Stratford-on-Avon (UK Parliament constituency)

Stratford-on-Avon
County constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Stratford-on-Avon in Warwickshire.
Location of Warwickshire within England.
County	Warwickshire
Electorate	69,108 (December 2010)^[1]
Current constituency
Created	1950
Member of parliament	Nadhim Zahawi (Conservative)
Number of members	One
1885–1918
Number of members	One
Type of constituency	County constituency
Created from	South Warwickshire
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	West Midlands

Stratford-on-Avon is a constituency^{[n 1]} represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Nadhim Zahawi, a Conservative.^{[n 2]}

Boundaries

1885-1918: The Municipal Boroughs of Leamington, Stratford-upon-Avon, and Warwick, the Sessional Divisions of Alcester, Brailes, Henley, Stratford, Snitterfield, and Warwick (including the civil parish of Bishop's Tachbrook), and the part of the Sessional Division of Kenilworth in the Parliamentary Borough of Warwick and Leamington.

1950-1974: The Municipal Borough of Stratford-upon-Avon, and the Rural Districts of Alcester (the civil parishes of Alcester, Arrow, Aston Cantlow, Bidford-on-Avon, Coughton, Exhall, Great Alne, Haselor, Kinwarton, Morton Bagot, Oldberrow, Oversley, Salford Priors, Sambourne, Spernall, Studley, Weethley, and Wixford), Shipston-on-Stour (the civil parishes of Barcheston, Barton-on-the-Heath, Brailes, Burmington, Butlers Marston, Cherington, Compton Wynyates, Great Wolford, Halford, Honington, Idlictoe, Ilmington, Little Compton, Little Wolford, Long Compton, Oxhill, Pillerton Hersey, Pillerton Priors, Shipston-on-Stour, Stourton, Stretton-on-Fosse, Sutton-under-Brailes, Tidmington, Tredington, Tysoe, Whatcote, and Whichford), Southam (the civil parishes of Avon Dassett, Bishop's Itchington, Burton Dassett, Chadshunt, Chapel Ascote, Chesterton, Farnborough, Fenny Compton, Gaydon, Harbury, Hodnell, Ladbroke, Lighthorne, Long Itchington, Lower Radbourn, Lower Shuckburgh, Napton-on-the-Hill, Priors Hardwick, Priors Marston, Radway, Ratley and Upton, Shottswell, Southam, Stockton, Stoneton, Ufton, Upper Radbourne, Upper Shuckburgh, Warmington, Watergall, Wills Pastures, and Wormleighton), and Stratford-on-Avon (the civil parishes of Admington, Alderminster, Atherstone-on-Stour, Bearley, Beaudesert, Billesley, Binton, Charlecote, Claverdon, Clifford Chambers, Combrook, Compton Verney, Dorsington, Ettington, Fulbrook, Hampton Lucy, Henley-in-Arden, Kineton, Langley, Long Marston, Loxley, Luddington, Milcote, Moreton Morrell, Newbold Pacey, Old Stratford and Drayton, Preston Bagot, Preston-on-Stour, Quinton, Snitterfield, Tanworth-in-Arden, Temple Grafton, Ullenhall, Welford-on-Avon, Wellesbourne Hastings and Walton, Wellesbourne Mountford, Weston-on-Avon, Whitchurch, Wolverton, and Wootton Wawen).

1974-1983: The Municipal Borough of Stratford-upon-Avon, and the Rural Districts of Alcester, Shipston-on-Stour, Southam, and Stratford-on-Avon (the civil parishes of Admington, Alderminster, Atherstone-on-Stour, Bearley, Beaudesert, Billesley, Binton, Charlecote, Claverdon, Clifford Chambers, Combrook, Compton Verney, Dorsington, Ettington, Fulbrook, Hampton Lucy, Henley-in-Arden, Hockley Heath, Kineton, Langley, Long Marston, Loxley, Luddington, Milcote, Moreton Morrell, Newbold Pacey, Old Stratford and Drayton, Preston Bagot, Preston-on-Stour, Quinton, Snitterfield, Temple Grafton, Ullenhall, Welford-on-Avon, Wellesbourne, Weston-on-Avon, Whitchurch, Wolverton, and Wootton Wawen).

1983-1997: The District of Stratford-on-Avon.

