Election Profile:
Candidates:
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Labour Party:
Paul A. Richards |
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Conservative Party:
Simon Sinnatt |
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Liberal Democratic Party:
Norman J. Baker |
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UK Independence Party:
John Harvey |
Incumbent: |
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Norman Baker |
97 Result: |
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Mark Paton
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Tim Rathbone
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Norman Baker
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92 Result: (Redistributed) |
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Demographic Profile:
| Age: |
| < 16 | 17.3% |
| 16-24 | 10.1% |
| 25-39 | 17.4% |
| 40-65 | 27.5% |
| 65 < | 27.7% |
Ethnic Origin: |
| White | 99.0% |
| Black | 0.3% |
| Indian/Pakistani | 0.2% |
| Other non-white | 0.5% |
Employment: |
| Full Time | 59.3% |
| Part Time | 17.9% |
| Self Employed | 16.2% |
| Government Schemes | 0.5% |
| Unemployed | 6.2% |
Household SEG: |
| I - Professional | 9.0% |
| II - Managerial/Technical | 41.2% |
| III - Skilled (non-manual) | 13.3% |
| IIIM - Skilled (manual) | 20.0% |
| IV - Partly Skilled | 10.9% |
| V - Unskilled | 4.7% |
Misc: |
| Own Residence | 77.7% |
| Rent Residence | 19.6% |
| Own Car(s) | 73.6% |
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Submissions
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19/04/01 |
NG |
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| One of the Commons' most well-known and awkward MPs, Norman Baker (aka The Man Who Brought Down Mandelson) faces an uphill struggle here in Lewes. His local reputation may earn him brownie points but even a small Tory revival will put him into dangerous water. It will be an interesting but very tightly-fought contest. |
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01/05/01 |
PSE |
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| Norman Baker is very high profile and has a reputation for working hard. Although a close run thing last time, an increased majority is predicted. |
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03/06/01 |
HD |
Email:northwestnow@hotmail.com |
| Hmmm. I think Paul Richards is running an excellent campaign and win increase his vote substantially - he did it from a very low base in Billericay in 1997 and can do the same in Lewes. After all, he wrote the book "How to Win an Election" - although he has never actually won one himself . . . Baker only needs a small rise in the Labour vote to deny him the seat, so while a Labour win might be a little too much to expect, I think a Lib Dem loss is highly likely. |
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03/06/01 |
Vas Kapsalis |
Email:vas@altavista.net |
| 03 June 01 Looks like a Conservative Victory now. There seems to be a lot of concern locally about Mr Baker's lack of interest in the constituency. Meanwhile Simon Sinnatt has been fighting a very effective campaign. Last time Labour voters are switching to the Conservatives in droves, realising they are fed up with Blair and that only the Conservatives can provide effective opposition. |
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