Election Profile:
Candidates:
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Labour Party:
Kevin Quigley |
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Conservative Party:
Timothy E. Boswell |
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Liberal Democratic Party:
James Calder |
Incumbent: |
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Tim Boswell |
97 Result: |
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Ken Ritchie
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Timothy Boswell
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John Gordon
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92 Result: (Redistributed) |
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Demographic Profile:
| Age: |
| < 16 | 21.9% |
| 16-24 | 12.3% |
| 25-39 | 21.9% |
| 40-65 | 28.6% |
| 65 < | 15.3% |
Ethnic Origin: |
| White | 98.7% |
| Black | 0.5% |
| Indian/Pakistani | 0.3% |
| Other non-white | 0.5% |
Employment: |
| Full Time | 64.4% |
| Part Time | 15.2% |
| Self Employed | 14.5% |
| Government Schemes | 0.8% |
| Unemployed | 5.1% |
Household SEG: |
| I - Professional | 7.0% |
| II - Managerial/Technical | 36.7% |
| III - Skilled (non-manual) | 10.8% |
| IIIM - Skilled (manual) | 25.4% |
| IV - Partly Skilled | 13.8% |
| V - Unskilled | 3.6% |
Misc: |
| Own Residence | 74.0% |
| Rent Residence | 23.1% |
| Own Car(s) | 82.5% |
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22/05/01 |
Alastair Matlock |
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| The Tory incumbent here held on with an 8000 vote majority in 1997, the worst election defeat for the Conservatives since the Duke of Wellington was Conservative Prime Minister in 1832. Barring a debacle, Tory hold expected here. |
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