Election Profile:
Candidates:
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Labour Party:
Kingsley J. Abrams |
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Conservative Party:
Ewan G. Wallace |
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Liberal Democratic Party:
Simon H.W. Hughes |
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UK Independence Party:
Robert (Rob) A. McWhirter |
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Green Party:
Ruth Jenkins |
Incumbent: |
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Simon Hughes |
97 Result: |
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Jeremy Fraser
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Grant Shapps
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Simon Hughes
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92 Result: (Redistributed) |
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Demographic Profile:
| Age: |
| < 16 | 19.5% |
| 16-24 | 13.6% |
| 25-39 | 27.8% |
| 40-65 | 21.4% |
| 65 < | 17.8% |
Ethnic Origin: |
| White | 82.0% |
| Black | 11.7% |
| Indian/Pakistani | 2.9% |
| Other non-white | 3.4% |
Employment: |
| Full Time | 61.5% |
| Part Time | 9.7% |
| Self Employed | 8.4% |
| Government Schemes | 1.4% |
| Unemployed | 18.9% |
Household SEG: |
| I - Professional | 5.6% |
| II - Managerial/Technical | 25.3% |
| III - Skilled (non-manual) | 17.1% |
| IIIM - Skilled (manual) | 19.6% |
| IV - Partly Skilled | 15.5% |
| V - Unskilled | 8.3% |
Misc: |
| Own Residence | 18.4% |
| Rent Residence | 79.6% |
| Own Car(s) | 38.7% |
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Submissions
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18/04/01 |
NG |
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| Simon Hughes is a very popular local MP and since winning the seat in a sensational by-election in the 1980s has shown no real sign (despite the insistance of commentators on various election night specials!) of losing it. With a more impressive status as Lib Dem Shadow Home Secretary and party leadership challenger, a strengthening local party and a good 1999 European result behind them, this will almost certainly be a Lib Dem hold. |
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20/04/01 |
JR |
Email:robertsat13@cwcom.net |
| Simon Hughes should win here pretty much whatever happens nationally. I lived in this constituency in the 97 election and it was covered in dayglow orange posters. Hughes has a huge personal vote - his election leaflets hardly mentioned the words 'Liberal Democrat' |
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