North East Somerset (constituency)
North East Somerset is a constituency of the British House of Commons in the county Somerset . The constituency was created in its current form in 2010 and covers much of Keynsham and Midsomer Norton . He sends a representative to parliament.
history
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Jacob Rees-Mogg represents North East Somerset in the House of Commons
The conservative and affluent constituency in the south of England has been represented in Parliament since its creation by the conservative politician Jacob Rees-Mogg , who has been Leader of the House of Commons and Lord President of the Council under Prime Minister Boris Johnson since 2019 .
In April 2013 the constituency had an unemployment rate of just 1.7%, which is significantly lower than the national average of 3.8%.
Election results
General Election 2019 : North East Somerset | ||||
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Political party | candidate | be right | % | ± |
Conservative party | Jacob Rees-Mogg | 28,360 | 50.4 | -3.3 |
Labor Party | Mark Huband | 13,631 | 24.2 | −10.5 |
Liberal Democrats | Nick Coates | 12,422 | 22.1 | +13.8 |
Green | Fay Whitfield | 1,423 | 2.5 | +0.2 |
Independently | Shaun Hughes | 472 | 0.8 | −0.2 |
voter turnout | 56,477 | 76.6 | +0.9 |
2017 General Election : North East Somerset | ||||
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Political party | candidate | be right | % | ± |
Conservative party | Jacob Rees-Mogg | 28,992 | 53.6 | +3.9 |
Labor Party | Robin Moss | 18,757 | 34.7 | +9.9 |
Liberal Democrats | Manda Rigby | 4,461 | 8.3 | +0.4 |
Green | Sally Calverley | 1,245 | 2.3 | −3.2 |
Independently | Shaun Hughes | 588 | 1.1 | +1.1 |
voter turnout | 54.043 | 75.7 | +2.0 |
General Election 2015 : North East Somerset | ||||
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Political party | candidate | be right | % | ± |
Conservative party | Jacob Rees-Mogg | 25,439 | 49.8 | +8.5 |
Labor Party | Todd Foreman | 12,690 | 24.8 | −6.8 |
UKIP | Ernest Blaber | 6,150 | 12.0 | +8.6 |
Liberal Democrats | Wera Hobhouse | 4.029 | 7.9 | −14.4 |
Green | Katy Boyce | 2,802 | 5.5 | +4.2 |
voter turnout | 51.110 | 73.7 | −2.3 |
2010 General Election : North East Somerset | ||||
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Political party | candidate | be right | % | ± |
Conservative party | Jacob Rees-Mogg | 21,130 | 41.3 | New constituency |
Labor Party | Dan Norris | 16,216 | 31.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Gail Coleshill | 11,433 | 22.3 | |
UKIP | Peter Sandell | 1,754 | 3.4 | |
Green | Michael Jay | 640 | 1.4 | |
voter turnout | 51.203 | 76.0 | Constituency does not exist |
Individual evidence
- ↑ BBC News | Election 2010 | Constituency | Somerset North East. Retrieved October 12, 2019 .
- ^ Somerset North East parliamentary constituency - Election 2017 . ( bbc.com [accessed October 12, 2019]).
- ↑ Simon Rogers, Lisa Evans: Unemployment: the key UK data and benefit claimants for every constituency. November 17, 2010, accessed October 12, 2019 .
- ^ Somerset North East Parliamentary constituency Somerset. Retrieved January 28, 2020 (English).
- ^ Somerset North East Parliamentary constituency Somerset. Retrieved October 25, 2019 .
- ^ Somerset North East Parliamentary constituency Somerset. Retrieved October 25, 2019 .
- ↑ Results 2010 - North East Somerset. Retrieved October 25, 2019 .