Broxbourne (UK Parliament constituency)

Broxbourne
Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.
Location of Hertfordshire within England.
County	Hertfordshire
Population	98,790 (2011 census)[1]
Electorate	71,872 (December 2010)[2]
Major settlements	Broxbourne
1983–2016
Number of members	One
Created from	Hertfordshire East Welwyn and Hatfield Hertford and Stevenage[3]
European Parliament constituency	East of England

Broxbourne is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2005 by Charles Walker of the Conservative Party.^{[n 1]}

Boundaries

1983-1997: The Borough of Broxbourne, the District of East Hertfordshire wards of Great Amwell, Little Amwell, and Stanstead, and the District of Welwyn Hatfield ward of Northaw.

1997–present: The Borough of Broxbourne, and the District of Welwyn Hatfield ward of Northaw.

The constituency was created in 1983 from the former seat of East Hertfordshire.

Constituency profile

Broxbourne is, on the winning candidate's share of the vote, the safest seat for any Conservative in Hertfordshire and one of the safest in the country.

Just beyond the outer limits of Greater London,^[4] the seat consists almost exclusively of low unemployment census output areas,^[5] with walks, golf courses and leisure facilities and a relatively high proportion compared to Greater London of the retired and high-income self-employed,^[6] Broxbourne's economy is also supported by good links to the City of London by train.^[7]

Members of Parliament

Election		Member[8][9]	Party
	1983	Dame Marion Roe	Conservative
	2005	Charles Walker	Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2015: Broxbourne^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Charles Walker	25,797	56.1	−2.7
	UKIP	David Platt	9,074	19.7	+15.6
	Labour	Edward Robinson	8,470	18.4	+0.8
	Liberal Democrat	Anthony Rowlands	1,467	3.2	−10.2
	Green	Russell Secker	1,216	2.6	N/A
Majority			16,723	36.3	−4.9
Turnout			46,024	63.1	−0.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	−9.2

General Election 2010: Broxbourne^[11][12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Charles Ashley Rupert Walker	26,844	58.8	+4.9
	Labour	Michael Watson	8,040	17.6	−7.9
	Liberal Democrat	Allan Witherick	6,107	13.4	+1.1
	BNP	Steve McCole	2,159	4.7	+0.0
	UKIP	Martin J. Harvey	1,890	4.1	+0.5
	English Democrat	Debbie Lemay	618	1.4	+1.4
Majority			18,804	41.2
Turnout			45,658	64.0	+4.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	+4.7

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Broxbourne^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Charles Ashley Rupert Walker	21,878	53.8	−0.3
	Labour	Jamie Duncan Bolden	10,369	25.5	−4.9
	Liberal Democrat	Andrew James Robert Porrer	4,973	12.2	+1.2
	BNP	Andrew Emerson	1,929	4.7	+2.5
	UKIP	Martin J. Harvey	1,479	3.6	+1.3
Majority			11,509	28.3
Turnout			40,628	59.7	+4.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	+2.3

General Election 2001: Broxbourne^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Marion Roe	20,487	54.1	+5.3
	Labour	David Prendergast	11,494	30.4	−4.3
	Liberal Democrat	Mrs. Julia Mary Davies	4,158	11.0	−0.3
	UKIP	Martin Harvey	858	2.3	N/A
	BNP	John Arthur Cope	848	2.2	+0.9
Majority			8,993	23.7
Turnout			37,845	55.7	−14.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Broxbourne^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Marion Roe	22,952	48.8	−13.4
	Labour	Benjamin Joh Coleman	16,299	34.7	+13.3
	Liberal Democrat	Mrs. Julia Mary Davies	5,310	11.3	−4.7
	Referendum	David Simon Millward	1,633	3.5	N/A
	BNP	David James Bruce	610	1.3	N/A
	Independent	Brent Alec Cheetham	172	0.4	N/A
Majority			6,653	14.2
Turnout			46,976	70.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1992: Broxbourne^[16][17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Marion Roe	36,094	62.6	−0.6
	Labour	Martin Hudson	12,124	21.0	+4.1
	Liberal Democrat	Mrs. Julia Mary Davies	9,244	16.0	−3.9
	Natural Law	George Woolhouse	198	0.3	N/A
Majority			23,970	41.6	− 1.7
Turnout			57,660	79.9	+4.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	−2.4

Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: Broxbourne^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Marion Roe	33,567	63.2	+4.4
	Liberal	Mrs. Eunice Yates	10,572	19.9	−3.9
	Labour	Philip Wyn Parry	8,984	16.9	+0.5
Majority			22,995	43.3
Turnout			53,123	75.2	+1.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1983: Broxbourne^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Marion Roe	29,328	58.8	N/A
	Liberal	Brian Raymond Pollock	11,862	23.8	N/A
	Labour	Martin John Stears	8,159	16.4	N/A
	BNP	John Reginald Smith	502	1.0	N/A
Majority			17,466	35.0	N/A
Turnout			49,851	74.0	N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Hertfordshire

Notes and references

Notes

1. 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.

References

1. "Broxbourne: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
2. "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.
3. "'Broxbourne', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
4. Guardian 2010 mini-profile
5. Open Street Map
6. 2001 Census
7. Association of Train Operating Companies, Official Timetable
8. "Broxbourne 1983-". Hansard 1803-2005. UK Parliament. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
9. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 6)
10. "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
11. "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
12. "BBC NEWS – Election 2010 – Broxbourne". BBC News.
13. "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
14. "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
15. "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
16. "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
17. "UK General Election results April 1992". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
18. "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
19. "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

External links

• nomis Constituency Profile for Broxbourne — presenting data from the ONS annual population survey and other official statistics.

Coordinates: 51°43′40″N 0°04′00″W / 51.72778°N 0.06667°W