Slough (UK Parliament constituency)
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Slough 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.
in Berkshire
.
The former Eton and Slough
constituency, which contributed 88.2% of the new Slough constituency, was a safe Labour area. The remaining 11.8% came from the safe Conservative constituency of Beaconsfield
.
The Conservatives gained the new Slough seat in 1983, and held it until 1997 before Labour gained the constituency. After the 2005 General Election, it had a better majority than most other new town
Labour seats in South East England
, such as Crawley
, Harlow
and Stevenage
, all of which were lost to the Conservatives in the 2010 Election.
1983-1997: The constituency comprised the whole Borough of Slough as it existed in 1983. The Borough has, since 1995, been expanded eastward slightly to absorb parts of the current Colnbrook with Poyle
ward formerly in Buckinghamshire
and Surrey
. This change did not affect the Slough parliamentary boundary.
1997-2010: The constituency comprised twelve of the fourteen wards existing when the boundaries were changed (Slough was re-warded during the period, so the parliamentary boundary did not then coincide with all those of the new wards). The old wards in the constituency were Baylis, Britwell, Central, Chalvey, Cippenham, Farnham, Haymill, Kedermister, Langley St Mary's, Stoke, Upton and Wexham Lea. The current wards wholly in the Slough constituency are Baylis and Stoke, Britwell, Central, Chalvey, Cippenham Green, Cippenham Meadows, Farnham, Haymill, Upton and Wexham Lea. The three Langley
wards of Foxborough, Kedermister and Langley St Mary's were split between the Slough and Windsor
constituencies.
Boundaries from the 2010 general election: The Slough constituency comprises thirteen of the fourteen existing wards of the Borough. The wards concerned are Baylis and Stoke, Britwell, Central, Chalvey, Cippenham Green, Cippenham Meadows, Farnham, Foxborough, Haymill, Kedermister, Langley St Mary's, Upton and Wexham Lea. Colnbrook with Poyle ward remained within the Windsor constituency.
: For information about the current wards and the most recent local election results for them, see Slough Council election 2008 and Slough Council election, 2010
.
constituency, whose radical Labour MP from 1950 to 1964 was Fenner Brockway.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom, British Crown dependencies and British overseas territories, located in London...
. It elects one Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) by the first past the post system of election.
Boundaries
The constituency was created in 1983 and covers part of the Borough of SloughSlough
Slough is a borough and unitary authority within the ceremonial county of Royal Berkshire, England. The town straddles the A4 Bath Road and the Great Western Main Line, west of central London...
in Berkshire
Berkshire
Berkshire is a historic county in the South of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1957, and...
.
The former Eton and Slough
Eton and Slough (UK Parliament constituency)
Eton and Slough was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post voting system....
constituency, which contributed 88.2% of the new Slough constituency, was a safe Labour area. The remaining 11.8% came from the safe Conservative constituency of Beaconsfield
Beaconsfield (UK Parliament constituency)
Beaconsfield is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election. It is among the safest of Conservative seats....
.
The Conservatives gained the new Slough seat in 1983, and held it until 1997 before Labour gained the constituency. After the 2005 General Election, it had a better majority than most other new town
New town
A new town is a specific type of a planned community, or planned city, that was carefully planned from its inception and is typically constructed in a previously undeveloped area. This contrasts with settlements that evolve in a more ad hoc fashion. Land use conflicts are uncommon in new...
Labour seats in South East England
South East England
South East England is one of the nine official regions of England, designated in 1994 and adopted for statistical purposes in 1999. It consists of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, East Sussex, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Kent, Oxfordshire, Surrey and West Sussex...
, such as Crawley
Crawley
Crawley is a town and local government district with Borough status in West Sussex, England. It is south of Charing Cross, north of Brighton and Hove, and northeast of the county town of Chichester, covers an area of and had a population of 99,744 at the time of the 2001 Census.The area has...
, Harlow
Harlow
Harlow is a new town and local government district in Essex, England. It is located in the west of the county and on the border with Hertfordshire, on the Stort Valley, The town is near the M11 motorway and forms part of the London commuter belt.The district has a current population of 78,889...
and Stevenage
Stevenage
Stevenage is a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England. It is situated to the east of junctions 7 and 8 of the A1, and is between Letchworth Garden City to the north, and Welwyn Garden City to the south....
, all of which were lost to the Conservatives in the 2010 Election.
