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Hartlepool is a UK parliament constituency that is represented in the House of Commons by Iain Wright of the Labour party.
The Hartlepool constituency has a total population of 92,238, of which 71,946 are eligible (18+) to vote (78%).
Hartlepool ranks 325th in a list of the largest constituencies in the UK (geographical size), and 398th in a list of the largest constituencies by population size.
Iain David Wright (born 9 May 1972) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hartlepool since 2004, and is currently the Shadow Minister for Industry. He was previously Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State with responsibility for apprenticeships and 14-19 reform in the Department for Children, Schools and Families until 11 May 2010.
Wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iain_Wright
| MP DETAILS | |
|---|---|
| Address | Iain Wright MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA |
| Phone Number | 020 7219 4272 |
| Political Party | Labour |
| Email Address | iainwright-proudofhartlepool@hotmail.com |
| Constituency | Hartlepool |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 09/05/1972 |
| Website | Website |
| Twitter Profile | |
| Wikipedia Page | Visit Wiki |
| 20.9% | 35.6% | 0% | 3.4 % | 28.0 % |
| Conservative Labour Liberal Democrat | Green Party UKIP |
Election turnout for the Hartlepool constituency in 2015 was 56.80%, lower than the average UK turnout at 66.1%.
| Candidate | Party | Gender | Date of Birth | Website | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hilary Allen | Liberal Democrat | Female | - | - | - |
| Iain Wright | Labour | Male | 09 May 1972 (52) | - | http://www.iainwrightmp.org.uk/ |
| John Neville Hobbs | Independent | Male | - | - | - |
| Michael Holt | Green | Male | 22 January 1989 (35) | - | - |
| Phillip Broughton | UK Independence Party | Male | - | - | https://phillipbroughton.wordpress.com/ |
| Richard Royal | Conservative | Male | - | - | http://www.richardroyal.com/ |
| Sandra Allison | Save Hartlepool Hospital | Female | - | - | - |
| Stephen Picton | Independent | Male | - | - | http://www.stephenpicton.co.uk/ |
| 28.13% | 42.54% | 17.08% | % | % | % | 5.24% | 7.01% |
| Conservative Labour Liberal Democrat Scottish National | Plaid Cymru Green Party BNP UKIP |
| Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| BNP | 2,002 | 5.2% |
| Conservative | 10,758 | 28.1% |
| Labour | 16,267 | 42.5% |
| Liberal-Democrat | 6,533 | 17.1% |
| UK-Independence-Party | 2,682 | 7% |
| Electorate | 68,927 |
| Votes | 38,242 |
| Turnout | 55.5% |
| Conservative | Wright, Alan |
| Labour | Wright, Iain |
| Liberal Democrat | Clark, Reg |
| BNP | Bage, Ronnie |
| UKIP | Allison, Stephen |
Election turnout for the Hartlepool constituency in 2010 was 55.5%, higher than the average UK turnout at 65.1%.
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