Rugby and Kenilworth (UK Parliament constituency)
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Rugby and Kenilworth is a Parliamentary constituency in Warwickshire, England. It covers the towns of Rugby and Kenilworth and the rural areas in between.
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Boundaries
Member of Parliament
Election results
| General Election 2005: Rugby & Kenilworth | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Jeremy Wright | 23,447 | 41.2 | +1.5 | |
| Labour | Andy King | 21,890 | 38.4 | -6.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Allanach | 10,143 | 17.8 | +4.0 | |
| UKIP | John Thurley | 911 | 1.6 | +0.1 | |
| Independent | Brian Hadland | 298 | 0.5 | +0.5 | |
| Independent | Lillian Phallikaropoulos | 258 | 0.5 | +0.5 | |
| Majority | 1,557 | 2.7 | |||
| Turnout | 56,947 | 68.4 | +1.0 | ||
| General Election 2001: Rugby & Kenilworth | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Andy King | 24,221 | 45.0 | +2.0 | |
| Conservative | David Martin | 21,344 | 39.7 | -2.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Gwen Fairweather | 7,444 | 13.8 | -0.4 | |
| UKIP | Paul Garrett | 787 | 1.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 2,877 | 5.3 | |||
| Turnout | 53,796 | 67.4 | -9.6 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Politics and history of the constituency
The constituency was created for the 1983 election and was held by the Conservative Jim Pawsey until the 1997 election when the Labour candidate Andy King was narrowly elected. In the 2001 election he increased his majority slightly. The Conservatives got back in, in 2005, with Jeremy Wright.
Rugby and Kenilworth is a marginal seat. Rugby, being an industrial town, traditionally leans towards Labour. Kenilworth, however, is a prosperous dormitory town and leans towards the Conservatives.