Election Profile:
Candidates:
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Labour Party:
Martin P. Caton |
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Conservative Party:
John G. Bushell |
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Liberal Democratic Party:
Sheila Waye |
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Plaid Cymru:
Sian M. Caiach |
Incumbent: |
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Martin Caton |
97 Result: |
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Martin Caton
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Alun Cairns
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Howard Evans
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Elwyn Williams
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92 Result: (Redistributed) |
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Demographic Profile:
| Age: |
| < 16 | 19.0% |
| 16-24 | 11.3% |
| 25-39 | 18.7% |
| 40-65 | 28.6% |
| 65 < | 22.3% |
Ethnic Origin: |
| White | 99.4% |
| Black | 0.1% |
| Indian/Pakistani | 0.1% |
| Other non-white | 0.4% |
Employment: |
| Full Time | 61.5% |
| Part Time | 16.6% |
| Self Employed | 12.3% |
| Government Schemes | 1.7% |
| Unemployed | 8.0% |
Household SEG: |
| I - Professional | 9.3% |
| II - Managerial/Technical | 33.2% |
| III - Skilled (non-manual) | 14.1% |
| IIIM - Skilled (manual) | 25.4% |
| IV - Partly Skilled | 12.6% |
| V - Unskilled | 3.1% |
Misc: |
| Own Residence | 79.8% |
| Rent Residence | 19.0% |
| Own Car(s) | 75.0% |
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Submissions
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14/05/01 |
M. A. Price |
Email:maprice@coastnet.com |
| I have been waiting for someone to post about Gower for quite some time, but to no avail. As a Canadian, I am unfamiliar with the local goings-on in the area, but since both my parents grew up near Pennard Castle (which I believe is in this constituency), I will speak up :) Martin Caton won about 54% of the vote last time and is running again for Labour. Labour will most certainly hold this seat. |
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18/05/01 |
PSR |
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| The last contributor says that they're desperate for someone to predict Gower. Well here goes: the fact that Martin Caton has a majority of 13,000 and that Plaid Cymru are not very strong here suggests that it will be an easy Labour hold. |
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18/05/01 |
M. A. Price |
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| I am a Canadian and have not been to Wales in many years, but my parents grew up in this riding (near Pennard Castle), so I will comment. It appears that Martin Caton, with over 53% of the vote last time, should have no trouble holding this constituency for Labour. If anyone can comment on local issues that may impact this riding, I would love to hear them. |
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