52-693: Nuneaton is a constituency in Warwickshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Jodie Gosling of the Labour Party . In the 2015 general election , Nuneaton was the first key marginal seat between the Conservatives and Labour to declare its results. Instead of seeing the predicted victory for Labour, the seat saw a swing of 3.0% towards the Conservatives which proved to be
104-484: A hung parliament , with no single party having an overall majority. The parties campaigned on the familiar grounds of taxation and health care. Major became known for delivering his speeches while standing on an upturned soapbox during public meetings. Immigration was also an issue, with Home Secretary Kenneth Baker making a controversial speech stating that, under Labour, the floodgates would be opened for immigrants from developing countries. Some speculated that this
156-462: A 3.0% swing to the Conservatives, despite the seat being Labour's 38th biggest target and Labour being predicted to win the seat. The result therefore proved to be a major indication that the Conservatives were going to win a majority of seats in the House of Commons for the first time since the 1992 general election , something which went against national opinion polls which pointed towards Labour gains in
208-627: A big indication that they were heading for victory in the 2015 general election, contrary to prior opinion poll projections. 1885–1918 : The Sessional Division of Coventry and part of the Sessional Divisions of Atherstone and Coleshill. 1918–1945 : The Municipal Borough of Nuneaton, the Urban District of Bulkington, and the Rural Districts of Atherstone, Coventry, Foleshill, and Nuneaton. 1945–1955 : The Municipal Borough of Nuneaton,
260-551: A factor in the high turnout. In Scotland , the Scottish National Party (SNP) hoped for a major electoral breakthrough in 1992 and had run a hard independence campaign with "Free by '93" as their slogan, urging voters to back a party which would deliver Scottish independence from the United Kingdom. Although the party increased its total vote by 50% compared to 1987, they only held onto the three seats they had won at
312-407: A landslide at the 1987 general election under the leadership of Margaret Thatcher , who had led the party back into power in 1979 and won a landslide majority in 1983, but her popularity and that of her government sharply declined due to internal divisions in the party and the unpopular Community Charge (also known as the 'poll tax') , as well as the fact that Britain was sliding into recession in
364-470: A major Labour Party election rally in Sheffield . At the time of the event polls suggested Labour was well ahead of the Conservatives. Richards argues the rally "acquired a mythological status as fatal event" after Labour's defeat, but considers this theory to be "a red herring". He notes that prior to the result of the election becoming known, "there was no suggestion that Kinnock had made a terrible blunder" at
416-638: A reduction of 13 seats. Primary legislation provides for the independence of the boundary commissions for each of the four parts of the UK, the number of seats for each of the countries, permissible factors to use in departing from any old boundaries, and a strong duty to consult. The Fifth Review was governed by the Parliamentary Constituencies Act of 1986 . Under the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 , as amended by
468-687: A sixth of Scotland, to the densely-populated London constituency of Islington North . As of the 2024 election there are 543 constituencies in England, 32 in Wales, 57 in Scotland and 18 in Northern Ireland. The "Region" of the table refers to the NUTS 1 statistical region of England , which coincides with the former European Parliament constituency in which the constituency was included until 31 January 2020. Following
520-477: A very slim Labour majority. Of the 50 opinion polls published during the election campaign period, 38 suggested Labour had a narrow but clear lead. After the polls closed, the BBC and ITV exit polls still predicted that there would be a hung parliament and "that the Conservatives would only just get more seats than Labour". With opinion polls at the end of the campaign showing Labour and the Conservatives neck and neck,
572-560: Is no smaller than 69,724 and no larger than 77,062. The exceptions to this rule are five 'protected' constituencies for island areas: Orkney and Shetland , Na h-Eileanan an Iar , Ynys Mon , and two constituencies on the Isle of Wight . These consequently have smaller electorates than the lower limit for other constituencies. As the number of electors in each constituency is similar, the constituencies themselves vary considerably in area, ranging in 2019 from Ross, Skye and Lochaber , which occupies
