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  Wikipedia search result
This is a list of the 646 constituencies currently represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, as at the 2005 general election.
Constituency boundaries are subject to regular review by an independent Boundary Commission, usually once every 10 to 15 years, to keep the electorate of each constituency as close to the national average as is reasonably possible.
Today, constituencies in England are mostly subdivisions of local authorities, with each constituency being comprised of a number of whole wards.
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  Welwyn Hatfield (UK Parliament constituency) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Welwyn Hatfield is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The boundaries of the constituency match those of the Welwyn Hatfield local government district, with the exception of the ward of Northaw which is in the Broxbourne constituency.
East of England European constituency: Conservative (3)
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 Wikipedia search result
Peterborough /ˡpiːtəˌbʌɹə/ is a cathedral city and unitary authority in the East of England, with an estimated population of 161,000 as of 2006.
For ceremonial purposes it is in the county of Cambridgeshire.
The City of Peterborough includes the outlying settlement at RAF Wittering, and as a unitary authority borders Northamptonshire and Rutland to the west, Lincolnshire to the north, and Cambridgeshire to the south and east.
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 Ipswich (UK Parliament constituency) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ipswich is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The present-day constituency consists of most of the Borough of Ipswich, although the north-western part was transferred to the Central Suffolk constituency in 1979.
Following the death of Jamie Cann on 21 October 2001 a by-election was held on 22 November 2001.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ipswich_(UK_Parliament_constituency)   (283 words)

  
 North Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
North Norfolk shown within Norfolk, and Norfolk shown within England
North Norfolk is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Parliamentary constituencies in the East of England
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 Cambridgeshire - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire is bounded to the north by Lincolnshire and Peterborough;; to the east by Norfolk and Suffolk; to the south by Essex and Hertfordshire; and to the west by Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire.
The boundaries of the county were altered in 1965 when the two then counties of Cambridgeshire and the Isle of Ely united to form one county.
Cambridgeshire forms part of the Fenlands, which up until the 17th century was mainly marshland.
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 Huntingdon (parliamentary constituency) - Search Results - MSN Encarta
In 1981 she was elected to parliament for the...
The map below covers Huntingdon District Council's borders and the parliamentary constituency of Huntingdon extends broadly as far as Molesworth to the East, St.Neots to the South, Fenstanton to the...
It was abolished in 1918 to re-create Huntingdonshire ; that constituency was renamed, after slight boundary changes, to form the current constituency of Huntingdon.
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 Isle of Ely Liberal Democrats - About us   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The Isle of Ely Liberal Democrats is a branch of the English Liberal Democrats (see www.libdems.org.uk); in 1995 it was decided it should cover the geographical area at the north end of the District of East Cambridgeshire, centred on the villages on and near the old island of the Isle of Ely.
The area of the branch is represented in parliament by the MPs for South East Cambridgeshire and North East Cambridgeshire.
East Cambs had been ‘independently controlled’ since its formation 25 years before in 1974, and was in fact the sole remaining independent principal authority in Anglia.
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 Lawrie Quinn - Parliamentary Speeches
For example, in the east Brighton new deal for communities area, where the community is involved in designing the services, crime figures are down by 15 per cent., domestic burglaries are down by 28 per cent.
My constituency varies from typical seafront arcade areas to countryside in the national parks which is probably some of the most beautiful in England, and that variety leads to different problems in individual communities.
Sometimes my constituents feel that visitors to the area are afforded a far greater welcome than people who live in the area all year round.
www.durhamlabour.org.uk /lwquinn/loccomms.htm   (3234 words)

  
 List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies
Constituency boundaries are subject to regular review by an independent Boundary Commission, usually once every 10 to 15 years, to keep the electorate of each constituency as close to the national average as is reasonably possible.
In Scotland, constituencies are subdivisions of council areas, and in Wales they are subdivisions of the preserved counties.
Most of the current constituency boundaries were last reviewed in the early 1990s, and are therefore based on administrative boundaries prior to the last series of local government boundary changes.
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 Cambridge
The Queen Edith's and Trumpington wards, however, are in the South Cambridgeshire constituency, whose MP is Andrew Lansley (Conservative), first elected in 1997.
The university seats were abolished in 1948 and ceased at the dissolution of Parliament in 1950.
This is a major freight route connecting the port of Felixstowe on the east coast with the Midlands, North Wales, the west coast and Ireland.
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 GNN - Government News Network
The third, from a member of the public resident in Croydon, suggested that the South Cambridgeshire District ward of Willingham and Over should be transferred from South East Cambridgeshire CC to South Cambridgeshire CC in order to improve the shape of the two constituencies.
In respect of the South Cambridgeshire District ward of Willingham and Over ward, the Commission considered that the alternative proposal submitted was not superior to the revised recommendations, in respect of maintaining local ties, and they noted that the submission had no other support from within the county.
Nine wards of the City of Peterborough:- Barnack, Fletton, Glinton and Wittering, Northborough, Orton Longueville, Orton Waterville, Orton With Hampton, Stanground Central, Stanground East, and ten wards of the District of Huntingdonshire:- Earith, Ellington, Elton and Folksworth, Ramsey, Sawtry, Somersham, Stilton, Upwood and The Raveleys, Warboys and Bury, Yaxley and Farcet.
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 CalendarHome.com - Clement Freud - Calendar Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Clement Freud was Liberal Member of Parliament for the Isle of Ely (later North East Cambridgeshire) from 1973 to 1987.
His departure from Parliament was marked by his being awarded a knighthood.
During his time as a Member of Parliament, he visited China with a delegation of other MPs including Winston S Churchill, a grandson of the wartime leader of the same name.
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 Harlow - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Although a plurality of council seats are held by the Conservatives, the council's joint leaders are Kevin Brooks (Labour) and Chris Millington (Lib Dem).
Counties with multiple districts: Bedfordshire - Cambridgeshire - Essex - Hertfordshire - Norfolk - Suffolk
Harlow, Politics, Constituency, District council, Towns in Essex, New towns and Local government in Essex.
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 House of Commons Hansard Debates for 24 Feb 1998 (pt 24)
However, as representatives of a European constituency, it is of continuing importance that they should be available to an elector on the basis of that elector's particular interest.
Members of the European Parliament are different in that they often adopt a functional specialism alongside their responsibility as geographical representatives.
It is enormously valuable to have all those points made in speculation of what I am going to say, but I have to say that the current MEP representing Cambridgeshire is not seen frequently in the constituency, unlike some of the neighbouring MEPs who are frequently seen in their constituencies.
www.publications.parliament.uk /pa/cm199798/cmhansrd/vo980224/debtext/80224-24.htm   (1781 words)

