Election Profile:
Candidates:
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Labour Party:
Richard F. Watts |
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Conservative Party:
Jacqueline A.H. Lait |
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Liberal Democratic Party:
Alex Feakes |
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UK Independence Party:
Christopher N. Pratt |
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Green Party:
Karen Moran |
Incumbent: |
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Mrs Jacqui Lait |
97 Result: |
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Robert Hughes
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Piers Merchant
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Rosemary Vetterle
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92 Result: (Redistributed) |
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Demographic Profile:
| Age: |
| < 16 | 17.8% |
| 16-24 | 12.4% |
| 25-39 | 24.6% |
| 40-65 | 26.3% |
| 65 < | 19.0% |
Ethnic Origin: |
| White | 93.0% |
| Black | 3.2% |
| Indian/Pakistani | 1.6% |
| Other non-white | 2.2% |
Employment: |
| Full Time | 67.5% |
| Part Time | 12.2% |
| Self Employed | 12.1% |
| Government Schemes | 0.6% |
| Unemployed | 7.7% |
Household SEG: |
| I - Professional | 9.3% |
| II - Managerial/Technical | 43.4% |
| III - Skilled (non-manual) | 19.5% |
| IIIM - Skilled (manual) | 17.6% |
| IV - Partly Skilled | 6.5% |
| V - Unskilled | 2.3% |
Misc: |
| Own Residence | 74.6% |
| Rent Residence | 24.1% |
| Own Car(s) | 71.1% |
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Submissions
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30/04/01 |
JR |
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| Labour had a great opportunity when Tory MP Piers Merchant resigned after revelations about his private life in October 1997. Labour were at the height of their post-election honeymoon and the Tories had imported Jacqui Lait, who had been turfed out by the voters in Hastings just months before. Lait held on by about 1200. Labour won't put up a huge fight here, and the Tories should win by about 5000-6000. |
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22/05/01 |
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| Canvass returns suggest 'certain' Tory vote holding well above 40% with up to 15% saying they will 'possibly' vote Conservative. The opposition vote won't all pile behind Labour because the Lib Dems are stronger locally. Jacqui Lait will hold on by 5000-6000 votes. |
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