Stroud (UK Parliament constituency)

Template:UK constituency infobox Stroud 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.

Boundaries

The geographical extent of the constituency coincides approximately with Stroud District.

Members of Parliament

• 1955 — 1987: Anthony Kershaw, Conservative
• 1987 — 1997: Roger Knapman, Conservative
• 1997 — present: David Drew, Labour

Election results

General Election 2005: Stroud

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Drew	22527	39.6	− 7
	Conservative	Neil Carmichael	22177	39	+ 1.6
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Hirst	8026	14.1	+ 3.2
	Green	Martin Whiteside	3056	5.4	+ 1.9
	UKIP	Edward Noble	1089	1.9	+ 0.3
Majority			350	0.6	−8.8
Turnout			56875	71.3	+1.3
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 2001: Stroud

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Drew	25,685	46.6	+3.9
	Conservative	Neil Carmichael	20,646	37.4	−0.5
	Liberal Democrats	Janice Beasley	6,036	10.9	−4.5
	Green	Kevin Cranston	1,913	3.5	−0.5
	UKIP	Adrian Blake	895	1.6	N/A
Majority			5,039	9.2
Turnout			55,175	70.0	−8.8
	Labour hold		Swing

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Gloucestershire