1997-2010: All the wards of the District of Stratford-on-Avon except the wards of Henley, Tanworth, and Tanworth Earlswood.

2010-present: The District of Stratford-on-Avon wards of Alcester, Aston Cantlow, Bardon, Bidford and Salford, Brailes, Claverdon, Ettington, Henley, Kinwarton, Long Compton, Quinton, Sambourne, Shipston, Snitterfield, Stratford Alveston, Stratford Avenue and New Town, Stratford Guild and Hathaway, Stratford Mount Pleasant, Studley, Tanworth, Tredington, Vale of the Red Horse, and Welford.

The constituency consists of relatively widely spaced rural villages, inhabited largely by commuters,^[2] with its boundaries taking in almost all of the Stratford-on-Avon local government district.

At the 2010 general election, following the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, this seat was reduced in size: a new constituency of Kenilworth and Southam was created, taking in much of the eastern half of the previous version of this constituency, along with parts of the abolished seat of Rugby and Kenilworth.

History

Since its recreation in 1950, the seat has elected only Conservatives. The earliest member was noted for his personal life scandal, John Profumo and one member for two years served on the benches of the Labour Party, choosing to cross the floor.

Political history

The Liberal Democrats have amassed the second largest share of the vote since 1992. The majority obtained in 2010 by Nadhim Zahawi was an absolute majority, with 51% of the vote and the largest since 1992. However, with the Labour vote down to 9.5%, this has also been the smallest majority since that date of 11,346 votes.

No minor parties have broken the keep-deposit threshold of 5% of the vote.

Constituency profile

The seat includes the historic town itself, as with Warwick, a major place in England for international tourism with its buildings, museums and Royal Shakespeare Company theatre, surrounded by green belt villages southeast of Birmingham, with the next largest wards being Studley and Alcester each with just under 5,000 electors.

Workless claimants, registered jobseekers, were in November 2012 significantly lower than the national average of 3.8%, at 1.4% of the population based on a statistical compilation by The Guardian.^[3]

Members of Parliament

MPs 1885–1918

	Member^[4]	Party
1885	Lord William Compton	Liberal
1886	Frederick Townsend	Conservative
1892	Algernon Freeman-Mitford	Conservative
1895	Victor Milward	Conservative
1901 by-election	Philip Staveley Foster	Conservative
1906	Thomas Malcolm Harvey Kincaid-Smith	Liberal
1909 by-election	Philip Staveley Foster	Conservative
1918	Constituency abolished

MPs since 1950

	Member^[4]	Party	Notes
1950	John Profumo	Conservative	Secretary of State for War 1960–63; resigned
1963 by-election	Angus Maude	Conservative
1983	Alan Howarth	Conservative
1995	Alan Howarth	Labour
1997	John Maples	Conservative	Previously MP for Lewisham West 1983–92
2010	Nadhim Zahawi	Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2015: Stratford-on-Avon^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nadhim Zahawi	29,674	57.7	+6.1
	UKIP	Edward Fila	6,798	13.2	+9.6
	Labour	Jeff Kenner	6,677	13.0	+3.5
	Liberal Democrat	Elizabeth Adams	6,182	12.0	−17.1
	Green	Dominic Giles	2,128	4.1	+3.1
Majority			22,876	44.5	+22.1
Turnout			22,876	72.6	-0.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	-1.75

General Election 2010: Stratford-on-Avon^[6]^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nadhim Zahawi	26,052	51.5	+2.3
	Liberal Democrat	Martin Turner	14,706	29.1	+0.8
	Labour	Robert Johnston	4,809	9.5	-5.9
	UKIP	Brett Parsons	1,846	3.7	+0.9
	BNP	George Jones	1,097	2.2	N/A
	Independent	Neil Basnett	1,032	2.0	N/A
	Green	Karen Varga	527	1.0	-1.3
	English Democrats	Frederick Bishop	473	0.9	N/A
Majority			11,346	22.4	+1.5
Turnout			50,542	72.7	+3.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	+0.7

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Stratford-on-Avon^[8]^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Maples	28,652	49.2	-1.1
	Liberal Democrat	Susan Juned	16,468	28.3	−0.5
	Labour	Rachel Blackmore	10,145	17.4	+0.7
	UKIP	Harry Cottam	1,621	2.8	+0.6
	Green	Mick Davies	1,354	2.3	+0.2
Majority			12,184	20.9	-0.6
Turnout			58,240	68.8	+4.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	-0.3

