Windsor and Maidenhead (UK Parliament constituency)

{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom 1974-1997}}

{{Infobox UK constituency main

|name = Windsor and Maidenhead

|parliament = uk

|map1 = EastBerkshire1983

|map2 = EnglandBerkshire

|map_entity = Berkshire

|map_year = 1992

|year = 1974

|abolished = 1997

|type = County

|previous = Windsor

|next = Windsor and Maidenhead

|region = England

|county = Berkshire

|towns = Windsor and Maidenhead

|elects_howmany = One

}}

Windsor and Maidenhead was a county constituency in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

The constituency was created at the February 1974 general election and abolished at the 1997 general election, when it was replaced by the new separate constituencies of Windsor and Maidenhead.

It was a safe Conservative seat throughout its existence.

History

The constituency was formed in 1983 to replace the existing seat of Windsor, with no changes to its composition.

For the 1983 general election, the boundaries were adjusted to reflect the changes to local authorities under the Local Government Act 1972.

In order to effect an increase in Berkshire's representation from 7 to 8 MPs in accordance with the Fourth Periodic Review of Westminster Constituencies, the Windsor and Maidenhead constituency was abolished in 1997 and the two separate constituencies of Maidenhead and Windsor were created.

Boundaries and boundary changes

= 1974–1983 =

The Royal Borough of New Windsor;
The Municipal Borough of Maidenhead; and
The Rural Districts of Cookham and Windsor.{{Cite book|title=Boundaries of parliamentary constituencies 1885-1972;|last=S.|first=Craig, Fred W.|date=1972|publisher=Political Reference Publications|isbn=0900178094|location=Chichester|oclc=539011}}

= 1983–1997 =

The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead wards of Belmont, Bisham and Cookham, Boyn Hill, Bray, Castle, Clewer North, Clewer South, Cox Green, Eton North and South, Eton West, Furze Platt, Hurley, Oldfield, Park, Pinkneys Green, St Mary's, and Trinity.{{Cite web|url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1983/417/contents/made/data.htm|title=The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1983|publisher=legislation.gov.uk|access-date=2019-02-03}}

The constituency gained the small town comprising the former Urban District of Eton which had been transferred from Buckinghamshire to the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire by the Local Government Act and was previously part of the abolished Borough Constituency of Eton and Slough. The area comprising the former Rural District of Windsor, including Old Windsor and Sunninghill, was transferred to the new constituency of East Berkshire.

On abolition, the majority of the electorate, including Maidenhead, Bisham and Cookham was transferred to the new Maidenhead constituency, with Windsor, Eton and Bray added to the re-established Windsor constituency.

Members of Parliament

colspan="2"\|Election	Member{{rayment-hc\|w\|4\|date=March 2012}}	Party
class="wikitable"
style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \| \| Feb 1974 \| Sir Alan Glyn \| Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \| \| 1992 \| Michael Trend \| Conservative
\|1997 \|colspan="2"\| constituency abolished: see Windsor & Maidenhead

Elections

=Elections in the 1990s=

{{Election box begin|title=General election 1992: Windsor and Maidenhead{{cite web|title=Election Data 1992|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|accessdate=28 June 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054418/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|archivedate=15 October 2011}}{{cite web|url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm|title=Politics Resources|date=9 April 1992|work=Election 1992|publisher=Politics Resources|accessdate=6 December 2010}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Michael Trend

|votes = 35,075

|percentage = 55.5

|change = −1.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Jeremy R.G. Hyde

|votes = 22,147

|percentage = 35.1

|change = +8.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Catherine Attlee

|votes = 4,975

|percentage = 7.9

|change = −3.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Green Party of England and Wales

|candidate = Robert N. Williams

|votes = 510

|percentage = 0.8

|change = −0.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Official Monster Raving Loony Party

