BRIGHTON PAVILION (UK PARLIAMENT CONSTITUENCY)

'Brighton, Pavilion' 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.

Contents

Boundaries

History

Members of Parliament

Election results

Elections in the 2000s

Elections in the 1990s

Elections in the 1980s

Elections in the 1970s

Elections in the 1960s

Elections in the 1950s

See also

References

Boundaries

The constituency is in the city of Brighton, in the South East of England. It is named after the Royal Pavilion found within its boundaries. Traditionally a safe Tory seat, it swung heavily (after boundary changes) in Labour's favour in their 1997 landslide victory. Labour retained the seat in subsequent elections but has seen its vote share fall markedly, with the Green Party increasing in popularity during the same period, taking over 20% of the vote in a third place finish in 2005.

History

The constituency was created in 1950 out of the Brighton constituency, which Brighton, Pavilion's first Member of Parliament, William Teeling, had previously represented.
The constituency is regarded as the Green Party's main target and could become their first parliamentary gain[1]. In the 2005 election the Green Party won 22%, beating the Liberal Democrats into fourth place.

Members of Parliament

★ ''Constituency created'' (1950)

★ 1950 — 1969: Sir William Teeling, ''Conservative''

★ 1969 — 1992: Julian Amery, ''Conservative''

★ 1992 — 1997: Sir Derek Spencer, ''Conservative''

★ 1997 — ''present'': David Lepper, ''Labour Co-operative''

Election results

Elections in the 2000s

;General election of 2005
;General election of 2001

Elections in the 1990s

;General election of 1997
;General election of 1992

Elections in the 1980s

;General election of 1987
;General election of 1983

Elections in the 1970s

;General election of 1979
;General election of October 1974
;General election of February 1974
;General election of 1970

Elections in the 1960s

;By-election of 1969
;General election of 1966
;General election of 1964

Elections in the 1950s

;General election of 1959
;General election of 1955
;General election of 1951
;General election of 1950

See also

★ Brighton, Kemptown

★ List of Parliamentary constituencies in East Sussex

References

★ Historical list of MPs

★ Election result, 2005 (BBC)

★ Election results, 1997 - 2001 (BBC)

★ Election results, 1997 - 2001 (Election Demon)

★ Election results, 1983 - 1992 (Election Demon)

★ Election results, 1992 - 2005 (Guardian)

★ Election results, 1951 - 2001 (Keele University)

★ By-election result, 1969 (Geocities)

★ F. W. S. Craig. ''British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973''. (ISBN 0-900178-07-8)