Richmond Park
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| Address | Richmond, UK |
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| Area | 955 |
| Phone | +44 300 061 2200 |
| Management | The Royal Parks |
| Did you know | Richmond Park, originally a deer-hunting park, still has 300 Red Deer and 350 fallow deer. |
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| ID | 842547 |
About Richmond Park
Richmond Park, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, was created by Charles I in the 17th century as a deer park. The largest of London's Royal Parks, it is of national and international importance for wildlife conservation.
Where is the Richmond Park
Necropolis Railway: The railway trip where only some returned
... The Necropolis route passed Richmond Park and Hampton Court on its way out of the capital, scenery described by one of the railway s founders as " comforting" and once again appealing to the moneyed classes...
Daniel Khalife urged to give himself up, after confirmed sighting
... A search took place on Thursday night into the early hours of Friday in Richmond Park, south-west London - just 2...
Daniel Khalife's route out of Wandsworth prison in maps and graphics
... Police overnight searched Richmond Park, an 2,500-acre area southwest of the prison...
Daniel Khalife: Police search Richmond Park for terror suspect
...An overnight search of Richmond Park in south-west London was in connection with Daniel Khalife, the terror suspect not seen for near 48 hours since escaping prison, police have confirmed...
Somerton win means there are 10 Lib Dem women MPs in Commons
... Seats won in by-elections aren t always easy to defend come the next general elections - as S when she lost in Richmond Park in 2017 (although she won it back two years later)...
Bromley Council: Shaun Slator's rape comment sparks investigation
... " Sarah Olney, the Liberal Democrat MP for Richmond Park in south-west London, said: " I expect the Conservative Party to suspend him without delay...
Heathrow Airport: PM says she backs expansion with third runway
... Liberal Democrat MP Sarah Olney told the Commons: " For my constituents in Richmond Park and communities across south-west London, from Wimbledon to Elmbridge, any expansion of Heathrow would be disastrous...
MPs call for inquiry over Boris Johnson's Spanish holiday
... Goldsmith lost his seat as an MP for Richmond Park in 2019, but retained his job as an environment minister after Mr Johnson appointed him to the House of Lords...
Somerton win means there are 10 Lib Dem women MPs in Commons
By Kate WhannelPolitical reporter, BBC News
Sarah Dyke has become the latest Lib Dem MP, winning the former Conservative stronghold of Somerton and Frome.
She managed to overturn a 19,213 majority in the Somerset Seat - a swing of 29% away from the Conservatives.
The win makes her the tenth female Lib Dem MP, meaning there are twice as many women as men in The Commons cohort.
It represents a big change compared to 2015 when defeats in The General election left the Lib Dems without a single female MP.
That election represented a low in The Party 's recent electoral fortunes, as voters punished The Party for going into coalition with David Cameron's Conservatives.
Forty-nine Liberal Democrats lost their seats including High Profile figures such as Sir Vince Cable and Sir Danny Alexander .
In 2019, The Party failed to capitalise on its anti-Brexit stance, particularly in the leave-supporting west country, an area once considered Something of a Liberal Democrat heartland.
However, since then The Party has made steady progress in regaining seats - currently there are 15 Liberal Democrat MPs in Parliament.
Over The Past two years the Liberal Democrats - led by Sir Ed Davey - have overturned huge majorities to win Conservative seats in North Shropshire, Tiverton and Honiton and Chesham and Amersham.
Following The Party 's most recent victory,
However, he adds that The Party now needs to find a way of turning by-election successes into a springboard for a wider revival.
By-elections allow the Liberal Democrats to pour their resources - money and People - into single seats. That will not be possible come The Next general election when 650 seats will be up for grabs.
Liberal Democrats have also traditionally benefitted from by-elections, which some voters see as an opportunity " send a message" to the government of The Day , by abandoning their usual party preferences in favour of The Candidate most likely to beat The Candidate of the ruling party.
Seats won in by-elections aren't always easy to defend come The Next general elections - as S when she lost in Richmond Park in 2017 (although she won it back two years later).
With a healthy 11,000 majority Ms Dyke will feel more confident of being able to hold on to Somerton and Frome come The Next general election.
The new MP, born in 1971, comes from what her party calls a " Somerset farming family" with links to The Local area going back 250 years.
She also describes herself as a " sheep owner" - Something evident in photos on her Instagram page:
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The Bbc is not responsible for the content of external sites.In addition to being a Somerset councillor, she also runs a business called Vintage Ghetto which sells second-hand goods.
Speaking After Her election, she promised to be an " active, hard-working champion". She also thanked Labour and Green supporters who " lent" her their votes.
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey said: " This stunning victory shows the Liberal Democrats are firmly back in The West Country. "
The by-election was triggered after David Warburton resigned as an MP.
Mr Warburton had been sitting as an independent MP after being suspended from the Conservatives in April 2022, when claims of drug use and sexual misconduct were made against him.
He admitted drug-taking but denies any sexual misconduct and an investigation into the sexual misconduct allegations.
Responding to his party's defeat, David Fothergill, leader of The Conservative group on Somerset Council, said: " Clearly there's a national picture and we recognise what's happening in the polls but equally there's The Local stuff as well and we've had an MP here who stood down 15 months ago with some really serious accusations against him.
" Some of which he has admitted to since and I think People are pretty grumpy About That .
" The circumstances here are very different because we had that local element of an MP really that went rogue. "
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