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Buckingham is a UK parliament constituency that is represented in the House of Commons by John Bercow of the Speaker seeking re-election party.
The Buckingham constituency has a total population of 98,694, of which 76,880 are eligible (18+) to vote (77.9%).
Buckingham ranks 58th in a list of the largest constituencies in the UK (geographical size), and 265th in a list of the largest constituencies by population size.
John Simon Bercow (/ˈbɜrkoʊ/; born 19 January 1963) is a British politician who has been the Speaker of the House of Commons since June 2009. Prior to his election to Speaker, he was a member of the Conservative Party.
He served as a councillor from 1986–1990 and unsuccessfully contested parliamentary seats in the 1987 and 1992 general elections. In the 1997 general election, Bercow was elected the MP for Buckingham and promoted to the shadow cabinet in 2001. He held posts in the shadow cabinets of Iain Duncan Smith and Michael Howard. In November 2002, he resigned from the shadow cabinet over disputes concerning the Adoption and Children Act but returned under Howard in 2003. In September 2004, Bercow was sacked after disagreements with Howard.
Following the resignation of Speaker Michael Martin, Bercow announced his intention to stand for the speakership election on 22 June 2009 and was successful. He was re-elected to this post on 18 May 2010 following unsuccessful challenges in the general election.
Wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Bercow
| MP DETAILS | |
|---|---|
| Address | John Bercow MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA |
| Phone Number | 020 7219 4272 |
| Political Party | Speaker seeking re-election |
| Email Address | office@bercow4buckingham.org |
| Constituency | Buckingham |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 19/01/1963 |
| Website | Website |
| Twitter Profile | |
| Wikipedia Page | Visit Wiki |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | 13.8 % | 21.7 % |
| Conservative Labour Liberal Democrat | Green Party UKIP |
Election turnout for the Buckingham constituency in 2015 was 69.20%, higher than the average UK turnout at 66.1%.
| Candidate | Party | Gender | Date of Birth | Website | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Francis | Green | Male | - | - | - |
| Dave Fowler | UK Independence Party | Male | - | - | - |
| John Bercow | Speaker seeking re-election | Male | 19 January 1963 (61) | - | http://bercow4buckingham.org/ |
| 47.3% | % | % | % | % | % | % | 17.4% |
| Conservative Labour Liberal Democrat Scottish National | Plaid Cymru Green Party BNP UKIP |
| Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| BNP | 980 | 2% |
| ChP | 369 | 0.8% |
| CTDP | 107 | 0.2% |
| Ind1 | 10,331 | 21.4% |
| Ind2 | 2,394 | 5% |
| Ind3 | 1,270 | 2.6% |
| Ind4 | 435 | 0.9% |
| Ind5 | 332 | 0.7% |
| MRLP | 856 | 1.8% |
| Speaker | 22,860 | 47.3% |
| UK-Independence-Party | 8,401 | 17.4% |
| Electorate | 74,989 |
| Votes | 48,335 |
| Turnout | 64.5% |
| UKIP | Farage, Nigel |
Election turnout for the Buckingham constituency in 2010 was 64.5%, higher than the average UK turnout at 65.1%.
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