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#1732869565890624-619: Is the most recent in which the Conservatives won more seats than Labour in Greater London , at 48 to 35; in the 1997 election, the Conservatives would win only 11. For the Liberal Democrats their first election campaign was a reasonable success; the party had worked itself up from a "low base" during its troubled creation and come out relatively unscathed. It was Labour's second general election defeat under leader Neil Kinnock and deputy leader Roy Hattersley . Both resigned soon after
676-561: Is why the Nuneaton result has been seen as the 'Basildon Moment' of 2015, since the Basildon constituency similarly foreshadowed the Conservative's election victory in 1992. Nuneaton was chosen by the Labour Party as the host of their first televised leadership debate during their 2015 leadership election . General Election 1939–40 : Another general election was required to take place before
728-528: The 2010 general election after proposals made by the boundary commissions for England, Wales, and Northern Ireland (the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies ) were adopted through statutory instruments . Constituencies in Scotland remained unchanged, as the Boundary Commission for Scotland had completed a review just before the 2005 general election , which had resulted in
780-541: The Council Tax . The Labour opposition made repeated calls for a general election to be held during 1991, but Major resisted these calls. As 1992 dawned, the recession had still not ended, unemployment now topped 2.5 million and the election loomed, with most opinion polls suggested that the election would produce a hung parliament or a narrow Labour majority, although the lead in the polls had shifted between Tory and Labour on several occasions since November 1990. Parliament
832-408: The Labour Party for nearly 50 years until lost in the 1983 Conservative Landslide to Lewis Stevens , a Conservative who retained the seat in 1987. Labour regained the constituency at the 1992 election . Bill Olner beat Stevens and retained the seat in 1997, 2001 and 2005. Olner announced in 2007 that he would not be contesting the 2010 general election and would be standing down at the end of
884-576: The Parliamentary Constituencies Act 2020 , the number of MPs is now fixed at 650. The Sainte-Laguë formula method is used to form groups of seats split between the four parts of the United Kingdom and the English regions (as defined by the NUTS 1 statistical regions of England ). The table below gives the number of eligible voters broken down by constituent country, including the average constituency size in each country. As of 2023, every recommended constituency must have an electorate as at 2 March 2020 that
936-538: The Sheffield Arena , where Neil Kinnock famously cried out "We're all right!" three times. However, some analysts and participants in the campaign believed it actually had little effect, with the event only receiving widespread attention after the election. This was the first general election for the newly formed Liberal Democrats , a party formed by the formal merger of the SDP–Liberal Alliance following
988-584: The previous election . They lost Glasgow Govan , which their deputy leader Jim Sillars had taken from Labour in a by-election in 1988 . Sillars quit active politics after the general election with a parting shot at the Scottish electorate as being "ninety-minute patriots", referring to their support of the Scotland football team only during match time. The election also saw a small change in Northern Ireland :
1040-445: The 1987 general election. Its formation had not been without its problems, but under the strong leadership of Paddy Ashdown , who proved to be a likeable and candid figure, the party went into the election ready to win votes and seats. They focused on education throughout the campaign, as well as a promise on reforming the voting system. The weather was largely dull for most of the campaign, but sunny conditions on 9 April may have been
1092-461: The 2005–2010 parliament. Former Nuneaton and Bedworth Council Leader Marcus Jones was successful in taking the seat for the Conservative Party at the 2010 election and retained the seat in 2015, 2017 and 2019. In the 2015 general election, Nuneaton was the first marginal constituency between the Conservatives and Labour to declare its results. The result proved to be significant as it saw
