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Topic: Battersea (UK Parliament constituency)

	Bethnal Green and Bow (UK Parliament constituency) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Bethnal Green and Bow is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
		In 1974 the Bethnal Green constituency was abolished.
		In the 1997 general election, there was a swing of 5% to the Conservative Party at a time when the national trend was a landslide swing against them.
	www.tocatch.info /en/Bethnal_Green_and_Bow_(constituency).htm (954 words)

	Encyclopedia: Battersea (UK Parliament constituency) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Putney is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
		East Ham is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, in the London Borough of Newham.
		West Ham is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, in the London Borough of Newham.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Battersea-%28UK-Parliament-constituency%29 (3212 words)

	Encyclopedia: Streatham (UK Parliament constituency) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Streatham is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
		Greenwich and Woolwich is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
		Kensington and Chelsea is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Streatham-%28UK-Parliament-constituency%29 (2934 words)

	Barking (UK Parliament constituency) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Barking is a 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.
		This United Kingdom constituency article is a stub.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Barking_(UK_Parliament_constituency) (99 words)

	Middle East Open Encyclopedia: Battersea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Battersea is an area of London lying on the south bank of the River Thames.
		In the period from 1880 onwards, Battersea was known as a centre of radical politics in the United Kingdom.
		Battersea's radical reputation gave rise to the Brown Dog affair, when in 1904 the National Anti-Vivisection Society sought permission to erect a drinking fountain celebrating the life of a dog killed by vivisection.
	www.baghdadmuseum.org /ref/index.php?title=Battersea (1461 words)

	The Development of Battersea by Sean Creighton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Because Battersea did not have a bridge until 1771 it was a sleepy rural village on and near the North-east Surrey shore of the Thames.
		Battersea's working class has been developing a vibrant and growing multi-faceted culture based on their own organisations, including the Battersea and Wandsworth Co-operative Society, trade union branches, and friendly societies.
		When it closes Battersea is already being hit badly by the decline in industry in general and the contraction of the scale of the railway industry.
	www.hawkley1939.org.uk /History/development-Battersea.htm (2877 words)

	Encyclopedia: Liverpool (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		This is a list of MPs elected in the UK general election, 2005 to the House of Commons for the Fifty-Fourth Parliament of the United Kingdom at the United Kingdom general election, 2005, arranged by constituency.
		In 1981 the infamous Toxteth Riots took place, during which, for the first time in the UK outside Northern Ireland, tear gas was used by police against civilians.
		The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra is one of the UKs longest established orchestras, and is based in Liverpool.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Liverpool (9370 words)

	SocietyGuardian.co.uk \| Regeneration \| Blair's constituency in support of regional government
		The survey, conducted by the campaign for a north-east assembly, found nearly three-quarters of the prime minister's constituents wanted a referendum within the next two years on whether their region should have its own elected assembly.
		The prime minister is said to be unconvinced of the case for further devolution, worrying that there is little support for the move.
		The campaign's phone poll took in 224 voters in the Sedgefield constituency, and was put together by volunteers under the guidance of Howard Elcock, professor of government at the University of Northumbria, who is backing the results.
	society.guardian.co.uk /regeneration/news/0,8367,426472,00.html (454 words)

	No such thing as a Uniform Swing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Had all the constituencies in the 1992 election moved in the same way, as projected results assume they do, the Conservatives would have been returned with a majority of 71, 50 more than they actually received.
		Most recognise this, appreciating that the voters return them to Parliament because of their party label and not because of their sparkling wit or powerful intellect.
		Regional and constituency factors appear to be working in their favour.
	www.alba.org.uk /polls/tactical.html (1180 words)

	UK Political Blog Feeds
		He went on to point out that the Battersea Bridge was still closed to traffic and that it is still legal to drive a barge in the Port of London without any training and without a licence.
		There are many people in the area who need to travel to shops or schools on the other side of the bridge on weekdays and it would be a hardship on them if they have to pay Â£8 every time.
		I'm disappointed he has drawn the boundary at Westbridge and Parkgate roads as there are many people in the rest of north Battersea who do their food shopping or take their children to school in Chelsea.
	cwww.voidstar.com /ukpoliblog/index.php/fid/258 (1448 words)

