Beaconsfield (UK Parliament constituency)

Coordinates: 51°36′36″N 0°38′42″W / 51.610°N 0.645°W / 51.610; -0.645

Beaconsfield
County constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Beaconsfield in .
County	Buckinghamshire
Population	99,387 (2011 census)^[1]
Electorate	75,320 (December 2010)^[2]
Major settlements	Beaconsfield, Marlow
Current constituency
Created	1974 (1974)
Member of parliament	Dominic Grieve (Conservative)
Number of members	One
Created from	South Buckinghamshire
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	South East England

Beaconsfield /ˈbɛkənzfiːld/ is a constituency^{[n 1]} represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1997 by Dominic Grieve QC of the Conservative Party, the former Attorney General of England and Wales.^{[n 2]}

Boundaries

1974-1983: The Urban District of Beaconsfield, the Rural District of Eton, and in the Rural District of Wycombe the civil parishes of Hedsor and Wooburn.

1983-1997: The District of South Bucks, and the District of Wycombe wards of Bourne End-cum-Hedsor, Flackwell Heath, Loudwater, The Wooburns, and Tylers Green.

1997-2010: The District of South Bucks, and the District of Wycombe wards of Bourne End-cum-Hedsor, Flackwell Heath, Little Marlow, Loudwater, The Wooburns, and Tylers Green.

2010-present: The District of South Bucks, and the District of Wycombe wards of Bourne End-cum-Hedsor, Flackwell Heath and Little Marlow, Marlow North and West, Marlow South East, and The Wooburns.

The seat consists of Beaconsfield, most of Burnham (including Burnham Beeches forest), Denham, Dorney, Farnham Common, Farnham Royal, Fulmer, Gerrards Cross, Hedgerley, Iver, Stoke Poges, Taplow and Wexham (excluding Wexham Court);^{[n 3]} Hedsor, Little Marlow, Marlow, Wooburn and Bourne End and the Flackwell Heath settlement of Chepping Wycombe.^{[n 4]}

History

The constituency was created in 1974, mostly from the former seat of South Buckinghamshire, since which date the area has formed the southernmost part of Buckinghamshire — before 1974 the notable settlements of Slough and Eton, and less well-known Langley, Wraysbury, Sunnymeads and Datchet were in the county. This leads to the unusual shape of the constituency, further accentuated in irregularity by the Thames meander containing Cookham, Berkshire to the west and southwest. It is traditionally one of the safest Conservative seats in Britain.

2010 election

The Conservative incumbent's win in 2010, Dominic Grieve, with 61.1% of the vote, was the second highest share of the vote in the general election after William Hague in Richmond, North Yorkshire.

1982 candidates

In the Beaconsfield by-election, 1982 caused by the death of Sir Ronald Bell, the third-placed candidate was Tony Blair for the Labour party. Tim Smith was the first and only person ever to have beaten Blair in an election. Paul Tyler was in second place; he later became an MP for North Cornwall, meaning that, most unusually, the three main-party candidates subsequently served in the House of Commons at the same time.

Members of Parliament

	Member^[3]	Party
Feb 1974	Sir Ronald McMillan Bell	Conservative
1982 by-election	Tim Smith	Conservative
1997	Dominic Grieve	Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2015: Beaconsfield^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Dominic Grieve	33,621	63.2	+2.2
	UKIP	Tim Scott	7,310	13.8	+8.8
	Labour	Tony Clements	6,074	11.4	-0.3
	Liberal Democrat	Peter Chapman	3,927	7.4	-12.2
	Green	Dave Hampton	2,231	4.2	+2.7
Majority			26,311	49.5
Turnout			53,163	71.1	+1.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 2010: Beaconsfield^[6]^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Dominic Grieve	32,053	61.1	+7.0
	Liberal Democrat	John Edwards	10,271	19.6	−2.4
	Labour	Jeremy Miles	6,135	11.7	−7.8
	UKIP	Delphine Gray-Fisk	2,597	4.9	+0.1
	Green	Jem Bailey	768	1.5	N/A
	A Vote Against MP Expense Abuse	Andrew Cowen	475	0.9	N/A
	Independent	Quentin Baron	191	0.4	N/A
Majority			21,782	41.5
Turnout			52,490	70.0	+6.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	+4.7

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Beaconsfield^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Dominic Grieve	24,126	55.4	+2.6
	Liberal Democrat	Peter Chapman	8,873	20.4	−1.2
	Labour	Alex Sobel	8,422	19.4	−2.4
	UKIP	John Fagan	2,102	4.8	+0.9
Majority			15,253	35.0
Turnout			43,523	63.9	+3.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	+1.9

