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Hastings and Rye (UK Parliament constituency) 

Hastings and Rye
County constituency

Hastings and Rye shown within East Sussex, and East Sussex shown within England
Created: 1983
MP: Michael Foster
Party: Labour
Type: House of Commons
County: East Sussex
EP constituency: South East England

Hastings and Rye 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

Boundaries

The constituency is formed from the larger town of Hastings and smaller nearby town of Rye. It includes the whole of the Borough of Hastings and the four wards of the District of Rother; Brede Valley, Eastern Rother, Marsham, Rye.

History

The constituency is set in a relatively isolated part of Sussex and so does not enjoy some of the more general affluence of this part of the country. Rye is a largely historic tourist town, though with a small port. Hastings is a traditional seaside resort, but with some light industry. It is considered a deprived area. In the days of Kenneth Warren MP this was a staunchly conservative seat, with liberals regularly in second place. This switched dramatically in 1997 to Labour first, conservatives second. This was partly due to splits and breakaway candidates within the local liberal party.

Prior to 1983, the bulk of the constituency was contained in the Hastings seat. Oddly for the area, Hastings and Rye underwent no boundary changes between the 1992 and 1997 general elections.

Members of Parliament

Elections

Confirmed candidates for the next UK general election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Jabez Foster
Liberal Democrat Nick Perry
Conservative Amber Rudd


General Election 2005: Hastings and Rye
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Foster 18,107 42.1 -5.0
Conservative Mark Coote 16,081 37.4 +0.8
Liberal Democrat Richard Stevens 6,479 15.1 +4.8
UK Independence Terry Grant 1,098 2.6 +0.4
Green Sally Phillips 1,032 2.4 +0.7
Monster Raving Loony Viscount Clarkey of Rochdale Canal Ord-Clarke 207 0.5 0.0
Majority 2,026 4.7
Turnout 43,004 67.8 9.5
Labour hold Swing -2.9


General Election 2001: Hastings and Rye
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Foster 19,402 47.1 +12.7
Conservative Mark Coote 15,094 36.6 +7.5
Liberal Democrat Graem Peters 4,266 10.3 -17.6
UK Independence Alan Coomber 911 2.2 +1.2
Green Sally Phillips 721 1.7 N/A
Independent (politician) Gillian Bargery 486 1.2 N/A
Monster Raving Loony John Ord-Clarke 198 0.5 +0.2
Rock 'n' Roll Loony Brett McLean 140 0.3 N/A
Majority 4,308 10.5
Turnout 41,218 58.3 -11.4
Labour hold Swing


General Election 1997: Hastings and Rye
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Foster 16,867 34.4 +18.6
Conservative Jacqui Lait 14,307 29.2 -18.4
Liberal Democrat Monroe Palmer 13,717 28.0 -7.3
Referendum Party Christopher McGovern 2,511 5.1 N/A
Liberal Jane Amstad 1,046 2.1 N/A
UK Independence W N Andrews 472 1.0 N/A
Monster Raving Loony Derek Tiverton 149 0.3 0.0
Majority 2,560 5.2
Turnout 49,069 69.7 -5.2
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +18.5


General Election 1992: Hastings and Rye
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jacqui Lait 25,573 47.6 -2.5
Liberal Democrat Monroe Palmer 18,939 35.2 -0.8
Labour Richard Stevens 8,458 15.7 +2.6
Green Sally Philips 640 1.2 N/A
Monster Raving Loony Derek Tiverton 168 0.3 -0.1
Majority 6,634 12.4
Turnout 53,778 74.9 +3.1
Conservative hold Swing -0.9


General Election 1987: Hastings and Rye
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kenneth Warren 26,163 50.1 -3.2
Liberal David J Amies 18,816 36.0 +5.5
Labour Richard Stevens 6,825 13.1 -2.1
Monster Raving Loony Derek Tiverton 242 0.4 N/A
Independent (politician) S P Davies 194 0.4 N/A
Majority 7,347 14.1
Turnout 52,240 71.8 +2.9
Conservative hold Swing -4.4


General Election 1983: Hastings and Rye
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kenneth Warren 25,626 53.3
Liberal David J Amies 14,646 30.5
Labour N Knowles 7,304 15.2
Independent (politician) G L McNally 503 1.0
Majority 10,980 22.8
Turnout 48,079 68.9

Sources

See also

References

  1. ^ Hastings and Rye, UKPollingReport
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