	Battersea MP (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Battersea MP Martin Linton was out at Battersea Bridge on Monday morning together with local residents’ associations to see what effects the new western extension of the Congestion Charging Zone is having on traffic levels in the constituency.
		Battersea MP Martin Linton today condemned a proposal by the Conservative Group on the London Assembly to abolish free bus and tram travel for all under 18s in full-time education.
		Speaking at the Battersea service last Thursday, local MP Martin Linton said: “Now is a time to remember and to learn.
	battersea-mp.org.uk (1156 words)

	Lewisham East information - Search.com
		Lewisham East is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
		The constituency is in the London Borough of Lewisham, covering the east of the borough - areas such as Lee Green, Blackheath, Hither Green and Grove Park.
		Following their review of parliamentary representation in South London, the Boundary Commission for England has created a new cross-border constituency Lewisham West and Penge, which has meant consequential changes to the other existing Lewisham seats.
	domainhelp.search.com /reference/Lewisham_East (183 words)

	Politics
		Junior Parliament is designed to introduce primary pupils to some of the history, traditions and structure of Parliament.
		European Unity: David Howell (Lord Howell of Guildford) is a former Secretary of State for Energy and for Transport in the UK Government and an economist and journalist.
		UK Electoral System: This Russel Tarr activity is based around the question: "What sort of electoral system should the UK have?" The students are taken through three systems: Constituency System, Proportional Representation and a hybrid system drawing upon both the constituency and the PR models.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /REVpolitics.htm (9607 words)

	Guardian \| Four years in 40 words (continued)
		In the constituency, being involved in successful campaigns to prevent the closure of an 18-bed ward at Walton Hospital and the campaign to keep McDonald's out of Hinchley Wood.
		Conservative, South Suffolk My proudest achievement in the current parliament is to have successfully highlighted the plight of agriculture and the countryside and raised the profile of rural issues in political terms.
		Conservative, North West Hampshire In 1998, my constituents in Newton Common got a letter, out of the blue, from a property company that had acquired the common and were using a loophole in the law to demand up to £20,000 from each householder.
	www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4168094-103680,00.html (2355 words)

	House of Commons Hansard Debates for 26 May 1999 (pt 16)
		Over the lifetime of this Parliament, we will be providing more money for disabled people to help them with their problems and to help them to get back to work.
		In my constituency, more children than ever before are not being offered their first choice of school when they transfer from primary to secondary school.
		Tomorrow, the Deputy Prime Minister will be visiting my constituency in east London--and he will be exceptionally welcome--to officiate at the groundbreaking ceremony marking the start of the building of Excel, which, when completed, will be the largest exhibition and conference centre in the United Kingdom.
	www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk /pa/cm199899/cmhansrd/vo990526/debtext/90526-16.htm (5170 words)

	Battersea MP: No MPs During Election Campaign (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Backing Blair campaign today released a press release pointing out that almost 100 MPs won't be able to use their web sites once the General Election is announced.
		In summary, the argument is that once Parliament is dissolved then there are no MPs and no-one has the right to use the title.
		Once Parliament is dissolved, Battersea will no longer have an MP so it would be wrong for this site to cover Martin Linton exclusively as it does now.
	battersea-mp.org.uk /archives/2005/02/no_mps_during_e.html (285 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Programmes \| BBC Parliament \| Prime Minister's Questions
		Jackie Lawrence (Preseli Pembrokeshire, Labour) welcomed the PM's decision to hold a referendum but was concerned the EU constitution would represent the interests of Wales, after the findings of the Richards' Commission.
		David Amess (Southend West, Conservative) called for clemency for his constituent imprisoned in Egypt and asked for representations to President Mubarak over a possible miscarriage of justice.
		Martin Linton (Battersea, Labour) was concerned about Israel's continued encroachment on Palestinian lands and the threat that represented to the Middle East peace process.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/low/programmes/bbc_parliament/2990267.stm (928 words)

