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Luton South is a UK parliament constituency that is represented in the House of Commons by Gavin Shuker of the Labour party.
The Luton South constituency has a total population of 112,152, of which 84,766 are eligible (18+) to vote (75.6%).
Luton South ranks 400th in a list of the largest constituencies in the UK (geographical size), and 78th in a list of the largest constituencies by population size.
Gavin Shuker (born 10 October 1981) is an English Labour Co-operative politician, who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Luton South since 2010. Shuker successfully defended the seat after his predecessor Margaret Moran stood down following controversy over her expenses. He is a member of the Christians on the Left and was previously leader of City Life Church in Luton. Shuker serves as Chair of the Parliamentary Co-operative Party and in 2013 he was appointed as a Shadow International Development Minister.
Wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gavin_Shuker
| MP DETAILS | |
|---|---|
| Address | Gavin Shuker MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA |
| Phone Number | 020 7219 4272 |
| Political Party | Labour |
| Email Address | office@gavinshuker.org |
| Constituency | Luton South |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 10/10/1981 |
| Website | Website |
| Twitter Profile | |
| Facebook Page | |
| Wikipedia Page | Visit Wiki |
| 30.7% | 44.2% | 7.5% | 2.9 % | 12.1% |
| Conservative Labour Liberal Democrat | Green Party UKIP |
Election turnout for the Luton South constituency in 2015 was 62.80%, lower than the average UK turnout at 66.1%.
| Candidate | Party | Gender | Date of Birth | Website | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashuk Ahmed | Liberal Democrat | Male | 21 September 1963 (61) | - | http://www.ashukahmed.co.uk/ |
| Attiq Ahmed Malik | Independent | Male | - | - | - |
| Gavin Shuker | Labour | Male | 10 October 1981 (43) | - | http://GavinShuker.org/ |
| Katie Redmond | Conservative | Female | - | - | http://www.katieredmond.org.uk/ |
| Paul Weston | Liberty GB | Male | - | - | - |
| Simon Hall | Green | Male | - | - | - |
| Yasin Rehman | UK Independence Party | Male | - | - | http://yasinrehman.org.uk/ |
| 29.36% | 34.88% | 22.66% | % | % | 0.87% | 3.08% | 2.31% |
| Conservative Labour Liberal Democrat Scottish National | Plaid Cymru Green Party BNP UKIP |
| Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| BNP | 1,299 | 3.1% |
| Conservative | 12,396 | 29.4% |
| Green | 366 | 0.9% |
| Ind1 | 1,872 | 4.4% |
| Ind2 | 463 | 1.1% |
| Ind3 | 264 | 0.6% |
| Ind4 | 130 | 0.3% |
| Ind5 | 84 | 0.2% |
| Labour | 14,725 | 34.9% |
| Liberal-Democrat | 9,567 | 22.7% |
| UK-Independence-Party | 975 | 2.3% |
| WRP | 75 | 0.2% |
| Electorate | 65,219 |
| Votes | 42,216 |
| Turnout | 70.4% |
| Conservative | Huddleston, Nigel |
| Labour | Shuker, Gavin |
| Liberal Democrat | Hussain, Qurban |
| Green | Scheimann, Marc |
| BNP | Blakey, Tony |
| UKIP | Lawman, Charles |
Election turnout for the Luton South constituency in 2010 was 70.4%, higher than the average UK turnout at 65.1%.
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