1983-1997: The constituency comprised the whole Borough of Slough as it existed in 1983. The Borough has, since 1995, been expanded eastward slightly to absorb parts of the current Colnbrook with Poyle
Colnbrook with Poyle
Colnbrook with Poyle is a civil parish in the unitary authority of Slough in Berkshire, England, consisting of Colnbrook with Poyle. It is at the eastern end of the borough, and is just to the west of the M25 motorway, which separates the parish from Heathrow Airport in the London Borough of...
ward formerly in Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. The county town is Aylesbury, the largest town in the ceremonial county is Milton Keynes and largest town in the non-metropolitan county is High Wycombe....
and Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
. This change did not affect the Slough parliamentary boundary.
1997-2010: The constituency comprised twelve of the fourteen wards existing when the boundaries were changed (Slough was re-warded during the period, so the parliamentary boundary did not then coincide with all those of the new wards). The old wards in the constituency were Baylis, Britwell, Central, Chalvey, Cippenham, Farnham, Haymill, Kedermister, Langley St Mary's, Stoke, Upton and Wexham Lea. The current wards wholly in the Slough constituency are Baylis and Stoke, Britwell, Central, Chalvey, Cippenham Green, Cippenham Meadows, Farnham, Haymill, Upton and Wexham Lea. The three Langley
Langley, Slough
Langley is a large village in the unitary authority of Slough, Berkshire in South East England. It is situated 2 miles east of central Slough, and 20 miles west of London...
wards of Foxborough, Kedermister and Langley St Mary's were split between the Slough and Windsor
Windsor (UK Parliament constituency)
Windsor is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. In its modern form, it elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post system of election.-Boundaries:...
constituencies.
Boundaries from the 2010 general election: The Slough constituency comprises thirteen of the fourteen existing wards of the Borough. The wards concerned are Baylis and Stoke, Britwell, Central, Chalvey, Cippenham Green, Cippenham Meadows, Farnham, Foxborough, Haymill, Kedermister, Langley St Mary's, Upton and Wexham Lea. Colnbrook with Poyle ward remained within the Windsor constituency.
: For information about the current wards and the most recent local election results for them, see Slough Council election 2008 and Slough Council election, 2010
Slough Council election, 2010
An election for the Borough Council in Slough, England, was held on 6 May 2010. This was the 124th Slough general local authority election since Slough became a local government unit in 1863.The regular 2010 election was to fill thirteen seats, one from each ward except Colnbrook with Poyle, for...
.
Members of Parliament
From 1945 to 1983 most of the area presently covered by this seat was in the Eton and SloughEton and Slough (UK Parliament constituency)
Eton and Slough was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post voting system....
constituency, whose radical Labour MP from 1950 to 1964 was Fenner Brockway.
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| 1983 United Kingdom general election, 1983 The 1983 United Kingdom general election was held on 9 June 1983. It gave the Conservative Party under Margaret Thatcher the most decisive election victory since that of Labour in 1945... |
John Watts John Arthur Watts John Arthur Watts was a Conservative Party Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom House of Commons between 1983 and 1997.... |
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
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| 1997 United Kingdom general election, 1997 The United Kingdom general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997, more than five years after the previous election on 9 April 1992, to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party ended its 18 years in opposition under the leadership of Tony Blair, and won the general... |
Fiona Mactaggart Fiona Mactaggart Fiona Margaret Mactaggart is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Slough since 1997.-Early life:... |
Labour Labour Party (UK) The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after... |
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Elections
1980s – 1990s – 2000s |
Elections in the 2010s
Elections in the 2000s
Elections in the 1990s
Elections in the 1980s
See also
- List of Parliamentary constituencies in Berkshire
- Slough Borough CouncilSlough Borough CouncilSlough Borough Council is the local authority for the Borough of Slough, in the South East England Region of the United Kingdom.This article deals mainly with the unitary authority which was first elected, on a shadow basis, in 1997. It became the local authority for Slough on 1 April 1998...
includes historical information about wards and local elections
Sources
- British Parliamentary Constituencies, A Statistical Compendium, by Ivor Crewe and Anthony Fox (Faber and Faber 1984).
- Official list of candidates nominated 2010 Slough Borough Council website accessed 21 April 2010
External links
- http://www.lgce.gov.uk/your-area/slough.cfm The Boundary Committee for England page about Slough Unitary Authority, with links to pre and post 2004 ward maps