Putney (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Putney (UK Parliament constituency)?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
Putney is a constituency in Greater London created in 1918 and represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Fleur Anderson of the Labour Party. Putney was the sole Labour gain in the 2019 general election, amid the worst election results for the party since 1935.
Putney | |
---|---|
Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Greater London |
Electorate | 62,153 (December 2010)[1] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1918; 106 years ago (1918) |
Member of Parliament | Fleur Anderson (Labour) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Wandsworth (abolished, divided into four) |
Anderson succeeded Justine Greening as Member of Parliament (MP), after Greening announced she would not seek reelection to a fifth term in office. She served as Secretary of State for Transport (2011–2012), Secretary of State for International Development (2012–2016) and Secretary of State for Education (2016–2018) under Prime Ministers David Cameron and Theresa May.