Windsor and Maidenhead (UK Parliament constituency)

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Windsor and Maidenhead
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
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Boundary of Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire for the 1992 general election
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Location of Berkshire within England
County Berkshire
Major settlements Windsor and Maidenhead
1974 (1974)1997
SeatsOne
Created from Windsor
Replaced by Windsor and Maidenhead

Windsor and Maidenhead was a county constituency in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Contents

The constituency was created at the February 1974 general election and abolished at the 1997 general election, when it was replaced by the new separate constituencies of Windsor and Maidenhead.

It was a safe Conservative seat throughout its existence.

History

The constituency was formed in 1983 to replace the existing seat of Windsor, with no changes to its composition.

For the 1983 general election, the boundaries were adjusted to reflect the changes to local authorities under the Local Government Act 1972.

In order to effect an increase in Berkshire's representation from 7 to 8 MPs in accordance with the Fourth Periodic Review of Westminster Constituencies, the Windsor and Maidenhead constituency was abolished in 1997 and the two separate constituencies of Maidenhead and Windsor were created.

Boundaries and boundary changes

1974–1983

1983–1997

The constituency gained the small town comprising the former Urban District of Eton which had been transferred from Buckinghamshire to the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire by the Local Government Act and was previously part of the abolished Borough Constituency of Eton and Slough. The area comprising the former Rural District of Windsor, including Old Windsor and Sunninghill, was transferred to the new constituency of East Berkshire.

On abolition, the majority of the electorate, including Maidenhead, Bisham and Cookham was transferred to the new Maidenhead constituency, with Windsor, Eton and Bray added to the re-established Windsor constituency.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember [3] Party
Feb 1974 Sir Alan Glyn Conservative
1992 Michael Trend Conservative
1997 constituency abolished: see Windsor & Maidenhead

Elections

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1992: Windsor and Maidenhead [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Trend 35,075 55.5 −1.3
Liberal Democrats Jeremy R.G. Hyde22,14735.1+8.1
Labour Catherine Attlee4,9757.9−3.3
Green Robert N. Williams5100.8−0.4
Monster Raving Loony D.N. Askwith2360.4New
Independent Edith Bigg1100.2New
Natural Law Mike R.S. Grenville1080.2New
Majority12,92820.4−9.4
Turnout 63,16181.6+6.2
Conservative hold Swing −4.7

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Windsor and Maidenhead [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Glyn 33,980 56.84
Liberal Stanley Jackson16,14427.01
Labour Hilary de Lyon6,67811.17
Ind. Conservative William Board1,9383.24
Green Peter Gordon7111.19New
Blancmange Throwers Pamela Stephenson 3280.55New
Majority17,83629.83
Turnout 59,77975.37
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1983: Windsor and Maidenhead [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Glyn 32,191 58.23
Liberal Paul Winner13,98825.30
Labour Valerie Price6,38311.55
Ind. Conservative WO Board1,8423.33New
National Front GFC Gillmore5110.92
IndependentPB Illesley3000.54New
Wessex Regionalist Colin Bex680.12
Majority18,20332.93
Turnout 55,28370.32
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Windsor and Maidenhead
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Glyn 38,451 59.66
Labour VI Price13,32120.67
Liberal J Farrand11,49617.84
National Front P Crowley9301.44
Wessex Regionalist Colin Bex2510.39New
Majority25,13038.99
Turnout 64,44975.43
Conservative hold Swing
General election October 1974: Windsor and Maidenhead
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Glyn 28,013 48.97
Labour Michael Golder15,17226.52
Liberal GH Kahan14,02224.51
Majority12,84122.45
Turnout 57,20771.78
Conservative hold Swing
General election February 1974: Windsor and Maidenhead
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Glyn 31,022 48.85 −10.00
Liberal GH Kahan16,02725.24+13.67
Labour Michael Golder15,41324.27−5.31
Ind. Conservative DP Funnell1,0411.64New
Majority14,99523.61−5.67
Turnout 63,50380.43
Conservative win (new seat)

Notes and references

  1. S., Craig, Fred W. (1972). Boundaries of parliamentary constituencies 1885-1972;. Chichester: Political Reference Publications. ISBN   0900178094. OCLC   539011.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1983". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  3. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 4)
  4. "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  5. "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  6. "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  7. "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.