Wansdyke (UK Parliament constituency)

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Wansdyke
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
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Boundary of Wansdyke in Avonfor the 2005 general election
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Location of Avon within England
County Somerset
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Created from North Somerset and Kingswood [1]
Replaced by North East Somerset

Wansdyke was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

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The constituency was created for the 1983 general election, and abolished at the 2010 general election.

History

Until 1997, it was a safe seat for the Conservative Party. It then became a Labour-held marginal until its abolition.

Boundaries

1983–1997: The District of Wansdyke wards of Bathampton, Batheaston, Bathford, Camerton, Charlcombe, Freshford, Hinton Charterhouse, Keynsham East, Keynsham North, Keynsham South, Keynsham West, Midsomer Norton North, Midsomer Norton Redfield, Newton St Loe, Peasedown St John, Radstock, Saltford, and Westfield, and the District of Kingswood wards of Badminton, Bitton North Common, Bitton Oldland Common, Bitton South, Blackhorse, Bromley Heath, Hanham Abbots East, Hanham Abbots West, Oldland Cadbury Heath, Oldland Longwell Green, Siston, and Springfield.

1997–2010: The District of Wansdyke wards of Cameley, Camerton, Chew Magna, Chew Stoke, Clutton, Compton Dando, Farmborough, Harptrees, High Littleton, Hinton Charterhouse, Keynsham East, Keynsham North, Keynsham South, Keynsham West, Midsomer Norton North, Midsomer Norton Redfield, Newton St Loe, Paulton, Peasedown St John, Publow, Radstock, Saltford, Stowey Sutton, Timsbury, and Westfield, and the Borough of Kingswood wards of Bitton North Common, Bitton Oldland Common, Bitton South, Hanham Abbots East, and Hanham Abbots West.

From 1997, Wansdyke covered the part of Bath and North East Somerset not in the Bath constituency. It also contained six wards or parts of wards from South Gloucestershire Council. It was named after the former Wansdyke district, itself named after the Wansdyke, a historical earthwork.

The constituency was located between the cities of Bristol and Bath, including the towns of Keynsham, Midsomer Norton, Radstock and Saltford, as well as the Chew Valley to the south of Bristol. It also covered parts of South Gloucestershire to the east of Bristol, including Bitton, Longwell Green and Oldland Common.

At the 2010 general election the seat was replaced with a new North East Somerset constituency. [2] The parts in South Gloucestershire were transferred to the Kingswood constituency.

Members of Parliament

ElectionPartyMember [3]
1983 Conservative Jack Aspinwall
1997 Labour Dan Norris
2010 Constituency abolished: see North East Somerset

Elections

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Wansdyke [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dan Norris 20,686 40.6 −6.2
Conservative Chris Watt18,84737.0+1.5
Liberal Democrats Gail Coleshill10,05019.7+5.3
UKIP Peter Sandell1,1292.2+0.9
Independent Geoffrey Parkes2210.4New
Majority1,8393.6−7.7
Turnout 50,93372.4+2.5
Labour hold Swing −3.8
General election 2001: Wansdyke [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dan Norris 23,206 46.8 +2.7
Conservative Chris Watt17,59335.5+0.2
Liberal Democrats Gail Coleshill7,13514.4−2.4
Green Francis Hayden9581.9New
UKIP Peter Sandell6551.3+0.5
Majority5,61311.3+2.5
Turnout 49,54769.9−9.4
Labour hold Swing +1.3

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Wansdyke [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dan Norris 24,117 44.1 +16.4
Conservative Mark Prisk 19,31835.3−12.9
Liberal Democrats Jeff Manning9,20516.8−6.0
Referendum Kevin Clinton1,3272.4New
UKIP T.S. Hunt4380.8New
Monster Raving Loony Peter House2250.4New
Natural Law Sue Lincoln920.2New
Majority4,7998.8N/A
Turnout 54,72279.30.0
Labour gain from Conservative Swing -14.65
General election 1992: Wansdyke [8] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jack Aspinwall 31,389 48.2 −3.4
Labour Dan Norris 18,04827.7+4.4
Liberal Democrats D Darby14,83422.8−2.4
Green FE Hayden8001.2New
Majority13,34120.5−5.9
Turnout 65,07184.2+2.9
Conservative hold Swing −3.9

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Wansdyke [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jack Aspinwall 31,537 51.56
Liberal Roger Blackmore 15,39325.17
Labour Ian White14,23123.27
Majority16,14426.39
Turnout 61,16181.29
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1983: Wansdyke [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jack Aspinwall 28,434 50.61
Liberal Richard Denton-White15,36827.35
Labour Lynn Williams12,16821.66
Wessex Regionalist A Stout2130.38
Majority13,06623.26
Turnout 56,18379.03
Conservative hold Swing

See also

References

  1. "'Wansdyke', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  2. "Somerset North East: New Boundaries Calculation". Electoral Calculus: General Election Prediction. Retrieved 19 September 2007.
  3. "Wansdyke". Election Uk. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
  4. "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  5. "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  6. "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  7. "BBC NEWS | VOTE 2001 | RESULTS & CONSTITUENCIES | Wansdyke". news.bbc.co.uk.
  8. "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  9. "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  10. "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  11. "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

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