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Hereford (constituency)

Hereford is a parliamentary constituency of the United Kingdom comprising the City of Hereford and most of South Herefordshire, including Ross-on-Wye but excluding Ledbury and Much Marcle which are in Leominster constituency.

The current MP is Paul Keetch, Liberal Democrat spokesman on defence. Before Keetch's election in 1997, the constituency had been held by the Conservatives since 1931.

Robin Day stood as the Liberal candidate in the 1959 General Election.

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Election Results

2001 General Election

Candidate Party Votes Share
Paul Keetch Liberal Democrat 18244 40.9%
Virginia Taylor Conservative 17276 38.7%
David Hallam Labour 673915.1%
Clive Easton UKIP 1184 2.7%
David Gillett Green 1181 2.6%

1997 General Election

Candidate Party Votes Share
Paul Keetch Liberal Democrat 25198 47.9%
Colin Shepherd Conservative 18550 35.3%
Chris Chappell Labour 6596 12.6%
Clive Easton Referendum 2209 4.2%

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