General Election 2001: Beaconsfield^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Dominic Grieve	22,233	52.8	+3.5
	Labour	Stephen Lathrope	9,168	21.8	+1.7
	Liberal Democrat	Stephen Lloyd	9,117	21.6	+0.3
	UKIP	Andrew Moffatt	1,626	3.9	+3.0
Majority			13,065	31.0
Turnout			42,144	60.8	−12.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Beaconsfield^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Dominic Grieve	24,709	49.2	−14.8
	Liberal Democrat	Peter G.D. Mapp	10,722	21.4	+2.1
	Labour	Alastair S. Hudson	10,063	20.0	+6.5
	Referendum	Humphrey A. Lloyd	2,197	4.4	N/A
	Independent Conservative	Christopher Story	1,434	2.9	N/A
	UKIP	Christopher W.R. Cooke	451	0.9	N/A
	ProLife Alliance	Mrs. Gillian S. Duval	286	0.6	N/A
	Natural Law	Tom W.S. Dyball	193	0.4	+0.0
	Independent	Robert R. Matthews	146	0.3	N/A
Majority			13,987	27.9	−16.7
Turnout			50,201	72.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	−8.2

General Election 1992: Beaconsfield^[11]^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Timothy John Smith	33,817	64.0	−2.0
	Liberal Democrat	Ms. Anne Purse	10,220	19.3	−4.4
	Labour	Graham Smith	7,163	13.5	+3.2
	Independent Conservative	William F. Foulds	1,317	2.5	+2.5
	Natural Law	Andrew P.O. Foss	196	0.4	N/A
	Independent	Ms. Joan Martin	166	0.3	+0.3
Majority			23,597	44.6	+2.4
Turnout			52,879	79.0	+4.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	+1.2

Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: Beaconsfield^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Timothy John Smith	33,324	66.0
	Liberal	David Harry Ive	11,985	23.7
	Labour	Kenneth John Harper	5,203	10.3
Majority			21,339	42.3
Turnout				74.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1983: Beaconsfield^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Timothy John Smith	30,552	63.8
	Liberal	David Harry Ive	12,252	25.6
	Labour	John Sherwin Smith	5,107	10.7
Majority			18,300	38.2
Turnout				72.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

By-election 1982: Beaconsfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Timothy John Smith	23,049	61.8	+0.1
	Liberal	Paul Tyler	9,996	26.8	+8.7
	Labour	Tony Blair	3,886	10.4	−9.8
	New Britain	Michael Byrne	225	0.6	N/A
	Democratic Monarchist	Bill Boaks	99	0.3	N/A
	Benn in Ten Unless Proportional Representation	Thomas Keen	51	0.1	N/A
Majority			13,053	35.0	−8.2
Turnout			37,306
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1979: Beaconsfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Ronald McMillan Bell	31,938	61.7	+13.4
	Labour	Edwin Lloyd Glasson	10,443	20.2	−5.2
	Liberal	Percy Walter Meyer	8,853	17.1	−9.1
	National Front	John Noyes	548	1.1	N/A
Majority			21,495	41.5	+19.4
Turnout			51,782	76.2	+6.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election October 1974: Beaconsfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Ronald McMillan Bell	23,234	48.3	−1.5
	Liberal	William Harold Eastwell	12,606	26.2	−2.0
	Labour	Marigold Egerton Johnson	12,253	25.5	+3.2
Majority			10,628	22.1
Turnout			48,093	70.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election February 1974: Beaconsfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Ronald McMillan Bell	26,040	49.6	N/A
	Liberal	William Harold Eastwell	14,792	28.2	N/A
	Labour	Peter Martyn Jones	11,691	22.3	N/A
Majority			11,248	21.4	N/A
Turnout			52,523	77.3	N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)

Notes and references

Notes

↑ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
↑ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
↑ These are all civil parishes in the South Bucks district
↑ These are all civil parishes in the Wycombe (district)

References

↑ "Beaconsfield: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
↑ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 1)
↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
↑ http://www.southbucks.gov.uk/article/4975/Beaconsfield-Constituency on 16Jun15
↑ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
↑ "Beaconsfield". YourNextMP. Archived from the original on 10 May 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
↑ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
↑ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
↑ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
↑ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 6 Dec 2010.
↑ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
↑ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

Sources

Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources: UK General Elections since 1832

South Bucks District

Buckinghamshire County Council elections Beaconsfield Constituency

Towns (component areas and hamlets)	Beaconsfield Holtspur Ledborough Gerrards Cross

Other civil parishes (component villages and hamlets)	Burnham Boveney Burnham East Burnham Egypt Hitcham Lent Rise Littleworth Littleworth Common Rose Hill Denham Baker's Wood Denham Denham Garden Village Denham Green Higher Denham New Denham Tatling End Dorney Dorney Dorney Reach Lake End Farnham Royal Farnham Common Farnham Park Farnham Royal Fulmer Hedgerley Hedgerley Hedgerley Dean Hedgerley Green Hedgerley Hill Iver Iver Iver Heath Love Green Richings Park Shreding Green Thorney Stoke Poges Hollybush Hill Stoke Green Stoke Poges Taplow Wexham George Green Middlegreen Wexham

