North Warwickshire is a
constituency represented in the
House of Commons
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of the
UK Parliament
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since 2015 by
Craig Tracey
Craig Paul Tracey (born 21 August 1974) is a British Conservative Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for North Warwickshire since his election in 2015. Originally from the North East, Tracey settled in North Warwicksh ...
, a
Conservative
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.
Members of Parliament
MPs 1832–1885
MPs since 1983
Constituency profile
Warwickshire North has wards which are the most "working-class" (lowest average income) and industrial of the six constituencies in the county, politically frequently with the best returns locally for
Labour candidates. In the 2010 election all six Warwickshire constituencies were won by the Conservative party, though this constituency was the most marginal, falling on a substantial
swing of 8.1% from Labour to the Conservatives (compared to a national swing of 5%).
Like much of the county, the area includes many rural villages which can today be classified as 'commuter' and 'retirement', south of the
National Forest, south east of
Tamworth and the small
cathedral city
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of
Lichfield
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and centred less than east of
Birmingham
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, which provides some work locally in the creative and international export sectors. Many towns and villages have a history of
coal
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mining and heavy industry, linked to a strong Labour vote.
Settlements include
Bedworth, just north of
Coventry
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, and the historic market town of
Atherstone
Atherstone is a market town and civil parish in the North Warwickshire district of Warwickshire, England. Located in the far north of the county, Atherstone is on the A5 national route, and is adjacent to the border with Leicestershire w ...
.
Boundaries
The constituency since 2010 has all but two wards of
North Warwickshire
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.
1832–1885: The Hundred of Hemlingford, the County of the City of Coventry, and the Rugby and Kirby Divisions of the Hundred of Knightlow.
1983–2010: The Borough of North Warwickshire, and the Borough of Nuneaton and Bedworth wards of Exhall, Heath, Mount Pleasant, and Poplar.
2010–present: The Borough of North Warwickshire wards of Atherstone Central, Atherstone North, Atherstone South and Mancetter, Baddesley and Grendon, Coleshill North, Coleshill South, Curdworth, Dordon, Fillongley, Hurley and Wood End, Kingsbury, Newton Regis and Warton, Polesworth East, Polesworth West, and Water Orton, and the Borough of Nuneaton and Bedworth wards of Bede, Exhall, Heath, Poplar, and Slough.
History
History 1832–1885
The North Warwickshire constituency was created for the
1832 general election, when the
Great Reform Act
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divided the former
Warwickshire constituency into two new divisions: North Warwickshire and
South Warwickshire.
Under the
Redistribution of Seats Act 1885
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, North Warwickshire was abolished for the
1885 general election, when Warwickshire was divided into six new single-member constituencies:
Rugby
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,
Stratford-on-Avon,
Nuneaton,
Sutton Coldfield,
Erdington
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and
Tamworth.
History 1983–present
The current North Warwickshire
county constituency
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was created for the
1983 general election, replacing outlying parts of the
Meriden and
Nuneaton constituencies. The seat was won by
Francis Maude
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of the
Conservative Party at the
1983 general election, who held it until 1992, when it was taken by
Mike O'Brien of
Labour. Labour held the seat comfortably until 2010.
On 8 March 2007, former
Army Officer
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and
polar explorer
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Polar explorers
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Dan Byles was selected at an
open primary
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to contest North Warwickshire for the
Conservative Party. At the
2010 general election, Byles won the seat off Mike O'Brien by just 54 votes, making him the Conservative Member of Parliament with the smallest majority in the country. However, a strong Conservative performance during the latter part of the decade saw the seat become safer for the Conservatives - the result in
2019
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being akin to a
safe Conservative seat.
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Elections in the 2000s
Elections in the 1990s
Elections in the 1980s
Elections in the 1880s
* Caused by Bromley-Davenport's death.
Elections in the 1870s
Elections in the 1860s
* Caused by Spooner's death.
Elections in the 1850s
Elections in the 1840s
* Caused by Eardley-Wilmot's resignation after being appointed
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Elections in the 1830s
See also
*
List of parliamentary constituencies in Warwickshire
Until 2010, the county of Warwickshire was divided into 5 parliamentary constituencies - they were all county constituencies. Now it has six parliamentary constituencies - 5 county constituencies and 1 borough constituency.
Constituencies
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Notes
References
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Parliamentary constituencies in Warwickshire
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1832
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1885
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1983