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Rother Valley (UK Parliament Constituency)
Rother Valley is a List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies, constituency represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, UK Parliament by Jake Richards (politician), Jake Richards, a member of the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party. History This constituency was created by the Representation of the People Act 1918. Unusually in the light of the events of the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party's early 20th-century years, the seat had been represented by a member of that party continuously since the seat was formed. The size of the majorities historically have not been particularly marginal in the elections, until the 2017 general election in which the majority was less than 4,000 votes. Nonetheless, this was still considered a safe seat for the party, until the 2019 general election in which the Conservatives won the seat for the first time. Labour regained the seat at the 2024 general election. Boundaries ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yorkshire And The Humber - Rother Valley Constituency
Yorkshire ( ) is an area of Northern England which was History of Yorkshire, historically a county. Despite no longer being used for administration, Yorkshire retains a strong regional identity. The county was named after its county town, the city of York. The south-west of Yorkshire is densely populated, and includes the cities of Leeds, Sheffield, Bradford, Doncaster and Wakefield. The north and east of the county are more sparsely populated, however the north-east includes the southern part of the Teesside conurbation, and the port city of Kingston upon Hull is located in the south-east. York is located near the centre of the county. Yorkshire has a Yorkshire Coast, coastline to the North Sea to the east. The North York Moors occupy the north-east of the county, and the centre contains the Vale of Mowbray in the north and the Vale of York in the south. The west contains part of the Pennines, which form the Yorkshire Dales in the north-west. The county was historically borde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Safe Seat
A safe seat is an electoral district which is regarded as fully secure, for either a certain political party, or the incumbent representative personally or a combination of both. With such seats, there is very little chance of a seat changing hands because of the political leanings of the electorate in the constituency concerned or the popularity of the incumbent member. This contrasts with a marginal seat in which a defeat for the seat holder is considered possible. In systems where candidates must first win the party's primary election or preselection, the phrase "tantamount to election" is often used to describe winning the dominant party's nomination for a safe seat. Definition There is a spectrum between safe and marginal seats. Supposedly safe seats can still change hands in a landslide election, such as Enfield Southgate being lost by the Conservatives (and then-potential future party leader Michael Portillo) to Labour at the 1997 UK general election, whilst oth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Social Housing
Public housing, also known as social housing, refers to Subsidized housing, subsidized or affordable housing provided in buildings that are usually owned and managed by local government, central government, nonprofit organizations or a combination thereof. The details, terminology, definitions of poverty, and other criteria for allocation may vary within different contexts, but the right to renting, rent such a home is generally rationed through some form of means-testing or through administrative measures of housing needs. One can regard social housing as a potential remedy for housing inequality. Within the OECD, social housing represents an average of 7% of national housing stock (2020), ranging from ~34% in the Netherlands to less than 1% in Colombia. In the United States, public housing developments are classified as housing projects that are owned by a housing authority or a low-income (project-based voucher) property. PBV are a component of a public housing agenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wentworth And Dearne (UK Parliament Constituency)
Wentworth and Dearne was a constituency in South Yorkshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since its 2010 creation by John Healey, a member of the Labour Party who served as Shadow Secretary of State for Defence from 2020. Further to the completion of the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was abolished. Subject to boundary changes, which entailed the loss of the two Dearne wards, and offset by the addition of the City of Doncaster wards of Conisbrough, and Edlington and Warmsworth it was reformed as Rawmarsh and Conisbrough, and was first contested at the 2024 general election. History Parliament accepted the Boundary Commission's Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies recommending the creation of this constituency for the 2010 general election. ;Political history Most forerunner parts of the seat of Wentworth (which only existed in its second period from 1983 until 2010) matched its record of being a safe seat for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheffield South East (UK Parliament Constituency)
Sheffield South East is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since its 2010 creation by Clive Betts, a member of the Labour Party. Constituency profile The constituency consists of Census Output Areas of local government districts with a working population whose income is close to or slightly below the national average, and close to average reliance upon social housing. At the end of 2012, the unemployment rate in the constituency stood as 4.4% of the population claiming jobseekers' allowance (see table).Unemployment claimants by constituency '''' The district contributing to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Valley (UK Parliament Constituency)
Don Valley was a constituency in South Yorkshire, represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament from 2019 until its abolition by Nick Fletcher of the Conservative Party. Further to the completion of the 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was subject to boundary changes which included gain of the Isle of Axholme in the Borough of North Lincolnshire and the loss of Conisbrough to the new constituency of Rawmarsh and Conisbrough. As a consequence, it was renamed Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme, and was first contested at the 2024 general election. Constituency profile Created in 1918, Don Valley is a former coal mining area which elected only Labour MPs from 1922 to 2019. The seat recorded a strong Brexit vote (69%) in the 2016 referendum. Boundaries 1918—1950: The Urban Districts of Mexborough and Tickhill, and the Rural Districts of Doncaster and Thorne. 1950—1983: The Urban Districts of Adwick-le-Street, Bentley wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North East Derbyshire (UK Parliament Constituency)