General Election 2001: Stratford-on-Avon^[10]^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Maples	27,606	50.3	+2.0
	Liberal Democrat	Susan Juned	15,804	28.8	+3.2
	Labour	Mushtaq Hussain	9,164	16.7	-3.9
	UKIP	Ron A Mole	1,184	2.2	+1.3
	Green	Mick Davies	1,156	2.1	N/A
Majority			11,802	21.5	+12.9
Turnout			54,914	64.4	-11.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	-0.6

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Stratford-on-Avon^[12]^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Maples	29,967	48.3	-10.9
	Liberal Democrat	Susan Juned	15,861	25.5	+0.0
	Labour	Stewart Stacey	12,754	20.5	+7.4
	Referendum	Adrian K Hilton	2,064	3.3	N/A
	UKIP	JEM Spilsbury	556	0.9	N/A
	Natural Law	James Brewster	307	0.5	+0.3
	Stratford First Democratic Conservative	Simon G Marcus	306	0.5	N/A
	ProLife Alliance	Sarah A Miller	284	0.5	N/A
Majority			14,106	22.8	-10.9
Turnout			62,099	76.3	-5.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	-5.45

General Election 1992: Stratford-on-Avon^[14]^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alan Howarth	40,251	59.2	-2.7
	Liberal Democrat	JN Fogg	17,359	25.5	-2.3
	Labour	SM Brookes	8,932	13.1	+2.9
	Green	RG Roughan	729	1.1	N/A
	Independent Conservative	AJ Saunders	573	0.8	N/A
	Natural Law	MR Twite	130	0.2	N/A
Majority			22,892	33.7	-0.4
Turnout			67,974	82.1	+5.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	-0.2

Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: Stratford-on-Avon^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alan Howarth	38,483	61.93	+1.03
	Liberal	DG Cowcher	17,318	27.87	-0.98
	Labour	RH Rhodes	6,335	10.20	-0.05
Majority			21,165	34.06	+2.01
Turnout			62,136	76.46	+3.54
	Conservative hold		Swing	+1.01

General Election 1983: Stratford-on-Avon^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alan Howarth	34,041	60.90	+0.49
	Liberal	WJB Taylor	16,124	28.85	+8.85
	Labour	Frank Hooley	5,731	10.25	-7.35
Majority			17,917	32.05	-6.36
Turnout			55,896	72.92	-3.76
	Conservative hold		Swing	-4.18

Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1979: Stratford-on-Avon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Angus Maude	35,470	60.41	+9.45
	Liberal	J Taylor	12,916	22.00	-5.34
	Labour	CA Purnell	10,334	17.60	-4.10
Majority			22,554	38.41	+14.80
Turnout			58,720	76.67	+2.63
	Conservative hold		Swing	+7.40

General Election, October 1974: Stratford-on-Avon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Angus Maude	27,123	50.96	-0.81
	Liberal	MJW Wright	14,555	27.34	-1.69
	Labour	DV Hunt	11,551	21.70	+2.50
Majority			12,568	23.61	+0.88
Turnout			53,229	74.04	-7.02
	Conservative hold		Swing	+0.44

General Election, February 1974: Stratford-on-Avon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Angus Maude	30,106	51.77	-6.31
	Liberal	MJW Wright	16,885	29.03	+10.65
	Labour	M Burton	11,165	19.20	-4.34
Majority			13,221	22.73	-11.81
Turnout			58,156	81.06	+6.98
	Conservative hold		Swing	-8.48

General Election 1970: Stratford-on-Avon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Angus Maude	28,106	58.08	+6.78
	Labour	PE Tombs	11,393	23.54	-6.15
	Liberal	DR Bruce	8,895	18.38	+3.35
Majority			16,713	34.54	+12.93
Turnout			48,394	74.08	-3.95
	Conservative hold		Swing	+6.47

Elections in the 1960s

General Election 1966: Stratford-on-Avon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Angus Maude	22,381	51.30	-2.50
	Labour	VG Hale	12,954	29.69	+0.41
	Liberal	GH Herrinshaw	6,556	15.03	-1.89
	Independent Conservative	CG Clayton-Wright	1,733	3.97	N/A
Majority			9,427	21.61	-2.91
Turnout			43,624	78.03	-5.04
	Conservative hold		Swing	-1.46

