Election Profile:
Candidates:
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Labour Party:
Amanda N. Campbell |
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Conservative Party:
John C. Baron |
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Liberal Democratic Party:
Frank Bellard |
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UK Independence Party:
Nicholas Yeomans |
Incumbent: |
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Mrs Teresa Gorman |
97 Result: |
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Paul Richards
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Teresa Gorman
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Geoff Williams
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92 Result: (Redistributed) |
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Demographic Profile:
| Age: |
| < 16 | 21.9% |
| 16-24 | 12.9% |
| 25-39 | 22.6% |
| 40-65 | 27.6% |
| 65 < | 15.0% |
Ethnic Origin: |
| White | 98.1% |
| Black | 0.4% |
| Indian/Pakistani | 0.7% |
| Other non-white | 0.9% |
Employment: |
| Full Time | 64.8% |
| Part Time | 15.0% |
| Self Employed | 12.0% |
| Government Schemes | 0.7% |
| Unemployed | 7.6% |
Household SEG: |
| I - Professional | 6.3% |
| II - Managerial/Technical | 35.3% |
| III - Skilled (non-manual) | 16.2% |
| IIIM - Skilled (manual) | 27.4% |
| IV - Partly Skilled | 10.0% |
| V - Unskilled | 3.4% |
Misc: |
| Own Residence | 75.4% |
| Rent Residence | 23.7% |
| Own Car(s) | 76.8% |
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Submissions
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13/05/01 |
J Smith |
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| This seat should be interesting to watch on election night. Labour and the Conservatives are very close here, which should result in a dogfight. It is almost impossible to predict, at this point, who will come out the winner. I'm leaning to Labour, but this early in the campaign it is too close to call. |
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15/05/01 |
Sean Fear |
Email:fear_sean@hotmail.com |
| A split in the local Conservative party in 1997 saw an Independent Conservative take nearly 3,000 votes. Assuming most of those return to the Conservatives this time, this should be a relatively easy hold. |
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15/05/01 |
LB |
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| I would be very surprised if Billericay fell to Labour, although it was indeed very close in 1997. The outgoing MP Teresa Gorman was an outspoken rebel against John Major's government and lost the whip in 1994-95 and she was opposed in the 1997 election by a 'Loyal Conservative' who won 6.1%. The new candidate John Baron, who was defeated in neighbouring Basildon in 1997, should reunite the Tory vote here. Labour need effectively a 4% swing to win and I doubt it will come off. |
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22/05/01 |
Alastair Matlock |
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| Teresa Gorman saw a 17% swing against her here and 1997 and survived anyway. This year is bound to be better for the Tories, and Billiericay is a traditional Tory seat. Conservative hold. |
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