45-486: Thomas Coke (pronounced Cook ) may refer to: Thomas Coke (MP for Winchester) , see Winchester Thomas Coke (MP for Salisbury) (died 1523) Thomas Coke (privy counsellor) (1674–1727), of Melbourne Hall, Derbyshire, created Privy Counsellor in 1708 Thomas Coke (bishop) (1747–1814), early Methodist Thomas Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester (fifth creation) (1697–1759), English land-owner, Member of Parliament and patron of
90-562: A "Literal Democrat" candidate led in part to the creation of the Registration of Political Parties Act 1998 . Oaten stood down at the 2010 general election and was replaced as Liberal Democrat candidate by Martin Tod. Following significant boundary changes, Tod was defeated by Conservative candidate Steve Brine , who took the seat with a majority of 3,048 votes. Brine held the seat in 2015 , 2017 and 2019 , although in 2019 his majority
135-722: A by-election. Carter was appointed a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury , requiring a by-election. Boundary Commission for England In the United Kingdom , the boundary commissions are non-departmental public bodies responsible for determining the boundaries of parliamentary constituencies for elections to the House of Commons . There are four boundary commissions: one each for England , Scotland , Wales and Northern Ireland . Each commission comprises four members, three of whom take part in meetings. The speaker of
180-528: A commission has completed its review, it submits a report to the appropriate Secretary of State who lays it before Parliament . Once all four reports have been submitted, an Order in Council which gives effect to the recommendations must be submitted within four months to the Privy Council . The Government may not modify any of the commissions' recommendations unless specifically requested to do so by
225-481: A number of other factors: As these factors can to an extent be mutually conflicting, each commission has discretion on how it applies them. In so doing, each commission aims for a consistent approach within a review. When a commission publishes its proposals for public consultation , the consultation periods are specified in the legislation: It has been normal practice for local government electoral wards to be used as building blocks for constituencies, although there
270-424: A review is the registered electorate at the time of the start of the review, and not the electorate at the end of a review, or the total population. Boundary changes can have a significant effect on the results of elections, but boundary commissions do not take any account of voting patterns in their deliberations, or consider what the effect of their recommendations on the outcome of an election may be. Once
315-399: A statistical compilation by The Guardian . Note: The percentage differences are compared to the previous general election poll, not the by-election. Note: The result reflects the official return made at the time. It was subsequently declared void upon petition. Because of the presence on the ballot paper of Richard Huggett as "Liberal Democrat Top Choice for Parliament", Oaten used
360-590: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Winchester (UK Parliament constituency) Winchester is a constituency in Hampshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Danny Chambers , a Liberal Democrat . 1918–1950 : The Borough of Winchester, the Urban District of Eastleigh and Bishopstoke,
405-516: Is no legislative requirement to do so. In some metropolitan boroughs in England, and in Scotland, following the introduction of multi-member wards in 2007, it is often difficult to do so due to the large electorates in these wards, and therefore a collection of complete wards may not give an electorate that is within the required electoral range. The law specifies that the electorate used during
450-603: The Meon valley area was transferred back from the abolished Meon Valley seat. The chartered city sent burgesses (equivalent to advisory MPs) to the Model Parliament of 1295 and then to most Parliaments convened by the monarch in the medieval period and thereafter; its representation being fixed at two in number during this long period of English history. As is common, major disruption in representation caused by both infrequency of Parliaments convened and allegiance of
495-788: The Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986 , the terms of review were significantly different: The review that gave rise to most of the constituency boundaries currently in force is the Fifth Periodic Review , which was given effect in Wales by an Order made in 2006, in England by an Order from 2007 and in Northern Ireland by an Order from 2008, with the new boundaries used for the May 2010 general election . The most recent general review in Scotland
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#1732791139936540-503: The Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 and subsequently by the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 2020 . Firstly, each proposed constituency has to comply with two numerical limits: There are a small number of exceptions to the numerical limit on electorate which are specified in the legislation: Having satisfied the electorate and area requirements, each commission can also take into account
