Sentence examples for constituency held from inspiring English sources

Since then it has already won five council seats, mostly in the Sparkbrook and Small Heath constituency held by Labour's Roger Godsiff.

IT IS standing room only at an election rally in Bennelong, the Sydney constituency held by John Howard, Australia's prime minister.

And Mr Blair's mind may be focused on the issue by defeat in February 3rd's parliamentary by-election in Ceredigion, a rural Welsh constituency held by Plaid.

On Tuesday, Mr Johnson said he hoped to "make his case" that he was the best person to represent the constituency, held by Sir John Randall.

A good example is Alderley Edge in Cheshire, a very affluent village that sits at one end of the Tatton constituency, held since 2001 by George Osborne.

During her early childhood, he held the Brent East constituency (held, until recently, by Ken Livingstone), which had a large Jewish constituency.

In an American culture in which money talks and clothes are a statement, even a football grandstand can depict a constituency holding on, at least to an investment.

He bought a house at Mepal in his constituency, holding an annual fundraising fete, ably supported by his wife Jill, which on one occasion I opened.

But although the number of Muslims who publicly push obnoxious views is small, and the number readying for violence even smaller, surveys suggest that a much bigger constituency holds opinions at odds with basic tenets of liberal democracy (for example, about the desirability of an Islamic state, or the legitimacy of violent jihad).

But it is also because of what happens in the marginal constituencies, held with narrow majorities, which will determine the outcome of the election.

Its government appeared to be scared of its own shadow, disappointing millions of those who had voted for it.The Lib Dems, Britain's third largest party, have often been accused of opportunism saying one thing in northern constituencies held by Labour while telling quite a different tale in southern constituencies held by the Tories.