	Act For Tibet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		I explained that now is the ideal time with HH's 70th birthday, the Uk's presidency of the EU and the 2008 Beijing olympics looming.
		If the UK Gov doesn't see this then Tibet is just one more issue and they don't have time to deal with it.
		He said he would join the cross party group on Tibet and would write to Jack Straw to ask what, if anything, the UK government is doning to bring the issue of human rights abuses in Tibet to the fore and what discussions are taking place with China.
	www.actfortibet.org /ukgov.htm (5894 words)

	Streatham (UK Parliament constituency) -
		Streatham is a long, thin constituency running down the western side of the London Borough of Lambeth.
		The first 'Streatham' constituency was contested in 1918 and approximately followed the historic parish boundaries of Streatham, including a substantial part of Balham.
		The transferred Balham wards became part of the Battersea constituency), but Streatham Park and the remainder of Furzedown were included in the Tooting constituency.
	psychcentral.com /psypsych/Streatham_%28UK_Parliament_constituency%29 (654 words)

	About Battersea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Battersea constituency includes all of the SW11 London postcode and parts of Wandsworth, Balham and Nine Elms.
		Martin Linton was elected Labour MP for Battersea in 1997 and again in 2001.
		If you are not registered to vote in Battersea but you live in the constituency, use Wandsworth Council's online registration form to register.
	www.martinlinton.org.uk /contact.asp (375 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Countryside march was deployed almost as a weapon with which to attack the Stop the War movement, by contrasting the ordinariness of its constituents with the politicalness of the Anti-war protesters.
		The very ordinariness of its constituency, in debarring it from politics as an activity, meant that it could only stand for the co-opted voices of Middle England effectively hijacked by a conservative elite.
		With the prospect of as many as five MSPs in the new Parliament, this experience has left the SSP confident that it will be able to influence legislation despite its comparatively small representation.
	www.signsofthetimes.org.uk /feb15[textonly].html (3043 words)

	House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 8 May 2001 (pt 30)
		Information on the number of beneficiaries of free television licences by constituency is not available, but estimates based on the 1991 Census indicate that there were approximately 4,900 people aged 75 or over living in the Battersea constituency.
		There are of course other initiatives in the wider context of the region which may have an effect on the Battersea constituency.
		From 1 April 1999 Battersea residents under 16 were able to benefit from free admission to the Science Museum, the Natural History Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Imperial War Museum, HMS Belfast, the Cabinet War Rooms, the National Maritime Museum and the Museum of London.
	www.publications.parliament.uk /pa/cm200001/cmhansrd/vo010508/text/10508w30.htm (1375 words)

	BBC NEWS \| UK \| UK Election 2005 \| Have Your Say \| Election results: Your views
		I've lived in the UK for five years now, this is the second time I have followed a general election.
		Apparently all postal votes are sent at the same time, regardless of whether they are going to addresses in the UK or abroad.
		In days of old candidates held election meetings around their constituencies to sell themselves to their electors and were capable of holding their own in a public meeting.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/uk_news/politics/vote_2005/have_your_say/4519373.stm (5700 words)

	User talk:GregRobson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Why have you moved a number of constituencies away from the common form of the name and to extremely unusual forms (e.g.
		I suggest moving back to Holborn and St Pancras (UK Parliament constituency), therefore.
		Moreover, waving the "these are English articles about a UK subject" flag won't wash, and is actually quite ironic.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/User_talk:GregRobson (2892 words)

	UK Parliament approves first stage of ID legislation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		He mentioned pensions, which is not a devolved matter and therefore one for the UK Parliament.
		We may choose, with Parliament's agreement, to provide specific information on request and subject to proper authorisation, but that is different from what our critics allege.
		Parliament must oversee the nature of the data used on the cards and must control who has access to them—the point made by my hon.
	www.privacyinternational.org /article.shtml?cmd[347]=x-347-90791&als[theme]=National%20ID%20Cards (17449 words)

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