585-584: The Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 . They were first established as permanent bodies under the House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) Act 1944 . The 1944 Act was amended in 1947 and then replaced by the House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) Act 1949 . The 1949 Act was amended in 1958 and 1979 and replaced by the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986 ; changes in legislation from 1944 to 1986 were generally incremental in nature. The Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 under PM Tony Blair's government envisaged that
630-539: The incumbents (whether a Royalist or a Parliamentarian) led to sporadic representation during the Protectorate of England and its Commonwealth which followed the end of most fighting during the English Civil War , in this case the stripping of wealth and status from Sir William Ogle followed his being supportive of the wrong faction at the wrong time. The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 reduced
675-591: The Borough of Eastleigh wards of Chandler's Ford East, Chandler's Ford West, Hiltingbury East, and Hiltingbury West. Parliament accepted the Boundary Commission 's Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies by making slight changes to this constituency for the 2010 general election , removing 11 mostly rural wards in and around Bishops Waltham to a new seat, Meon Valley . In return, Winchester gained four suburban and partially urban wards at
720-565: The Boundary Commission for Scotland, the Boundary Commission for Wales and the Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland. The Sixth Review would have resulted in 600 constituencies for the United Kingdom Parliament : a reduction from the 650 constituencies in existence at the 2010 general election . In January 2013, parliamentary opposition to proposed legislative amendments because of a lack of consensus in
765-552: The Conservative Party, she was easily defeated by the Liberal Democrats' Danny Chambers after a notional swing of 19.2%. The constituency is in mid- Hampshire and comprises the bulk of the large City of Winchester District. The largest settlements after Winchester itself are Bishop's Waltham , New Alresford and Kings Worthy . The ancient capital of Wessex , Winchester is a cathedral city with
810-641: The District of East Hampshire wards of Alton Holybourne, Alton North East, Alton North West, Alton South East, Alton South West and Beech, Farringdon, Four Marks, Medstead, North Downland and Ropley, and West Tisted. 1997–2010 : The City of Winchester. 2010–2024 : The City of Winchester wards of Colden Common and Twyford, Compton and Otterbourne, Itchen Valley, Kings Worthy, Littleton and Harestock, Olivers Battery and Badger Farm, St Barnabas, St Bartholomew, St John and All Saints, St Luke, St Michael, St Paul, Sparsholt, The Alresfords, and Wonston and Micheldever, and
855-481: The House of Commons chairs each of the boundary commissions ex officio but does not play any part in the review, and a High Court judge is appointed to each boundary commission as deputy chair. The boundary commissions, which are required to report every eight years, must apply a set series of rules when devising constituencies . These rules are set out in the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986 , as amended by
900-860: The Rural District of Winchester. 1955–1974 : The Boroughs of Romsey and Winchester, and parts of the Rural Districts of Romsey and Stockbridge, and Winchester. 1974–1983 : The Municipal Boroughs of Andover and Winchester, the Rural District of Andover, and parts of the Rural Districts of Romsey and Stockbridge, and Winchester. 1983–1997 : The City of Winchester wards of Bishop's Sutton, Bishop's Waltham, Cheriton, Compton, Durley and Upham, Itchen Valley, Littleton, Micheldever, New Alresford, Olivers Battery, Otterbourne and Hursley, Owlesbury and Colden Common, St Barnabas, St Bartholomew, St John and All Saints, St Luke, St Michael, St Paul, Sparsholt, The Worthys, Twyford, Upper Meon Valley, and Wonston, and
945-440: The Rural Districts of Hursley and Winchester, and the Rural District of South Stoneham except the parish of Bittern. 1950–1955 : The Boroughs of Eastleigh, Romsey, and Winchester, in the Rural District of Romsey and Stockbridge the parishes of Ampfield, Chilworth, East Dean, Lockerley, Melchet Park and Plaitford, Michelmersh, Mottisfont, North Baddesley, Nursling and Rownhams, Romsey Extra, Sherfield English, and Wellow, and part of
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#1732791139936990-646: The Scottish Parliament: Na h-Eileanan an Iar , the Orkney Islands, the Shetland Islands and 70 others. The Act also specifies that the constituencies are grouped into eight regions to allow the return of list members elected by proportional representation to the parliament. The Boundary Commission for Scotland conducted a review of these boundaries between 2007 and 2010, and their recommendations were implemented from 2011 . Since
