Putney (UK Parliament constituency)

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Putney Borough constituency

Putney shown within Greater London
Created:	1918
MP:	Justine Greening
Party:	Conservative
Type:	House of Commons
County:	Greater London
EP constituency:	London

Putney 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.

1 Boundaries
- 1.1 Boundary review
2 History
3 Member of Parliament
4 Election results
5 See also
6 External links

[edit] Boundaries

Putney is a compact constituency nestling around the southern bank of the River Thames opposite Fulham. As well as Putney itself, it also includes the districts of Roehampton, which runs along the edge of Richmond Park, and Southfields, which lies in the Wandle Valley at the bottom of West Hill. It takes in a small part of Wandsworth town; that part south of Wandsworth High Street and west of Garratt Lane, so the Southside shopping centre is in the constituency.

Putney is bordered by the constituencies of:

[edit] Boundary review

Following their review of parliamentary representation in South London, the Boundary Commission for England has created a modified Putney constituency with the following electoral wards:

East Putney, Roehampton, Southfields, Thamesfield, West Hill, West Putney

[edit] History

When created in 1918 the constituency was carved out of the former constituency of Wandsworth. The rest of the Wandsworth constituency was divided into Wandsworth Central, Tooting and Balham and Streatham.

Putney was held by former Conservative Secretary of State for National Heritage David Mellor from 1979 until 1997, when it was gained by Anthony Colman for Labour. However, this received media attention not because of a prominent member losing their seat, but because of the fracas that erupted between Mellor and Referendum Party candidate Sir James Goldsmith, who held contrasting views on European integration, during Mellor's vote of thanks. This difference of opinion had led to a bitter and personalised campaign, and Goldsmith took the opportunity to taunt his opponent when he had been defeated.

Putney is also of note for being the first Conservative gain on election night in 2005, when Justine Greening took back the seat from Labour on a swing of 6.5%.

[edit] Member of Parliament

Justine Greening, Conservative (2005–present)
Anthony Colman, Labour (1997–2005)
David Mellor, Conservative (1979–1997)
Hugh Jenkins, Labour (1964–1979)
Sir Hugh Linstead, Conservative (1942–1964)
Samuel Samuel, Conservative (1918–1942)

[edit] Election results

General Election 2005: Putney
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Justine Greening	15,497	42.4	+4.0
	Labour	Anthony Colman	13,731	37.5	-9.0
	Liberal Democrats	Jeremy Ambache	5,965	16.3	+2.7
	Green	Keith Magnum	993	2.7	N/A
	UK Independence	Anthony Gahan	388	1.1	+0.1
Majority			1,766	4.8
Turnout			36,574	59.5	+3.0
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	6.5

General Election 2001: Putney
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Anthony Colman	15,911	46.5	+0.8
	Conservative	Michael Simpson	13,140	38.4	-0.5
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony Burrett	4,671	13.6	+2.9
	UK Independence	Pat Wild	347	1.0	+0.5
	ProLife Alliance	Yvonne Windsor	185	0.5	N/A
Majority			2,771	8.1
Turnout			34,254	56.5	-16.8
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1997: Putney
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tony Colman	20,084	45.6	+9.0
	Conservative	David Mellor	17,108	38.9	-13.32
	Liberal Democrats	Russell Pyne	4,739	10.8	+1.2
	Referendum Party	Sir James Goldsmith	1,518	3.5	N/A
	UK Independence	Bill Jamieson	233	0.5	N/A
	Happiness Stan's Freedom to Party	Lenny Beige	101	0.2	N/A
	Sportman's Alliance: Anything but Mellow	Michael Yardley	90	0.2	N/A
	Natural Law	John Small	66	0.2	-0.1
	Independently Beautiful Party	Ateeka Poole	49	0.1	N/A
	Renaissance Democrat	Dorian Van Braam	7	0.0	N/A
Majority			2,976	6.8
Turnout			34,254	73.3	-4.6
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	11.2

General Election 1992: Putney
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Mellor	25,188	52.2	+1.7
	Labour	J. M. Chegwidden	17,662	36.6	+0.5
	Liberal Democrats	J. D. F. Martyn	4,636	9.6	-2.8
	Green	K. M. Hagenbach	618	1.3	+0.2
	Natural Law	P. Levy	139	0.3	N/A
Majority			7,526	15.6
Turnout				77.9	+2.0
	Labour hold		Swing	+0.6

[edit] See also

List of Parliamentary constituencies in Greater London

[edit] External links

The Labour Party in Wandsworth

Constituencies in Greater London
Labour	Barking \| Battersea \| Brent North \| Brent South \| Brentford and Isleworth \| Camberwell and Peckham \| Croydon North \| Dagenham \| Dulwich and West Norwood \| Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush \| Ealing North \| Ealing Southall \| East Ham \| Edmonton \| Eltham \| Enfield North \| Erith and Thamesmead \| Feltham and Heston \| Finchley and Golders Green \| Greenwich and Woolwich \| Hackney North and Stoke Newington \| Hackney South and Shoreditch \| Hampstead and Highgate \| Harrow East \| Harrow West \| Hayes and Harlington \| Hendon \| Holborn and St. Pancras \| Ilford South \| Islington North \| Islington South and Finsbury \| Lewisham Deptford \| Lewisham East \| Lewisham West \| Leyton and Wanstead \| Mitcham and Morden \| Poplar and Canning Town \| Regent's Park and Kensington North \| Streatham \| Tooting \| Tottenham \| Vauxhall \| Walthamstow \| West Ham
Conservative	Beckenham \| Bexleyheath and Crayford \| Bromley and Chislehurst \| Chingford and Woodford Green \| Chipping Barnet \| Cities of London and Westminster \| Croydon Central \| Croydon South \| Enfield Southgate \| Hammersmith and Fulham \| Hornchurch \| Ilford North \| Kensington and Chelsea \| Old Bexley and Sidcup \| Orpington \| Putney \| Romford \| Ruislip-Northwood \| Upminster \| Uxbridge \| Wimbledon
Liberal Democrat	Brent East \| Carshalton and Wallington \| Hornsey and Wood Green \| Kingston and Surbiton \| Richmond Park \| North Southwark and Bermondsey \| Sutton and Cheam \| Twickenham
Respect	Bethnal Green and Bow
London European constituency: Conservative (3) \| Labour (3) \| Liberal Democrats (1) \| UKIP (1) \| Green (1)