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Basingstoke is a UK parliament constituency that is represented in the House of Commons by Maria Miller of the Conservative party.
The Basingstoke constituency has a total population of 110,347, of which 84,519 are eligible (18+) to vote (76.6%).
Basingstoke ranks 389th in a list of the largest constituencies in the UK (geographical size), and 89th in a list of the largest constituencies by population size.
Maria Frances Lewis Miller (born 26 March 1964) is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Basingstoke since 2005. She is the Chair of the Women and Equalities Select Committee.
She was the Minister for Disabled People from 2010 to 2012, and from 2012 to 2014 a member of the Cabinet as Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport and Minister for Women and Equalities. Miller was forced to resign from the cabinet in April 2014 because she had over-claimed expenses.
Wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Miller
| MP DETAILS | |
|---|---|
| Address | Maria Miller MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA |
| Phone Number | 020 7219 4272 |
| Political Party | Conservative |
| Email Address | millerm@parliament.uk |
| Constituency | Basingstoke |
| Gender | Female |
| Date of Birth | 26/03/1964 |
| Twitter Profile | |
| Facebook Page | |
| Party Page | Website |
| Wikipedia Page | Visit Wiki |
| 48.6% | 27.7% | 7.4 % | 0% | 15.6% |
| Conservative Labour Liberal Democrat | Green Party UKIP |
Election turnout for the Basingstoke constituency in 2015 was 66.60%, lower than the average UK turnout at 66.1%.
| Candidate | Party | Gender | Date of Birth | Website | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Stone | UK Independence Party | Male | - | - | - |
| Janice Spalding | Liberal Democrat | Female | - | - | - |
| Maria Miller | Conservative | Female | 26 March 1964 (60) | - | - |
| Omar Selim | Independent | Male | - | - | https://about.me/droselim |
| Paul Harvey | Labour | Male | - | - | http://drpaulharvey4basingstoke.nationbuilder.com/ |
| 50.52% | 20.39% | 24.51% | % | % | % | % | 4.1% |
| Conservative Labour Liberal Democrat Scottish National | Plaid Cymru Green Party BNP UKIP |
| Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| BCP | 247 | 0.5% |
| Conservative | 25,590 | 50.5% |
| Labour | 10,327 | 20.4% |
| Liberal-Democrat | 12,414 | 24.5% |
| UK-Independence-Party | 2,076 | 4.1% |
| Electorate | 75,473 |
| Votes | 50,654 |
| Turnout | 67.1% |
| Conservative | Miller, Maria |
| Labour | Pepperell, Funda |
| Liberal Democrat | Shaw, John |
| UKIP | Howell, Stella |
Election turnout for the Basingstoke constituency in 2010 was 67.1%, higher than the average UK turnout at 65.1%.
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