Former districts and boroughs	Beaconsfield Urban District Eton Rural District

Former constituencies	Buckinghamshire County Constituency Eton and Slough Constituency South Buckinghamshire Constituency

List of Parliamentary constituencies in Buckinghamshire List of places in Buckinghamshire List of civil parishes in Buckinghamshire

Wycombe District

Buckinghamshire County Council elections District Council elections Aylesbury Constituency Beaconsfield Constituency Buckingham Constituency Wycombe Constituency

Towns (component areas and hamlets)	High Wycombe Cressex Micklefield Sands Terriers Totteridge Wycombe Marsh Marlow Forty Green Princes Risborough Alscot Askett Cadsden Flowers Bottom Loosley Row Lower North Dean Monks Risborough North Dean Redland End Speen Upper North Dean Whiteleaf

Other civil parishes (component villages and hamlets)	Bledlow-cum-Saunderton Bledlow Bledlow Ridge Crownfield Forty Green Holly Green Pitch Green Rout's Green Saunderton Saunderton Lee Skittle Green Bradenham Bradenham Walters Ash Chepping Wycombe Flackwell Heath Loudwater Tylers Green Downley Ellesborough Butlers Cross Chalkshire Coombe Dunsmore Ellesborough Nash Lee North Lee Terrick Fawley Fawley Fawley Bottom Great and Little Hampden Great Hampden Green Hailey Hampden Row Little Hampden Great and Little Kimble Great Kimble Kimble Wick Little Kimble Marsh Smoky Row Great Marlow Bovingdon Green Burroughs Grove Chisbridge Cross Danesfield Marlow Common Hambleden Colstrope Fingest Frieth Hambleden Mill End Parmoor Pheasant's Hill Skirmett Hazlemere Hedsor Hedsor Widmoor Hughenden Cryers Hill Four Ashes Great Kingshill Hughenden Valley Hunt's Hill Naphill Naphill Common Widmer End Ibstone Lacey Green Lacey Green Parslow's Hillock Wardrobes Lane End Cadmore Ditchfield Lane End Moor Common Moor End Little Marlow Coldmoorholme Fern Handy Cross Little Marlow Sheepridge Well End Winchbottom Longwick-cum-Ilmer Horsenden Ilmer Little Meadle Longwick Meadle Owlswick Marlow Bottom Medmenham Bockmer End Lower Woodend Medmenham Rockwell End Piddington and Wheeler End Piddington Wheeler End Radnage Bennett End Radnage The City Stokenchurch Beacon's Bottom Bolter End Horsleys Green Stokenchurch Studley Green Waterend Turville Northend Southend Turville Turville Heath West Wycombe Booker West Wycombe Wooburn and Bourne End Berghers Hill Bourne End Cores End Hawks Hill Widmoor Wooburn Wooburn Green Wooburn Moor

Former districts and boroughs	Marlow Urban District Wycombe Rural District

Former constituencies	Buckinghamshire County Constituency Great Marlow Constituency

Parliamentary constituencies in Buckinghamshire Places in Buckinghamshire Civil parishes in Buckinghamshire

Constituencies in South East England (84)

Conservative (78)	Aldershot Arundel and South Downs Ashford Aylesbury Banbury Basingstoke Beaconsfield Bexhill and Battle Bognor Regis and Littlehampton Bracknell Brighton Kemptown Canterbury Chatham and Aylesford Chesham and Amersham Chichester Crawley Dartford Dover Eastbourne East Hampshire Eastleigh East Surrey East Worthing and Shoreham Epsom and Ewell Esher and Walton Fareham Faversham and Mid Kent Folkestone and Hythe Gillingham and Rainham Gosport Gravesham Guildford Hastings and Rye Havant Henley Horsham Isle of Wight Lewes Maidenhead Maidstone and The Weald Meon Valley Mid Sussex Milton Keynes North Milton Keynes South Mole Valley Newbury New Forest East New Forest West North East Hampshire North Thanet North West Hampshire Oxford West and Abingdon Portsmouth North Portsmouth South Reading East Reading West Reigate Rochester and Strood Romsey and Southampton North Runnymede and Weybridge Sevenoaks Sittingbourne and Sheppey Southampton Itchen South Thanet South West Surrey Spelthorne Surrey Heath Tonbridge and Malling Tunbridge Wells Wantage Wealden Winchester Windsor Witney Woking Wokingham Worthing West Wycombe

Labour (4)	Hove Oxford East Slough Southampton Test

Green (1)	Brighton Pavilion

Speaker (1)	Buckingham

South East England European constituency: UKIP (4) Conservative (3) Green (1) Labour (1) Liberal Democrats (1)

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