Английская Википедия:Forest of Dean (UK Parliament constituency)

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox UK constituency main Forest of Dean is a constituency in Gloucestershire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2005 by Mark Harper, a Conservative who has served as Secretary of State for Transport since 2022.

Boundaries

Шаблон:Maplink 1885–1918: The Sessional Divisions of Coleford, Lydney, Newent, and Newnham.

1918–1950: The Urban Districts of Awre, Coleford, Newnham, and Westbury-on-Severn, the Rural Districts of East Dean and United Parishes, Lydney, Newent, and West Dean, and part of the Rural District of Gloucester.

1997–2010: The District of Forest of Dean, and the Borough of Tewkesbury wards of Haw Bridge and Highnam.

2010–present: The District of Forest of Dean, and the Borough of Tewkesbury ward of Highnam with Haw Bridge. The constituency boundaries remained unchanged.

Proposed

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, the composition of the constituency from the next general election, due by January 2025, will be unchanged.

History

This seat was created for the 1885 general election (replacing the two-seat constituency of West Gloucestershire under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885), was redrawn for the 1918 general election, and abolished for the 1950 general election. It was re-created, with different boundaries, for the 1997 general election, and has thus far not undergone any boundary changes.

Constituency profile

The Forest of Dean constituency covers Gloucestershire west of the river Severn, and lies in the south west of England, near the Welsh border.

The core of the constituency consists of the Royal Forest of Dean itself, which was established by William the Conqueror nearly a thousand years ago and is one of the last surviving Royal Forests in England. The seat has a rich industrial and mining history, evidenced by the market towns of Coleford and Cinderford, and the old port of Lydney from where coal mined in the Forest of Dean Coalfield would start its journey to all parts of the world.

The Wye Valley forms the western border of the Forest and is an area of outstanding natural beauty, whilst the Leadon Valley forms the northern portion of the constituency. The Vale consists of countryside and farmland centred on the Tudor town of Newent, and also produces English wine.

The constituency also includes parishes from Tewkesbury district, including Forthampton, Chaceley Hole, Hasfield, Ashleworth and Highnam.

Members of Parliament

MPs 1885–1950

Election		Member	Party
style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color" |	1885	Thomas Blake	Liberal
style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color" |	1887	Godfrey Samuelson	Liberal
style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color" |	1892	Sir Charles Dilke	Liberal
style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color" |	1911	Sir Henry Webb	Liberal
style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color" |	1918	James Wignall	Labour
style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color" |	1925	A. A. Purcell	Labour
style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color" |	1929	David Vaughan	Labour
style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color" |	1931	John Worthington	National Labour
style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color" |	1935	M. Philips Price	Labour
	1950	constituency abolished

MPs since 1997

Election		Member	Party
style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color" |	1997	Diana Organ	Labour
style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color" |	2005	Mark Harper	Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 1920s

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Purcell

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Tennant

Election results 1885-1918

Elections in the 1910s

General Election 1914–15

A general election was due to take place by the end of 1915. By the autumn of 1914, the following candidates had been selected to contest that election. Due to the outbreak of war, the election never took place;

• Liberal Party: Henry Webb
• Labour Party: James Wignall

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Webb

Elections in the 1890s

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Dilke

Elections in the 1880s

• Caused by Blake's resignation.

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies in Gloucestershire