south swindon Constituency Details


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CONSTITUENCY OVERVIEW

CONTROLLING PARTYConservative
ELECTORATE80,663 voters
AREA47 sq. miles


South Swindon is a UK parliament constituency that is represented in the House of Commons by Robert Buckland of the Conservative party.

The South Swindon constituency has a total population of 103,103, of which 80,663 are eligible (18+) to vote (78.2%).

South Swindon ranks 296th in a list of the largest constituencies in the UK (geographical size), and 189th in a list of the largest constituencies by population size.

CONSTITUENCY MP

Robert Buckland

Robert Buckland

Robert James Buckland QC (born 22 September 1968) is a British barrister and Conservative Party politician. He is the Solicitor General for England and Wales and is the Member of Parliament (MP) for Swindon South, having won the seat from the Labour Party at the 2010 general election. Buckland is a supporter of Britain's membership of the European Union.

Wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Buckland

MP DETAILS
AddressRobert Buckland MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Phone Number020 7219 4272
Political PartyConservative
Email Addresscontact@swindonconservatives.com
ConstituencySouth Swindon
GenderMale
Date of Birth22/09/1968
WebsiteWebsite
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Party PageWebsite
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2015 GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS

SHARE OF VOTES
46.2%
34.5%
3.7%
3.6 %
12.0%
Conservative
Labour
Liberal Democrat
Green Party
UKIP
ELECTION TURNOUT

Election turnout for the South Swindon constituency in 2015 was 66.60%, lower than the average UK turnout at 66.1%.

2015 CANDIDATES

Candidate Party Gender Date of Birth LinkedIn Website
Anne SnelgroveLabourFemale07 August 1957 (67)-http://annesnelgrove.com/
Damon HootonLiberal DemocratMale---
John ShortUK Independence PartyMale---
Robert BucklandConservativeMale22 September 1968 (56)-http://www.robertbuckland.co.uk/
Talis Kimberley-FairbournGreenFemale--http://swindongreens.org.uk/candidates

2010 GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS

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2010 CANDIDATES
ELECTION TURNOUT

Election turnout for the South Swindon constituency in 2010 was %, lower than the average UK turnout at 65.1%.

QUIZ RESULTS

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