Keighley (UK Parliament constituency)

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Keighley County constituency
Keighley shown within West Yorkshire, and West Yorkshire shown within England
Created:	1885
MP:	Ann Cryer
Party:	Labour
Type:	House of Commons
County:	West Yorkshire
EP constituency:	Yorkshire and the Humber

Keighley is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

Contents 1 Boundaries 2 Members of Parliament 3 Election results 3.1 2000s 3.2 1990s 3.3 1980s 3.4 1970s 3.5 1960s 4 References 5 See also

[edit] Boundaries

This constituency covers the town of Keighley in West Yorkshire. It comprises the Labour-voting areas of Keighley, the Conservative spa town of Ilkley, and the rural areas of Craven and Worth Valley which are also Tory. The seat has a large Asian minority, and became a centre of controversy with BNP leader Nick Griffin standing here as a candidate in 2005. Unlike most constituencies, Keighley will be unaffected by the constituency changes in the next general election in 2009/2010. Keighley comprises six wards which are Craven, Ilkley, Keighley Central, Keighley East, Keighley West and Worth Valley.

[edit] Members of Parliament

Since the 1950s, Keighley has been a marginal seat between Labour and the Conservatives. The current MP since 1997, has been Labour's Ann Cryer, widow of Bob Cryer who was MP for the same seat from 1974-1983 (and then for Bradford South, 1987-1994). She will be retiring at the next general election.

Election		Member	Party
	1885	Sir Isaac Holden, Bt.	Liberal
	1895	Sir John Brigg	Liberal
	1911	Stanley Buckmaster	Liberal
	1915	Sir Swire Smith	Liberal
	1918	William Somervell	Liberal
	1918	Sir Robert Clough	Conservative
	1922	Hastings Lees-Smith	Labour
	1923	Robert Pilkington	Liberal
	1924	Hastings Lees-Smith	Labour
	1931	George Harvie-Watt	Conservative
	1935	Hastings Lees-Smith	Labour
	1942	Ivor Bulmer-Thomas	Labour
	1950	Charles Hobson	Labour
	1959	Marcus Worsley	Conservative
	1964	John Binns	Labour
	1970	Joan Hall	Conservative
	1974	Bob Cryer	Labour
	1983	Gary Waller	Conservative
	1997	Ann Cryer	Labour

[edit] Election results

Next United Kingdom general election: Keighley[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kris Hopkins
	Labour	Jane Thomas

[edit] 2000s

General Election 2005: Keighley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ann Cryer	20,720	44.7	−3.5
	Conservative	Karl Poulsen	15,868	34.3	−4.7
	Liberal Democrat	Nader Fekri	5,484	11.8	+0.9
	British National	Nick Griffin	4,240	9.2	N/A
Majority			4,852	10.5
Turnout			46,312	67.9	+4.5
	Labour hold		Swing	+0.6

General Election 2001: Keighley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ann Cryer	20,888	48.2	−2.4
	Conservative	Simon Cooke	16,883	39.0	+2.2
	Liberal Democrat	Mike Doyle	4,722	10.9	+1.1
	UK Independence	Michael Cassidy	840	1.9	N/A
Majority			4,005	9.2
Turnout			43,333	63.4	−13.2
	Labour hold		Swing

[edit] 1990s

General Election 1997: Keighley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ann Cryer	26,039	50.6	+10.2
	Conservative	Gary Waller	18,907	36.7
	Liberal Democrat	Mike Doyle	5,064	9.8
Majority			7,132	13.8
Turnout			67,231	76.6
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+10.2

General Election 1992: Keighley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gary Waller	25,983	47.41	+1.65
	Labour	T.B.Flanagan	22,387	40.85
	Liberal Democrat	I. Simpson	5,793	10.57
	Green	K.M Crowson	642	1.17
Majority			3,596	6.56
Turnout			54,805	82.59
	Conservative hold		Swing

[edit] 1980s

General election 1987: Keighley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gary Waller	23,903	45.76
	Labour	A. Rye	18,297	35.02
	Liberal	J.H Wells	10,041	19.22
Majority			5,606	10.73
Turnout			52,243	79.36
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1983: Keighley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gary Waller	21,370	42.55
	Labour	Bob Cryer	18,596	37.03
	Liberal	J.H Wells	9,951	19.82
	Ecology	M. Penney	302	0.60
Majority			2,774	5.52
Turnout			50,216	78.86
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

[edit] 1970s

General Election 1979: Keighley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bob Cryer	19,698	44.95
	Conservative	G.Dawson	19,620	44.77
	Liberal	M.Holmstedt	4,062	9.27
	National Front	R.L Fairey	234	0.53
	Ecology	J. Wade	208	0.47
Majority			78	0.18
Turnout			43,819	80.51
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election October 1974: Keighley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bob Cryer	19,569	45.58
	Conservative	C.Taylor	16,488	38.40
	Liberal	M.Holmstedt	5,839	13.60
	National Front	G.Wright	859	2.00
	Independent	C.W Deakin	179	0.42
Majority			3,081	7.18
Turnout			42,935	82.98
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election February 1974: Keighley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bob Cryer	18,595	41.81
	Conservative	Joan Hall	17,717	39.83
	Liberal	W.K Whittaker	7,820	17.58
	Independent	John Binns	348	0.78
Majority			878	1.97
Turnout			44,480	86.79
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

General Election 1970: Keighley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Joan Hall	20,957	50.75
	Labour	John Binns	20,341	49.25
Majority			616	1.49
Turnout			41,298	80.66
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

[edit] 1960s

General Election 1966: Keighley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Binns	22,039	55.01
	Conservative	J.G Bellak	18,027	44.99
Majority			4,012	10.01
Turnout			40,066	83.46
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1964:Keighley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Binns	17,816	42.97
	Conservative	Marcus Worsley	15,115	36.46
	Liberal	W.E Jones	8,529	20.57
Majority			2,701	6.51
Turnout			30,874	61.32
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

[edit] References

[edit] See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in West Yorkshire

v • d • e Bradford Constituencies Bradford North • Bradford West • Bradford South • Keighley • Shipley

v • d • e Constituencies in Yorkshire and the Humber Labour Barnsley Central · Barnsley East and Mexborough · Barnsley West and Penistone · Batley and Spen · Bradford North · Bradford South · Bradford West · Brigg and Goole · Calder Valley · City of York · Cleethorpes · Colne Valley · Dewsbury · Don Valley · Doncaster Central · Doncaster North · Elmet · Great Grimsby · Halifax · Hemsworth · Huddersfield · Hull East · Hull North · Hull West and Hessle · Keighley · Leeds Central · Leeds East · Leeds North East · Leeds West · Morley and Rothwell · Normanton · Pontefract and Castleford · Pudsey · Rother Valley · Rotherham · Scunthorpe · Selby · Sheffield Attercliffe · Sheffield Brightside · Sheffield Central · Sheffield Heeley · Sheffield Hillsborough · Wakefield · Wentworth Conservative Beverley and Holderness · East Yorkshire · Haltemprice and Howden · Richmond (Yorks) · Ryedale · Scarborough and Whitby · Shipley · Skipton and Ripon · Vale of York Liberal Democrat Harrogate and Knaresborough · Leeds North West · Sheffield Hallam · Yorkshire and the Humber European constituency: Conservative (2) · Labour (1) · UKIP (1) · Liberal Democrats (1) · British National Party (1)