Wycombe (constituency)
Steve Baker has represented the constituency since 2010
Wycombe is a constituency of the British House of Commons in the county Buckinghamshire . The constituency was created in its current form in 1885 and covered much of the former Wycombe district . He sends a representative to parliament.
history
The constituency was created again in 1885 from the former Newbury and Windsor constituencies and has been represented by members of the Conservative Party since the general election in 1945 .
Steve Baker has represented the constituency in the House of Commons since the 2010 general election .
The constituency had an unemployment rate of 3% in April 2013 . This value was thus slightly lower than the national average of 3.8%.
Well-known representatives
- Gerard Smith - 1883-1885
- William Grenfell, 1st Baron Desborough - 1900–1906
- Charles Cripps, 1st Baron Parmoor - 1910–1914
- Alfred Knox - 1924-1945
- John Haire, Baron Haire of Whiteabbey - 1945–1951
- William Waldorf Astor, 3rd Viscount Astor - 1951–1952
- Steve Baker - since 2010
William Grenfell, 1st Baron Desborough
Charles Cripps, 1st Baron Parmoor
Individual evidence
- ↑ Simon Rogers, Lisa Evans: Unemployment: the key UK data and benefit claimants for every constituency. November 17, 2010, accessed November 29, 2019 .