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New Forest West is a UK parliament constituency that is represented in the House of Commons by Desmond Swayne of the Conservative party.
The New Forest West constituency has a total population of 84,459, of which 69,862 are eligible (18+) to vote (82.7%).
New Forest West ranks 158th in a list of the largest constituencies in the UK (geographical size), and 510th in a list of the largest constituencies by population size.
Desmond Angus Swayne TD VR MP (born 20 August 1956), is a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. He is Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of New Forest West in Hampshire, and was formerly also Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister, David Cameron, having been his PPS during his time as Leader of the Opposition, 2005–10, prior to his appointment in September 2012 to the office of Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury.
Wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desmond_Swayne
| MP DETAILS | |
|---|---|
| Address | Desmond Swayne MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA |
| Phone Number | 020 7219 4272 |
| Political Party | Conservative |
| Email Address | desmondswayne@hotmail.com |
| Constituency | New Forest West |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 20/08/1956 |
| Twitter Profile | |
| Party Page | Website |
| Wikipedia Page | Visit Wiki |
| 59.9% | 10.8% | 6.9% | 5.8 % | 16.5% |
| Conservative Labour Liberal Democrat | Green Party UKIP |
Election turnout for the New Forest West constituency in 2015 was 69.20%, higher than the average UK turnout at 66.1%.
| Candidate | Party | Gender | Date of Birth | Website | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desmond Swayne | Conservative | Male | 20 August 1956 (68) | - | - |
| Imogen Shepherd-DuBey | Liberal Democrat | Female | - | - | http://www.newforestlibdems.org/ |
| Janet Richards | Green | Female | 25 May 1964 (60) | - | http://www.janetrichards.org.uk/ |
| Lena Samuels | Labour | Female | - | - | https://newforestwestlabour.wordpress.com/ |
| Paul Bailey | UK Independence Party | Male | - | - | http://www.ukip-nfwest.co.uk/ |
| 58.82% | 9.81% | 23.3% | % | % | 2.23% | % | 5.85% |
| Conservative Labour Liberal Democrat Scottish National | Plaid Cymru Green Party BNP UKIP |
| Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 27,980 | 58.8% |
| Green | 1,059 | 2.2% |
| Labour | 4,666 | 9.8% |
| Liberal-Democrat | 11,084 | 23.3% |
| UK-Independence-Party | 2,783 | 5.9% |
| Electorate | 68,332 |
| Votes | 47,572 |
| Turnout | 69.6% |
| Conservative | Swayne, Desmond |
| Labour | Hurne, Janice |
| Liberal Democrat | Plummer, Mike |
| Green | Richards, Janet |
| UKIP | Lyon, Martin |
Election turnout for the New Forest West constituency in 2010 was 69.6%, higher than the average UK turnout at 65.1%.
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