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#17328695658901144-602: The April 2012 Leveson Inquiry , Rupert Murdoch claimed that the "infamous" headline was "both tasteless and wrong". Tony Blair also accepted this theory of Labour's defeat and put considerable effort into securing The Sun ' s support for New Labour , both as Leader of the Opposition before the 1997 general election and as Prime Minister afterwards. Steve Richards notes that one theory for Labour's defeat relates to Kinnock seeming triumphalist, "overconfident and cocky" at
1196-473: The BBC's coverage started five minutes before the polls closed and the result of the exit poll was announced live, accompanied by footage of Big Ben striking, at 10pm. This method of revealing the exit poll has been repeated in all subsequent BBC election night broadcasts. Coverage was, according to the Radio Times , supposed to end at 04:00 on Friday morning, but was extended. The BBC began construction of
1248-465: The Borough of Rugby wards of Earl Craven, Fosse, and Wolvey. 2010–present : The Borough of Nuneaton and Bedworth wards of Abbey, Arbury, Attleborough, Bar Pool, Camp Hill, Galley Common, Kingswood, St Nicolas, Weddington, Wem Brook, and Whitestone, and the Borough of North Warwickshire wards of Arley and Whitacre, and Hartshill. The boundary changes which took effect for the 1983 general election removed
1300-1174: The Conservatives organised and stood candidates in the constituent country for the first time since the Ulster Unionist Party had broken with them in 1972 over the Sunningdale Agreement . Although they won no seats, their best result was Laurence Kennedy achieving over 14,000 votes to run second to James Kilfedder in North Down . Former prime minister Margaret Thatcher stepped down at the general election, as did former cabinet minister Norman Tebbit , Labour veteran Denis Healey , former Conservative chancellor Nigel Lawson , Geoffrey Howe , former Labour leader Michael Foot , former SDP leader David Owen , Merlyn Rees , then- Speaker Bernard Weatherill , former Conservative Party chairman Cecil Parkinson , John Wakeham , Nicholas Ridley and Peter Morrison . Alan Clark also retired from Parliament, though he returned in 1997 as MP for Kensington and Chelsea , only to die two years later. The following newspapers endorsed political parties running in
1352-675: The Election 92 studio in October 1990, completing it in February 1991, due to speculation that an early election may be called in 1991. Rehearsals were held in the event of a Conservative and Labour victory. Although the election was not part of the storyline, there was much background chanting and campaigning in the BBC television soap opera EastEnders . On ITV, ITN produced their election night coverage from their studios in London, with Jon Snow anchoring
1404-590: The Exchequer , Denis Healey , Geoffrey Howe and Nigel Lawson , former Home Secretary Merlyn Rees , Francis Maude , Norman Tebbit , Rosie Barnes , Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams and Speaker of the House of Commons Bernard Weatherill left the House of Commons after this election, though Maude and Adams returned at the next election. Future Conservative leader Iain Duncan Smith was elected to parliament in this election. The Conservatives had been re-elected in
1456-586: The Midlands, but achieved a slight increase in their vote in Scotland, where they had a net gain of one seat. Labour and Plaid Cymru strengthened in Wales, with Conservative support declining. However, in the South East, South West, London and Eastern England the Conservative vote held up, leading to few losses there: many considered Basildon to be indicative of a nouveau riche working-class element, referred to as Essex man , voting strongly Conservative. This election
1508-583: The UK since the end of the Second World War. The Conservative Party received what remains the largest number of votes at a United Kingdom general election in British history, breaking the previous record set by the Labour Party in 1951 . Former Conservative leader and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, former Labour Party leader Michael Foot , former SDP leader David Owen , three former Chancellors of
1560-542: The United Kingdom currently has 650 parliamentary constituencies across the constituent countries ( England , Scotland , Wales , and Northern Ireland ), each electing a single member of parliament (MP) to the House of Commons by the plurality ( first-past-the-post ) voting system, ordinarily every five years. Voting last took place in all 650 of those constituencies at the United Kingdom general election on 4 July 2024 . The number of seats rose from 646 to 650 at
1612-595: The Urban District of Bedworth, and the Rural District of Atherstone. 1955–1974 : The Municipal Borough of Nuneaton, and the Urban District of Bedworth. 1974–1983 : The Municipal Borough of Nuneaton, and the Urban District of Bedworth as altered by the Coventry Order 1965. 1983–2010 : The Borough of Nuneaton and Bedworth wards of Abbey, Arbury, Attleborough, Bulkington, Camp Hill, Chilvers Coton, Galley Common, St Nicolas, Stockingford, Weddington, and Whitestone, and