1035-555: The Sixth Review was formally abandoned. Following the passing of the 2020 Act, which reinstated the number of constituencies to 650, a new review, known as the 2023 Review , was launched by the four commissions on 5 January 2021. Under the new rules governing the number of constituencies in each nation, England would have 543 constituencies (+10), Wales 32 (-8), Scotland 57 (-2) and Northern Ireland 18 (unchanged). The final consultation for England began on 8 November 2022 with
1080-804: The arts Thomas Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester (seventh creation) (1754–1842), agricultural innovator, created 1st Earl of Leicester of Holkham Thomas Coke (MP for Leicester) (died 1656), English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1645 Thomas Coke, 2nd Earl of Leicester (1822–1909), British peer Thomas Coke, 3rd Earl of Leicester (1848–1941), British peer and soldier Thomas Coke, 4th Earl of Leicester (1880–1949), British peer Thomas Coke, 5th Earl of Leicester (1908–1976), British peer Thomas Coke, 8th Earl of Leicester (born 1965), British peer Thomas Coke (seneschal of Gascony) , 14th-century English noble See also [ edit ] Thomas Cooke (disambiguation) Earl of Leicester [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
1125-470: The arts and humanities-oriented University and an affluent population. Poverty is very low, and the population is a mixture of students, academics, London and Southampton commuters, and those employed locally in high-tech and creative industries. Workless claimants who were registered jobseekers were in November 2012 significantly lower than the national average of 3.8%, at 1.4% of the population based on
1170-657: The boundary commissions' work is limited to areas for election to the UK House of Commons. Local authority areas and electoral areas are reviewed by the separate: Changes to parliamentary boundaries do not themselves impact on which local councils are responsible for any area. The procedure for reviews of constituencies and regions for the Scottish Parliament is set down by the Scotland Act 1998 . That Act specifies that there are 73 constituencies for
1215-610: The coalition resulted in the review being suspended. Following the Conservative victory at the 2015 general election , the review was recommenced in 2016 and final recommendations were submitted by the four commissions in September 2018 and laid before Parliament. However the revised proposals were never brought forward by the Government for approval and, further to the passing of the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 2020 ,
1260-445: The description "Liberal Democrat: Leader: Paddy Ashdown" to identify himself as the official Liberal Democrat candidate. Tottenham's death caused a by-election. General Election 1914/15 : Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected; East's resignation caused
1305-685: The functions of the boundary commissioners would be transferred to the United Kingdom Electoral Commission , but this never transpired: the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 repealed the Act of Parliament (of 2000) effective from 1 April 2010. The Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 passed under the Con-Lib Dem coalition government made substantial changes to
1350-574: The general reviews generally did. Under the rules in force before 2011, the number of constituencies in Great Britain (England, Wales, and Scotland) had to "not be substantially greater or less than 613", of which at least 35 had to be in Wales. The City of London was not to be partitioned and was to be included in a seat that referred to it by name. The Orkney and Shetland Islands were not to be combined with any other areas. Northern Ireland had to have between 16 and 18 constituencies. Under
1395-514: The grounds of mis-stamped ballots having altered the outcome, necessitating a by-election . This was won definitively by Oaten with a very large majority of 21,556, in an election that saw the Labour vote collapse to 1.7% hence the candidate, Patrick Davies, losing his deposit. The events of 1997 swung the constituency strongly away from its usual status as a fairly safe Conservative seat. The candidacy of Richard Huggett in both 1997 elections as
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1440-715: The incumbent MP Gerry Malone of the Conservative Party was defeated by Mark Oaten of the Liberal Democrats by just two votes. This was the closest result in any of the 659 constituencies contested at the 1997 general election, followed by the Liberal Democrats 12 vote majority (also over the Conservatives) in Torbay . Malone petitioned the result and it was declared void by the High Court on
1485-544: The legislation governing constituency boundary reviews; this was further amended by the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 2020 . Customarily, each commission conducted a complete review of all constituencies in its part of the United Kingdom every eight to twelve years. In between these general reviews, the commissions were able to conduct interim reviews of part of their area of responsibility. The interim reviews usually did not yield drastic changes in boundaries, while