General Election 1964: Stratford-on-Avon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Angus Maude	23,236	53.80	-14.71
	Labour	Andrew Faulds	12,646	29.28	-2.21
	Liberal	Derick Mirfin	7,307	16.92	N/A
Majority			10,590	24.52	-12.50
Turnout			43,189	83.07	+6.22
	Conservative hold		Swing	-6.25

By-election 1963: Stratford-on-Avon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Angus Maude	15,846	43.6	-24.91
	Labour	Andrew Faulds	12,376	34.1	+2.57
	Liberal	Derick Mirfin	7,622	21.0	N/A
	Independent	MS Blair	281	0.8	N/A
	Teenage Party	David Sutch	209	0.6	N/A
Majority			3,470	9.55	-27.47
Turnout			36,334
	Conservative hold		Swing	-13.74

Elections in the 1950s

General Election 1959: Stratford-on-Avon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Profumo	26,146	68.51	-0.05
	Labour	J Stretton	12,017	31.49	+0.05
Majority			14,129	37.02	-0.10
Turnout			38,163	76.85	+1.27
	Conservative hold		Swing	-0.05

General Election 1955: Stratford-on-Avon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Profumo	24,587	68.56	+4.08
	Labour	TLK Locksley	11,275	31.44	-4.08
Majority			13,312	37.12	+8.17
Turnout			35,862	75.58	-4.32
	Conservative hold		Swing	+4.08

General Election 1951: Stratford-on-Avon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Profumo	24,041	64.48	+7.18
	Labour	H Hilditch	13,246	35.52	-3.53
Majority			10,795	28.95	+4.32
Turnout			37,287	79.90	-3.22
	Conservative hold		Swing	+5.36

General Election 1950: Stratford-on-Avon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Profumo	21,492	57.30	N/A
	Labour	RGM Brown	12,143	31.99	N/A
	Liberal	Hadleigh Sydney Seaborne	4,318	11.38	N/A
Majority			9,349	24.63	N/A
Turnout			37,953	83.12	N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)

By-elections

Election			Party	Votes	%
Stratford By-election 1901^[18] Turnout: 7,732	Conservative hold Majority: 1,778	Philip Staveley Foster	Conservative	4,755	61.5
Stratford By-election 1901^[18] Turnout: 7,732	Conservative hold Majority: 1,778	Bolton King	Liberal	2,977	38.5
Stratford By-election 1909	Conservative gain from Liberal Majority: 2,627	Philip Staveley Foster	Conservative	5,374
		Joseph Martin	Liberal	2,747
		Thomas Malcolm Harvey Kincaid-Smith	Independent	479

Notes and references

Notes

↑ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
↑ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.

References

↑ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
↑ 2001 Census
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↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
↑ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
↑ "UK > England > West Midlands > Stratford-on-Avon". Election 2010. BBC. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
↑ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
↑ "News > Politics > Constituency > Stratford-on-Avon". Elections. The Guardian. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
↑ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
↑ "News > Politics > Constituency > Stratford-on-Avon". Elections. The Guardian. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
↑ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
↑ "News > Politics > Constituency > Stratford-on-Avon". Elections. The Guardian. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
↑ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
↑ "UK General Election results April 1992". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
↑ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
↑ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
↑ "Election intelligence" The Times (London). Thursday, 27 June 1901. (36492), p. 10.

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Labour (25)	Birmingham, Edgbaston Birmingham, Erdington Birmingham, Hall Green Birmingham, Hodge Hill Birmingham, Ladywood Birmingham, Northfield Birmingham, Perry Barr Birmingham, Selly Oak Birmingham, Yardley Coventry North East Coventry North West Coventry South Dudley North Newcastle-under-Lyme Stoke-on-Trent Central Stoke-on-Trent North Stoke-on-Trent South Walsall North Walsall South Warley West Bromwich East West Bromwich West Wolverhampton North East Wolverhampton South East Wolverhampton South West

West Midlands European constituency: Conservative (2) Labour (2) UKIP (3)

Coordinates: 52°09′N 1°42′W / 52.15°N 1.70°W / 52.15; -1.70

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