Election Profile:
Candidates:
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Labour Party:
Ashok Kumar |
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Conservative Party:
Barbara Harpham |
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Liberal Democratic Party:
Linda Parrish |
Incumbent: |
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Dr Ashok Kumar |
97 Result: |
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Ashok Kumar
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Michael Bates
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Hamish Garrett
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92 Result: (Redistributed) |
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Demographic Profile:
| Age: |
| < 16 | 22.7% |
| 16-24 | 12.5% |
| 25-39 | 21.1% |
| 40-65 | 27.4% |
| 65 < | 16.3% |
Ethnic Origin: |
| White | 99.2% |
| Black | 0.1% |
| Indian/Pakistani | 0.3% |
| Other non-white | 0.3% |
Employment: |
| Full Time | 59.8% |
| Part Time | 18.2% |
| Self Employed | 7.7% |
| Government Schemes | 3.0% |
| Unemployed | 11.3% |
Household SEG: |
| I - Professional | 8.2% |
| II - Managerial/Technical | 28.2% |
| III - Skilled (non-manual) | 12.3% |
| IIIM - Skilled (manual) | 25.7% |
| IV - Partly Skilled | 16.3% |
| V - Unskilled | 5.3% |
Misc: |
| Own Residence | 68.3% |
| Rent Residence | 30.5% |
| Own Car(s) | 65.9% |
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Submissions
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13/05/01 |
JR |
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| Ashok Kumar probably knows better than most how fickle the electorate can be. In November 1991 he gained this seat in a byelection (it was then called Langbaurgh) only for it to revert to the Tories less than five months later in the April 1992 general election. This is a standard marginal seat - one of very few in the North East. The polls being as they are this means it should stick with Labour, although there is some evidence from local elections that Labour aren't doing as well in Northern marginals as in Southern ones. |
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