Feltham and Heston (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Feltham and Heston Borough constituency |
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| Feltham and Heston shown within Greater London | |
| Created: | 1974 |
| MP: | Alan Keen |
| Party: | Labour Co-operative |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Greater London |
| EP constituency: | London |
Feltham and Heston 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.
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[edit] Boundaries
Feltham & Heston covers the western end of the London Borough of Hounslow. It lies to the south and east of Heathrow Airport where a lot of local constituents are employed.
Feltham lies in the towards the western half of the constituency, Heston in the north. At the south of the constituency lies Hanworth, with Bedfont in the west. Across the parliamentary and borough boundary to the south-east lies Twickenham, and there are some similarities between Hanworth and this constituency. Feltham & Heston shares the London Borough of Hounslow with the Brentford and Isleworth parliamentary constituency.
[edit] Members of Parliament
- Russell Kerr, Labour (1974–1983)
- Patrick Ground, Conservative (1983–1992)
- Alan Keen, Labour Co-operative (1992–present)
[edit] Election results
| General Election 2005: Feltham and Heston | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour Co-op | Alan Keen | 17,741 | 47.6 | -11.6 | |
| Conservative | Mark Bowen | 10,921 | 29.3 | +5.1 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Satnam Kaur Khalsa | 6,177 | 16.6 | +2.8 | |
| National Front | Graham Kemp | 975 | +2.6 | N/A | |
| Green | Elizabeth Anstis | 815 | 2.2 | N/A | |
| UK Independence | Leon Mullett | 612 | 1.6 | N/A | |
| Independent | Warwick Prachar | 41 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 6,820 | 18.3 | |||
| Turnout | 37,282 | 49.5 | +0.3 | ||
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | -8.4 | |||
| General Election 2001: Feltham and Heston | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour Co-op | Alan Keen | 21,406 | 59.2 | -0.5 | |
| Conservative | Liz Mammatt | 8,749 | 24.2 | -2.8 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Andy Darley | 4,998 | 13.8 | +4.7 | |
| Socialist Labour | Surinder Cheema | 651 | 1.8 | N/A | |
| Independent | William Prachar | 204 | 0.6 | N/A | |
| Independent | Asa Khaira | 169 | 0.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 12,657 | 35.0 | |||
| Turnout | 36,177 | 49.2 | -15.6 | ||
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | ||||
