Luton North (UK Parliament constituency)
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons |
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Boundary of Luton North in Bedfordshire.
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Location of Bedfordshire within England.
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County | Bedfordshire |
Electorate | 66,273 (December 2010)[1] |
Major settlements | Luton |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1983 |
Member of parliament | Kelvin Hopkins (Labour) |
Number of members | One |
Created from | Luton West |
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European Parliament constituency | East of England |
Luton North is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1997 by Kelvin Hopkins of the Labour Party.[n 2]
Contents
Boundaries
1983-1997: The Borough of Luton wards of Bramingham, Challney, Icknield, Leagrave, Lewsey, Limbury, and Sundon Park, the District of Mid Bedfordshire wards of Flitton and Pulloxhill, Flitwick East, Flitwick West, Harlington, and Westoning, and the District of South Bedfordshire wards of Barton-le-Clay, Streatley, and Toddington.
1997-2010: The Borough of Luton wards of Bramingham, Challney, Icknield, Leagrave, Lewsey, Limbury, Saints, and Sundon Park.
2010-present: The Borough of Luton wards of Barnfield, Bramingham, Challney, Icknield, Leagrave, Lewsey, Limbury, Northwell, Saints, and Sundon Park.
Luton North was created in 1983, primarily from the former seat of Luton West. It consists of the northern portion of the town of Luton, excluding Stopsley.
Constituency profile
One other constituency than Luton North includes Luton — Luton South — both cover a similar housing profile[n 3][2] and economic ambit that have seen: house prices increase above the national average since 1997, two periods of relatively high numbers of the unemployed and lowest wage earners (the 1990s and 2008–2011 global recession);[3] the former covers roughly the LU3 and 4 postcode districts and excludes the town centre of what one broadsheet characterised as a tough town[4] whereas other commentators state that Luton has a resilient economy which "revolves around the airport as well as the retail sector."[5]
Members of Parliament
Election | Member[6] | Party | |
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1983 | John Carlisle | Conservative | |
1997 | Kelvin Hopkins | Labour |
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Kelvin Hopkins[8] | 22,243 | 52.2 | +2.9 | |
Conservative | Dean Russell[9] | 12,739 | 29.9 | −1.9 | |
UKIP | Allan White[10] | 5,318 | 12.5 | +8.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | Aroosa Ulzaman | 1,299 | 3.1 | −8.1 | |
Green | Sofiya Ahmed | 972 | 2.3 | +1.1 | |
Majority | 9,504 | 22.3 | +4.8 | ||
Turnout | 42,571 | 64.0 | −1.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Kelvin Hopkins | 21,192 | 49.3 | +0.7 | |
Conservative | Jeremy Brier | 13,672 | 31.8 | −0.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Rabi Martins | 4,784 | 11.1 | −4.5 | |
UKIP | Colin David Brown | 1,564 | 3.6 | +0.4 | |
BNP | Shelley Rose | 1,316 | 3.1 | N/A | |
Green | Simon Hall | 490 | 1.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 7,520 | 17.5 | |||
Turnout | 43,018 | 65.5 | +8.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +0.5 |
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Kelvin Hopkins | 19,062 | 48.7 | −8.0 | |
Conservative | Mrs. Hannah S. Hall | 12,575 | 32.1 | +0.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | Mrs. Linda A. Jack | 6,081 | 15.5 | +5.8 | |
UKIP | Colin David Brown | 1,255 | 3.2 | +0.8 | |
Open Forum | Kayson J. Gurney | 149 | 0.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 6,487 | 16.6 | |||
Turnout | 39,122 | 57.4 | −0.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −4.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Kelvin Hopkins | 22,187 | 56.7 | +2.1 | |
Conservative | Mrs. Amanda Jacqueline Sater | 12,210 | 31.2 | −3.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | Robert C.H. Hoyle | 3,795 | 9.7 | +0.6 | |
UKIP | Colin David Brown | 934 | 2.4 | +0.9 | |
Majority | 9,977 | 25.5 | |||
Turnout | 39,126 | 57.9 | −15.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Kelvin Hopkins | 25,860 | 54.6 | +17.4 | |
Conservative | David N. Senior | 16,234 | 34.3 | −16.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | Mrs. Kathryn Newbound | 4,299 | 9.1 | −1.1 | |
UKIP | Colin David Brown | 689 | 1.5 | N/A | |
Natural Law | Aaron Custance | 250 | 0.5 | +0.0 | |
Majority | 9,626 | 20.3 | |||
Turnout | 47,332 | 73.2 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Russell Carlisle | 33,777 | 53.7 | −0.2 | |
Labour | Tony McWalter | 20,683 | 32.9 | +6.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | Dr. Jane M. Jackson | 7,570 | 12.0 | −7.4 | |
Green | Roger P. Jones | 633 | 1.0 | N/A | |
Natural Law | Keith M. Buscombe | 292 | 0.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 13,094 | 20.8 | −6.2 | ||
Turnout | 62,955 | 81.8 | +4.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −3.1 |
Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Russell Carlisle | 30,997 | 53.8 | +5.5 | |
Labour | Michael Robert Wright | 15,424 | 26.8 | +0.6 | |
Social Democratic | John David Stephen | 11,166 | 19.4 | −6.1 | |
Majority | 15,573 | 27.0 | |||
Turnout | 57,587 | 77.6 | +0.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Russell Carlisle | 26,115 | 48.3 | N/A | |
Labour | Kelvin Hopkins | 14,134 | 26.2 | N/A | |
Social Democratic | John David Stephen | 13,769 | 25.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 11,981 | 22.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 54,018 | 77.4 | N/A | ||
Conservative win (new seat) |
See also
Notes and references
- Notes
- ↑ A borough 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.
- ↑ The proportion of semi-detached houses is in the highest of the five categories, similar to London Borough of Havering, London Borough of Bexley, Castle Point and Ipswich only surpassed in the east/southeast by Rochford
- References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 2011 census interactive maps
- ↑ 2001 Census
- ↑ The Guardian constituency profile
- ↑ Mouseprice.com guide
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 4)[self-published source][better source needed]
- ↑ http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/2015guide/lutonnorth/
- ↑ http://electionresults.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/luton-north-2015.html
- ↑ http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/2015guide/lutonnorth/
- ↑ http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/2015guide/lutonnorth/
- ↑ http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/guide/seat-profiles/lutonnorth
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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- Politics of Luton
- Parliamentary constituencies in Bedfordshire
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1983