Election Profile:
Candidates:
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Labour Party:
Gordon Marsden |
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Conservative Party:
David Morris |
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Liberal Democratic Party:
Doreen Holt |
Incumbent: |
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Gordon Marsden |
97 Result: |
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Gordon Marsden
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Richard Booth
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Doreen Halt
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92 Result: (Redistributed) |
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Demographic Profile:
| Age: |
| < 16 | 17.7% |
| 16-24 | 11.9% |
| 25-39 | 20.1% |
| 40-65 | 27.8% |
| 65 < | 22.5% |
Ethnic Origin: |
| White | 99.2% |
| Black | 0.2% |
| Indian/Pakistani | 0.3% |
| Other non-white | 0.4% |
Employment: |
| Full Time | 55.4% |
| Part Time | 15.0% |
| Self Employed | 16.5% |
| Government Schemes | 1.4% |
| Unemployed | 11.7% |
Household SEG: |
| I - Professional | 3.1% |
| II - Managerial/Technical | 24.5% |
| III - Skilled (non-manual) | 16.1% |
| IIIM - Skilled (manual) | 30.5% |
| IV - Partly Skilled | 16.1% |
| V - Unskilled | 6.5% |
Misc: |
| Own Residence | 74.3% |
| Rent Residence | 24.8% |
| Own Car(s) | 56.2% |
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Submissions
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14/05/01 |
JR |
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| This had once been a Tory stronghold but had started moving to Labour some time before the 1997 landslide. There was a 5% pro labour swing in Mrs Thatcher's landslide year of 1987, cutting the majority from 10000 to 6600, and in 1992 new Tory candidate Nick Hawkins won by just 1700. Hawkins clearly saw the writing on the wall and found himself a safe seat at Surrey Heath in time for the 97 election. In May 2000 Labour held on to Blackpool Council (while losing other seaside towns like Great Yarmouth). Gordon Marsden could win here even if Labour lose nationally. |
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