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Maidenhead (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Maidenhead County constituency |
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| Maidenhead shown within Berkshire, and Berkshire shown within England | |
| Created: | 1997 |
| MP: | Theresa May |
| Party: | Conservative |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Berkshire |
| EP constituency: | South East England |
Maidenhead is a county constituency in Berkshire which returns one Member of Parliament MP to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.
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The constituency is based around the town of Maidenhead in Berkshire, and the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead. It borders Reading East, Henley, Wycombe, Beaconsfield, Windsor, Bracknell, and Wokingham.
The constituency has had one Member of Parliament since its creation in 1997.
- Constituency created (1997)
- 1997 – present: Theresa May, Conservative
| General Election 2005: Maidenhead | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Theresa May | 23,312 | 50.8 | +5.8 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Kathy Newbound | 17,081 | 37.3 | −0.1 | |
| Labour | Janet Pritchard | 4,144 | 9.0 | −6.2 | |
| British National Party | Tim Rait | 704 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
| UK Independence | Douglas Lewis | 609 | 1.3 | −0.4 | |
| Majority | 6,231 | 13.6 | +6.0 | ||
| Turnout | 45,850 | 71.7 | +9.7 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +3.0 | |||
| General Election 2001: Maidenhead | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Theresa May | 19,506 | 45.0 | -4.8 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Kathy Newbound | 16,222 | 37.4 | +11.2 | |
| Labour | John O'Farrell | 6,577 | 15.2 | -2.9 | |
| UK Independence | Dennis Cooper | 741 | 1.7 | +1.2 | |
| Monster Raving Loony | Lord Lloyd of Loonyshire Clarke | 272 | 0.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 3,284 | 7.6 | |||
| Turnout | 43,318 | 62.0 | -13.6 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1997: Maidenhead | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Theresa May | 25,344 | 49.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Andrew Ketteringham | 13,363 | 26.3 | ||
| Labour | Denise Robson | 9,205 | 18.1 | ||
| Referendum Party | C. Taverner | 1,638 | 3.2 | ||
| Liberal | D. Munkley | 896 | 1.8 | ||
| UK Independence | N. Spiers | 277 | 0.5 | ||
| Glow Bowling Party | K. Ardley | 166 | 0.3 | ||
| Majority | 11,981 | ||||
| Turnout | 75.6 | ||||