  
 Hertfordshire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Hertfordshire is located to the north of Greater London, and much of the county is part of the London commuter belt.
To the east of Hertfordshire is Essex, to the west is Buckinghamshire and to the north are Bedfordshire, Luton and Cambridgeshire.
The most important formations are the Cretaceous Chalk, which is exposed as the high ground in the north and west of the county and the younger Palaeocene, Reading Beds and Eocene, London Clay which occupy the remaining southern part.
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 Cambridge - Information at Halfvalue.com
The biggest impact has been on the area north of the river, which is now home to the estates of Arbury, East Chesterton and King's Hedges, whilst there are many smaller estates to the south of the city.
The Cambridge University constituency was abolished under 1948 legislation, and ceased at the dissolution of Parliament for the 1950 general election, along with the other university constituencies.
Cambridge Midsummer Fair is one of the oldest fairs in the UK and at one point was possibly the largest medieval fair in Europe.
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 Southend-on-Sea - GigaDictionary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Southend-on-Sea is a seaside resort and unitary authority in the East of England.
The borough of Southend-on-Sea is part of the ceremonial county of Essex and is located on the north side of the Thames estuary roughly 40 miles (65 km) east of London.
It is bordered to the north by Rochford and to the west by Castle Point.
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 CEN News : Region-wide : Great night for Tories as region remains true blue   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
North East Bedfordshire remained Tory too, with Alistair Burt scoring a majority of more than 12,000 over Labour's Keith White.
In North West Cambridgeshire, formerly held by Conservative Sir Brian Mawhinney, the victor was his Tory successor, Shailesh Vara.
North East Cambridgeshire Conservative Malcolm Moss won a fifth consecutive term there and described his increased majority as a personal vote of confidence.
www.cambridge-news.co.uk /news/region_wide/2005/05/06/3923a1f6-1f89-45a4-b74e-16fe020167c6.lpf   (1575 words)

  
 The Electoral Commission : Election results
Elections were held for the UK Parliament on 5 May 2005.
The electoral system used for the UK Parliamentary general election is called 'first past the post'.
This means that within each constituency a single vote is cast for one candidate and the candidate who wins the highest number of votes becomes the elected MP.
www.electoralcommission.org.uk /election-data/index.cfm?epage=s   (139 words)

  
 List of Parliamentary constituencies in the U... - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 United Kingdom Parliamentary Byelection results 1997-2001
William Kelly fought Bolton North East in the 1997 general election, and was first on the Socialist Labour Party's list for the North West in the European Parliament elections of 1999.
He was the UK Independence Party's candidate for the Littleborough and Saddleworth byelection in July 1995, and fought Lancaster and Wyre in the 1997 general election.
Contested the Scottish Parliament elections as third on the list for Lothian; during the campaign she was the Scottish Liberal Democrats' spokesperson on crime and policing.
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 County Durham - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
County Durham is roughly bounded by the watershed of the Pennines in the west, the River Tees in the south, the North Sea in the east and the Rivers Tyne and Derwent in the north.
The east of the county between the Ryhope district of Sunderland and Seaton Carew in Hartlepool is the coastline of the North Sea.
On 4 November 2004 a referendum was held on proposals to introduce an elected regional assembly for the North East of England.
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 Green Party links
She sits on the European Parliament Trade and Environment Committees as well as being Vice President of the Parliament’s Animal Welfare Intergroup.
Her work – both within the Parliament and in her constituency – includes peace and human rights, international trade and development, transport, planning and health issues and animal welfare.
She is one of nine MEPs representing London and one of two UK Green representatives in the European Parliament.
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 Of Men and Machines--The Industrial Revolution
It was the first time in scores of years that changes had been made to the structure of votes in the parliament.
This meant that they did not have representation in the parliament, however, after the passing of this act, they did.
That we, your petitioners, dwell in a land whose merchants are noted for enterprise, whose manufacturers are very skilful, and whose workmen are proverbial for their industry.
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