1530-541: The legislation requires different numbers of constituencies in Scotland for the United Kingdom Parliament and the Scottish Parliament , these two sets of areas do not fit together neatly. Responsibility for Scottish Parliament boundary reviews passed to the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland in May 2017. The Government of Wales Act 2006 specified that the constituencies for
1575-757: The link between UK Parliament and Senedd seat boundaries, organisations such as the Electoral Reform Society have indicated a preference for coterminosity (meaning the mirroring of seat boundaries in Wales along the lines of the 2016 proposed reforms to the Welsh seats in the UK Parliament). Section 33 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 provides that the constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly are
1620-582: The link with Westminster constituencies, and the Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Act 2024 made the Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru the statutory review body for Senedd boundaries. The Boundary Commission reported in 2016 proposing to reduce the number of UK Parliament constituencies in Wales to 29, on the basis that all constituencies must have at least 71,031 voters. While the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 removed
1665-409: The narrow borough constituency that elected two MPs to only one, permitting the creation of new broader replacement seats in surrounding Hampshire countryside for two abolished boroughs: Andover and Fareham (also known as West and South Hampshire respectively). The seat was a Conservative safe seat in terms of majority and length of time held from 1950 until 1997. At the 1997 general election
1710-508: The northern edge of Eastleigh . 2024–present : Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies which became effective for the 2024 general election , the constituency is composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020): The constituency again solely comprises areas within the City of Winchester local authority with the transfer of Chandler's Ford and Hitlingbury back to Eastleigh . Bishop's Waltham and
1755-546: The publication of the Revised Proposals and lasted for four weeks, ending on 5 December. All four Commissions submitted their Final Recommendations Reports to the Speaker of the House of Commons on 27 June 2023. An order in council adopting the recommendations, The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023 (No. 1230 of 2023), was made on 15 November 2023 and came into force on 29 November 2023. The scope of
1800-523: The relevant commission. On approval by the Privy Council, the new constituencies come into effect for the next general election . Any by-elections before then use the pre-existing boundaries. These provisions were brought in by the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 2020 . Previously, Parliament voted on the recommendations and, although it could not make any alterations to them, it could reject them in their entirety. In addition, although this power
1845-404: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thomas_Coke&oldid=934095863 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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1890-556: The then National Assembly for Wales were to be the same as those for the UK Parliament at Westminster . The Act required the Boundary Commission for Wales to group the constituencies into electoral regions, to allow the return of list members elected by proportional representation to the Assembly. The Boundary Commission for Wales's Fifth General Review resulted in revised Assembly constituencies and electoral regions . The Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 removed
1935-414: Was given effect in 2005, and the resulting constituencies were used in the May 2005 general election . There are currently 533 constituencies in England, 40 constituencies in Wales, 59 constituencies in Scotland and 18 constituencies in Northern Ireland, providing a total of 650. The Sixth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies was launched on 4 March 2011 by the Boundary Commission for England,
1980-518: Was never exercised, for many years the legislation gave the Secretary of State the power to modify a commission's recommendations. The new procedures further strengthen the separation of the creation of constituency boundaries from those elected for the resulting electoral areas, with the aim of eliminating any scope for gerrymandering . The commissions are currently established under the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986 , most recently amended by
2025-536: Was reduced to just 985 votes over Paula Ferguson of the Liberal Democrats , making Winchester one of the most marginal seats in the UK. Brine stood down for the 2024 election and Flick Drummond , the incumbent MP for the now abolished seat of Meon Valley , was selected for the Conservatives, having failed to be selected for the new seat of Fareham and Waterlooville . However, despite boundary changes favouring
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