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1664-632: The abandonment of the Sixth Periodic Review (the 2018 review), the Boundary Commissions formally launched the 2023 Review on 5 January 2021 and published their final proposals on 28 June 2023. See 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies and List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies (2024–present) by region for further details. 1992 general election, UK John Major Conservative John Major Conservative The 1992 United Kingdom general election
1716-539: The actual election result was a surprise to many in the media and in polling organisations. The apparent failure of the opinion polls to come close to predicting the actual result led to an inquiry by the Market Research Society , and would eventually result in the creation of the British Polling Council a decade later. Following the election, most opinion polling companies changed their methodology in
1768-405: The belief that a ' Shy Tory factor ' affected the polling. The election turnout of 77.67% was the highest in 18 years. There was an overall Labour swing of 2.2%, which widened the gap between Labour and the Liberal Democrats. Although the percentage of Conservative votes was only 0.3% down on 1987, the Conservative overall majority in the House of Commons was reduced from 102 to 21. This number
1820-685: The country. At one time 20 collieries operated in the area and now one of three major British coal mines continued with operations in the constituency at Daw Mill atop the Warwickshire Coalfield (known as the Warwickshire Thick) in the north of the county until 2012 when it closed. The associated heavy industry and mining-centred economy coupled with the Representation of the People Act 1918 (Fourth Reform Act) led to Nuneaton being held by
1872-527: The election day had shown a narrow but consistent lead for the Labour Party under leader Neil Kinnock during a period of recession and declining living standards. John Major had won the leadership election in November 1990 following the resignation of Margaret Thatcher . During his first term leading up to the 1992 election he oversaw the British involvement in the Gulf War , introduced legislation to replace
1924-534: The election in the following ways: In a move later described in The Observer as appalling to its City readership, the Financial Times endorsed the Labour Party in this general election. Almost every poll leading up to polling day predicted either a hung parliament with Labour the largest party, or a small Labour majority of around 19 to 23. Polls on the last few days before the country voted predicted
1976-762: The election, and were succeeded by John Smith and Margaret Beckett respectively. Sitting MPs Dave Nellist , Terry Fields , Ron Brown , John Hughes and Syd Bidwell , who had been expelled or deselected by the Labour Party and stood as independents, were all defeated, although in Nellist's case only very narrowly. Tommy Sheridan , fighting the election from prison, polled 19% in Glasgow Pollok . All parties with more than 500 votes shown. Plaid Cymru result includes votes for Green/Plaid Cymru Alliance. The BBC ran coverage from 21:55 till 06:00, and from 09:30 till 16:00 on Friday 10 April. Unlike most prior British elections,
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2080-568: The event. Indeed, Richards notes that the BBC's political editor John Cole had indicated he had been impressed in his live reporting of the rally which Cole compared with similar events held by President Kennedy . Richards concluded that the party would have lost the election even if there had been no Sheffield Rally. This election continued the Conservatives' decline in Northern England, with Labour regaining many seats they had not held since 1979. The Conservatives also began to lose support in
2132-465: The highest total of votes for any political party in any UK general election, beating the previous largest total vote of 13.98 million achieved by Labour in 1951 (although this was from a smaller electorate and represented a higher vote share). Nine government ministers lost their seats in 1992, including party chairman Chris Patten . The Sun ' s analysis of the election results was headlined " It's The Sun Wot Won It ", though in his testimony to
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2184-500: The impact of their calls for "Time for a Change". On 16 January 1991, Operation Desert Storm began the Gulf War , the Major ministry's first foreign affairs crisis. The quick and successful outcome on the conflict led to a boost in opinion polls for Major, in spite of the deepening recession and rising unemployment. Another boost in the polls for Major was his announcement that the unpopular community charge (poll tax) would be replaced with
