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Southport is a UK parliament constituency that is represented in the House of Commons by John Pugh of the Liberal Democrat party.
The Southport constituency has a total population of 90,554, of which 73,269 are eligible (18+) to vote (80.9%).
Southport ranks 358th in a list of the largest constituencies in the UK (geographical size), and 425th in a list of the largest constituencies by population size.
John David Pugh (born 28 June 1948 in Liverpool) is a Liberal Democrat politician in the United Kingdom. He is Member of Parliament (MP) for Southport. First elected in 2001 with a majority of 3,007, he was re-elected in 2005 with a slightly increased majority of 3,838, and again in 2010 with a majority of 6,024, or 13.8%. In the 2015 General Election, he was re-elected again, but with a reduced majority of 1,322 from Conservative candidate Damien Moore. John Pugh received 31% of the vote, with turnout at 65.75%.
Wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Pugh
| MP DETAILS | |
|---|---|
| Address | John Pugh MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA |
| Phone Number | 020 7219 4272 |
| Political Party | Liberal Democrat |
| Email Address | pugh4southport@gmail.com |
| Constituency | Southport |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 28/06/1948 |
| Website | Website |
| Twitter Profile | |
| Party Page | Website |
| Wikipedia Page | Visit Wiki |
| 28.0% | 19.2% | 31.0% | 2.8 % | 16.8% |
| Conservative Labour Liberal Democrat | Green Party UKIP |
Election turnout for the Southport constituency in 2015 was 65.50%, lower than the average UK turnout at 66.1%.
| Candidate | Party | Gender | Date of Birth | Website | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damien Moore | Conservative | Male | - | - | - |
| Jacqueline Barlow | The Southport Party | Female | - | - | - |
| John Pugh | Liberal Democrat | Male | 28 June 1948 (76) | - | http://www.johnpughmp.com/ |
| Laurence Rankin | Green | Male | - | - | - |
| Liz Savage | Labour | Female | 03 November 1973 (51) | - | http://www.southportlabour.org.uk/ |
| Terry Durrance | UK Independence Party | Male | - | - | - |
| 35.84% | 9.41% | 49.61% | % | % | % | % | 5.14% |
| Conservative Labour Liberal Democrat Scottish National | Plaid Cymru Green Party BNP UKIP |
| Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 15,683 | 35.8% |
| Labour | 4,116 | 9.4% |
| Liberal-Democrat | 21,707 | 49.6% |
| UK-Independence-Party | 2,251 | 5.1% |
| Electorate | 67,200 |
| Votes | 43,757 |
| Turnout | 65.1% |
| Conservative | Porter, Brenda |
| Labour | Conalty, Jim |
| Liberal Democrat | Pugh, John |
| UKIP | Durrance, Terry |
Election turnout for the Southport constituency in 2010 was 65.1%, higher than the average UK turnout at 65.1%.
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