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Maidenhead is a UK parliament constituency that is represented in the House of Commons by Theresa May of the Conservative party.
The Maidenhead constituency has a total population of 102,613, of which 79,699 are eligible (18+) to vote (77.7%).
Maidenhead ranks 239th in a list of the largest constituencies in the UK (geographical size), and 197th in a list of the largest constituencies by population size.
Theresa Mary May PC MP (née Brasier; born 1 October 1956) is a British Conservative politician, and the current UK Home Secretary.
May was first elected to Parliament in 1997 as Member of Parliament for Maidenhead. She went on to be appointed Chairman of the Conservative Party and was sworn of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council in 2002.
She served in a number of roles in the Shadow Cabinets of Iain Duncan Smith, Michael Howard and David Cameron, including Shadow Leader of the House of Commons and Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary.
When Cameron became Prime Minister in May 2010, May was appointed Home Secretary and Minister for Women and Equalities; delegating the latter role in 2012 to Maria Miller, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (2012–14).
Wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theresa_May
| MP DETAILS | |
|---|---|
| Address | Theresa May MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA |
| Phone Number | 020 7219 4272 |
| Political Party | Conservative |
| Email Address | theresa@voteformay.co.uk |
| Constituency | Maidenhead |
| Gender | Female |
| Date of Birth | 01/10/1956 |
| Party Page | Website |
| Wikipedia Page | Visit Wiki |
| 65.8% | 11.9% | 9.9% | 3.6 % | 8.4% |
| Conservative Labour Liberal Democrat | Green Party UKIP |
Election turnout for the Maidenhead constituency in 2015 was 71.80%, higher than the average UK turnout at 66.1%.
| Candidate | Party | Gender | Date of Birth | Website | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Smith | Labour | Male | - | - | - |
| Emily Blyth | Green | Female | 05 May 1983 (41) | - | - |
| Herbie Crossman | UK Independence Party | Male | - | - | - |
| Ian Taplin | Independent | Male | - | - | - |
| Joe Wilcox | Class War | Male | - | - | - |
| Theresa May | Conservative | Female | 01 October 1956 (68) | - | - |
| Tony Hill | Liberal Democrat | Male | - | - | - |
| 59.45% | 7.06% | 28.24% | % | % | 0.9% | 1.54% | 2.31% |
| Conservative Labour Liberal Democrat Scottish National | Plaid Cymru Green Party BNP UKIP |
| Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| BNP | 825 | 1.5% |
| Conservative | 31,937 | 59.5% |
| FFR | 270 | 0.5% |
| Green | 482 | 0.9% |
| Labour | 3,795 | 7.1% |
| Liberal-Democrat | 15,168 | 28.2% |
| UK-Independence-Party | 1,243 | 2.3% |
| Electorate | 72,844 |
| Votes | 53,720 |
| Turnout | 73.8% |
| Conservative | May, Theresa |
| Labour | McDonald, Pat |
| Liberal Democrat | Hill, Tony |
| Green | Forbes, Peter |
| BNP | Rait, Tim |
| UKIP | Wight, Kenneth |
Election turnout for the Maidenhead constituency in 2010 was 73.8%, higher than the average UK turnout at 65.1%.
This graph shows the results from 105 people in the Maidenhead constituency who have taken our quiz, displaying which party best matches their opinions of the series of questions we ask.
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