2236-409: The key marginal constituencies. It was later reported that the moment incumbent Prime Minister David Cameron knew his Conservative Party had won the general election was when Nuneaton declared its results at 1.53 am on 8 May 2015. This has led to many pointing out the similarities between Nuneaton and the former constituency of Basildon which in 1987 and 1992, Labour unexpectedly failed to win. This
2288-437: The lights" if Labour won the election. The 50th Parliament of the United Kingdom sat for the last time on Monday 16 March, being dissolved on the same day. Under the leadership of Neil Kinnock , the Labour Party had undergone further developments and alterations since its 1987 general election defeat. Labour entered the campaign confident, with most opinion polls showing a slight Labour lead that if maintained suggested
2340-462: The run-up to her resignation in November 1990. Labour began to lead the Conservatives in the opinion polls by as much as 20 percentage points. Thatcher resigned following the party leadership ballot in November 1990 , initiated by Michael Heseltine , and was replaced by her Chancellor of the Exchequer John Major . This was well received by the public; Labour lost some momentum as it reduced
2392-484: The town of Bedworth, which was transferred to the newly created North Warwickshire constituency. As a result, the sitting MP Les Huckfield declined to stand and unsuccessfully sought nomination in other constituencies such as Wigan and Sedgefield . The constituency was created as a result of the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 , in an area whose population had expanded as coal miners poured in from other parts of
2444-497: The truthfulness of a Labour party election broadcast concerning National Health Service (NHS) waiting lists. Labour seemingly recovered from the NHS controversy, and opinion polls on 1 April (dubbed "Red Wednesday") showed a clear Labour lead. But the lead fell considerably in the following day's polls. Observers blamed the decline on the Labour Party's triumphalist " Sheffield Rally ", an enthusiastic American-style political convention at
2496-489: The unpopular Community Charge with Council Tax , and signed the Maastricht Treaty . Britain was sliding into its second recession in a decade at the time of Major's appointment. Opinion polls in the run-up to the election had suggested that it would end in a hung parliament or a narrow Labour majority. The fact that it produced a Conservative majority meant that it was one of the most dramatic and memorable elections in
2548-416: Was a bid by the Conservatives to shore up its support amongst its white working-class supporters. The Conservatives also pounded the Labour Party over the issue of taxation, producing a memorable poster entitled "Labour's Double-Whammy", showing a boxer wearing gloves marked "tax rises" and "inflation". An early setback for Labour came in the form of the " War of Jennifer's Ear " controversy, which questioned
2600-561: Was due to expire no later than 16 June 1992. Major called the election on 11 March, as was widely expected, the day after Chancellor of the Exchequer Norman Lamont had delivered the Budget . The Conservatives maintained strong support in many newspapers, especially The Sun , which ran a series of anti-Labour articles that culminated on election day with a front-page headline which urged "the last person to leave Britain" to "turn out
2652-531: Was held on Thursday 9 April 1992, to elect 651 members to the House of Commons . The governing Conservative Party led by the prime minister John Major won a fourth consecutive election victory, with a majority of 21. This would be the last time that the Conservatives would win an overall majority at a general election until 2015 and the last general election to be held on a day which did not coincide with any local elections until 2017 . This election result took many by surprise, as opinion polling leading up to
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#17328695658902704-470: Was reduced progressively during the course of Major's term in office due to defections of MPs to other parties, by-election defeats, and for a time in 1994–95 the suspension of the Conservative whip for some MPs who voted against the government on its European policy—by 1996, the Conservative majority had been reduced to just 1 seat, and they were in a minority going into 1997 until the 1997 general election . The Conservatives in 1992 received 14,093,007 votes,
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