,100   percentage 514   change +54

party Conservative Party (UK)   candidate Lord Skelmersdale   votes 4,828   percentage 486   change -54

votes 272   percentage 28

votes 9,928   percentage 801   change -29

winner Liberal Party (UK)   loser Conservative Party (UK)

party Conservative Party (UK)   candidate George Nathaniel Curzon   votes 5,162   percentage 540   change +06

party Liberal Party (UK)   candidate Sir Herbert Naylor-Leyland   votes 4,399   percentage 460   change -06

votes 763   percentage 80   change +12

votes 9,561   percentage 830   change -16

winner Conservative Party (UK)

party Conservative Party (UK)   candidate George Nathaniel Curzon   votes 4,752   percentage 534   change +01

party Liberal Party (UK)   candidate G H Pollard   votes 4,148   percentage 466   change -01

votes 604   percentage 68   change +02

votes 8,900   percentage 846   change +18

winner Conservative Party (UK)

party Conservative Party (UK)   candidate George Nathaniel Curzon   votes 3,723   percentage 533   change +44

party Liberal Party (UK)   candidate George Augustus Pilkington   votes 3,262   percentage 467   change -44

votes 461   percentage 66

votes 6,985   percentage 828   change -40

winner Conservative Party (UK)   loser Liberal Party (UK)

party Liberal Party (UK)   candidate George Augustus Pilkington   votes 3,741   percentage 511

party Conservative Party (UK)   candidate J E Edwards-Moss   votes 3,581   percentage 489

votes 160   percentage 22

votes 7,322   percentage 868