|candidate = D.N. Askwith

|votes = 236

|percentage = 0.4

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Independent politician

|candidate = Edith Bigg

|votes = 110

|percentage = 0.2

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Natural Law Party

|candidate = Mike R.S. Grenville

|votes = 108

|percentage = 0.2

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 12,928

|percentage = 20.4

|change = −9.4

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 63,161

|percentage = 81.6

|change = +6.2

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = −4.7

}}

=Elections in the 1980s=

{{Election box begin|title=General election 1987: Windsor and Maidenhead{{cite web|title=Election Data 1987|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|accessdate=28 June 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054243/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|archivedate=15 October 2011}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Alan Glyn

|votes = 33,980

|percentage = 56.84

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Stanley Jackson

|votes = 16,144

|percentage = 27.01

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Hilary de Lyon

|votes = 6,678

|percentage = 11.17

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Independent Conservative

|candidate = William Board

|votes = 1,938

|percentage = 3.24

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Green Party of England and Wales

|candidate = Peter Gordon

|votes = 711

|percentage = 1.19

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate

|party = Blancmange Throwers

|candidate = Pamela Stephenson

|votes = 328

|percentage = 0.55

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 17,836

|percentage = 29.83

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 59,779

|percentage = 75.37

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1983: Windsor and Maidenhead{{cite web|title=Election Data 1983|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|accessdate=28 June 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054231/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|archivedate=15 October 2011}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Alan Glyn

|votes = 32,191

|percentage = 58.23

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Paul Winner

|votes = 13,988

|percentage = 25.30

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Valerie Price

|votes = 6,383

|percentage = 11.55

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent Conservative

|candidate = WO Board

|votes = 1,842

|percentage = 3.33

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = National Front (UK)

|candidate = GFC Gillmore

|votes = 511

|percentage = 0.92

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate

|party = Independent

|candidate = PB Illesley

|votes = 300

|percentage = 0.54

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Wessex Regionalist Party

|candidate = Colin Bex

|votes = 68

|percentage = 0.12

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 18,203

|percentage = 32.93

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 55,283

|percentage = 70.32

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

=Elections in the 1970s=

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1979: Windsor and Maidenhead

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Alan Glyn

|votes = 38,451

|percentage = 59.66

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = VI Price

|votes = 13,321

|percentage = 20.67

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = J Farrand

|votes = 11,496

|percentage = 17.84

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = National Front (UK)

|candidate = P Crowley

|votes = 930

|percentage = 1.44

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Wessex Regionalist Party

|candidate = Colin Bex

|votes = 251

|percentage = 0.39

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 25,130

|percentage = 38.99

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 64,449

|percentage = 75.43

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election October 1974: Windsor and Maidenhead}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Alan Glyn

|votes = 28,013

|percentage = 48.97

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Michael Golder

|votes = 15,172

|percentage = 26.52

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = GH Kahan

|votes = 14,022

|percentage = 24.51

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 12,841

|percentage = 22.45

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 57,207

|percentage = 71.78

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election February 1974: Windsor and Maidenhead}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Alan Glyn

|votes = 31,022

|percentage = 48.85

|change = -10.00

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = GH Kahan

|votes = 16,027

|percentage = 25.24

|change = +13.67

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Michael Golder

|votes = 15,413

|percentage = 24.27

|change = -5.31

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent Conservative

|candidate = DP Funnell

|votes = 1,041

|percentage = 1.64

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 14,995

|percentage = 23.61

|change = -5.67

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 63,503

|percentage = 80.43

|change =

}}

{{Election box new seat win|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

Notes and references

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Category:Parliamentary constituencies in Berkshire (historic)

Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1974

Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1997

Category:Politics of the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead

colspan="2"\|Election	Member{{rayment-hc\|w\|4\|date=March 2012}}	Party
class="wikitable"
style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \| \| Feb 1974 \| Sir Alan Glyn \| Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \| \| 1992 \| Michael Trend \| Conservative
\|1997 \|colspan="2"\| constituency abolished: see Windsor & Maidenhead