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  UK Parliament - Copeland
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Parents > United Kingdom > England > North West > North West > Copeland
OfficeParliament
HonorificMember of Parliament - Abbr: MP
Type General Election
Filing Deadline 00, 0000 - 07:00pm Central
Polls Open May 07, 2015 - 01:00am Central
Polls Close May 07, 2015 - 04:00pm Central
Term Start May 08, 2015 - 12:00pm
Term End January 23, 2017 - 01:00am
ContributorRBH
Last ModifiedIndyGeorgia January 29, 2017 12:01am
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Description Situated in western Cumbria is the remote coastal seat of Copeland. The constituency is mainly rural, hill-farming country and includes Scafell Pike, England's tallest mountain, and spectacular Lake District scenery. It is also home to the fishing port of Whitehaven and the Sellafield nuclear processing site, which employs over 10,000 people.

The Westlakes Science and Technology Park, to the south of Whitehaven, provides support to the nuclear industry, along with 1,600 jobs involving 70 diverse organisations. One in 20 of the population is employed in the supply of water, electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning - the highest proportion of all constituencies in England and Wales, according to ONS 2011 Census figures. Almost one in five works in manufacturing; one in 20 is an apprentice.

A Labour stronghold; in 2010 the party's Jamie Reed held the seat with 46% of the votes; Conservatives got 37.1%, Liberal Democrats 10.2% and BNP 3.4%.

Term End due to resignation
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyLabour Won05/06/2010
NameJamie Reed Votes19,699 (46.04%)
Term05/17/2010 - 05/17/2015 Margin3,833 (+8.96%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyConservative Won02/23/2017
NameTrudy Harrison Votes13,748 (44.25%)
Term02/23/2017 - 06/08/2017 Margin2,147 (+6.91%)
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Name (I) MP Jamie Reed Stephen Haraldsen Michael Pye Danny Gallagher Allan Todd  
PartyLabour Conservative UK Independence Liberal Democrats Green  
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Certified Votes 16,750 (42.27%) 14,186 (35.80%) 6,148 (15.51%) 1,368 (3.45%) 1,179 (2.98%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -2,564 (-6.47%) -10,602 (-26.75%) -15,382 (-38.81%) -15,571 (-39.29%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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