North East Derbyshire is a List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies, constituency created in 1885 represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, UK Parliament since 2024 United Kingdom general election, 2024 by Louise Jones (British politician), Louise Jones of the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party. The seat had been, relative to others, a marginal seat from 2005 to 2017 as its winner's majority had not exceeded 5.7% of the vote since the 23.2% majority won in that year. The seat changed hands in 2017 United Kingdom general election, 2017 as the first Conservative Party (UK), Conservative victory since 1935 but reverted to Labour in 2024. History ;Summary of results The seat was created in the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885. Until 1910, the area was regularly represented by a Liberal (UK), Liberal MP. From the 1935 to the 2015 elections inclusive N.E. Derbyshire returned Labour (UK), Labour candidat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bolsover (UK Parliament Constituency)
Bolsover (, and commonly ) is a United Kingdom constituencies, constituency in Derbyshire, represented in the British House of Commons, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, UK Parliament by Natalie Fleet, a member of the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party. The constituency was created in 1950 United Kingdom general election, 1950, and is centred on the town of Bolsover. History Before the Reform Act 1832, relatively wealthy people (forty-shilling Freehold (law), freeholders) of the Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency), whole county could attend elections when there was an opposition candidate. From 1868 until 1885 the area formed part of the East Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency), East Derbyshire constituency, redrawn out of the North Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency), North Derbyshire constituency formed in 1832. The Bolsover constituency was created in 1950 from parts of the constituencies of North East Derbyshire (constituency), North East Derb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bassetlaw (UK Parliament Constituency)
Bassetlaw is a United Kingdom constituencies, parliamentary constituency in Nottinghamshire, represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, UK Parliament since the 2024 United Kingdom general election, 2024 general election by Jo White (politician), Jo White, a Labour Party (UK), Labour Party candidate. Before the 2019 United Kingdom general election, 2019 general election, the seat had been part of the so-called "Red wall (British politics), red wall", being held by the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party since 1935 United Kingdom general election, 1935 before falling to the Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party. Constituency profile The Bassetlaw constituency is mostly rural and covers the north of Nottinghamshire, including the towns of Worksop and Retford. It shares the name with the Bassetlaw District, Bassetlaw district. Parts of the constituency are former coal mining areas. Residents' health and wea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 United Kingdom General Election
The 2024 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday, 4 July 2024 to elect all 650 members of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons. The opposition Labour Party (UK), Labour Party, led by Keir Starmer, won a landslide victory over the governing Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party under Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, ending 14 years of Conservative rule. Labour secured 411 seats and a 174-seat majority, the fourth-best showing in the party's history and its best since 2001 United Kingdom general election, 2001. The party's vote share was 33.7%, the lowest of any majority party on record, making this the #Proportionality concerns, least proportional general election in British history. They became the largest party in England, Scotland, and Wales. The Conservatives suffered their worst-ever defeat, winning just 121 seats with 23.7% of the vote and losing 251 seats, including those of former prime minister ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Periodic Review Of Westminster Constituencies
The 2023 review of Westminster constituencies was the most recent cycle of the process to redraw the Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, constituency map for the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. The new constituency boundaries were approved by the Privy Council (United Kingdom), Privy Council on 15 November 2023 and came into law on 29 November. It is the first review of Westminster boundaries to be successfully implemented since Fifth periodic review of Westminster constituencies, 2010. These constituencies were first contested at the 2024 United Kingdom general election, 2024 general election. Legal basis The process for periodic reviews of parliamentary constituencies in the United Kingdom is governed by the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986, as amended by the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 and subsequently by the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 2020. Individual registration The 2023 review was the successor to the 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 United Kingdom General Election
The 2010 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 6 May 2010, to elect 650 Members of Parliament (or MPs) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons. The first to be held after the minimum age for candidates was reduced from Electoral Administration Act 2006, 21 to 18, it resulted in the Brown ministry, Labour government losing its 2005 United Kingdom general election, 66-seat majority to the Shadow Cabinet of David Cameron, Conservative opposition; however, with the Conservative Party (UK), Conservatives only having 306 elected MPs, this election resulted in the first hung parliament since February 1974 United Kingdom general election, February 1974. This election marked the start of a Conservative government that would last for 14 years until its ousting in 2024 United Kingdom general election, 2024. For the leaders of all three major political parties, this was their first general election contest as party leader, something that had last been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
