Election Profile:
Candidates:
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Labour Party:
Alan P.V. Whitehead |
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Conservative Party:
Richard Gueterbock |
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Liberal Democratic Party:
John Shaw |
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UK Independence Party:
Peter A. Day |
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Socialist Alliance:
Mark Abel |
Incumbent: |
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Dr Alan Whitehead |
97 Result: |
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Alan Whitehead
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James Hill
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Alan Dowden
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92 Result: (Redistributed) |
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Demographic Profile:
| Age: |
| < 16 | 19.5% |
| 16-24 | 14.6% |
| 25-39 | 23.3% |
| 40-65 | 23.7% |
| 65 < | 19.0% |
Ethnic Origin: |
| White | 94.5% |
| Black | 0.9% |
| Indian/Pakistani | 3.1% |
| Other non-white | 1.5% |
Employment: |
| Full Time | 63.2% |
| Part Time | 15.1% |
| Self Employed | 9.0% |
| Government Schemes | 1.1% |
| Unemployed | 11.6% |
Household SEG: |
| I - Professional | 8.2% |
| II - Managerial/Technical | 25.8% |
| III - Skilled (non-manual) | 14.2% |
| IIIM - Skilled (manual) | 25.1% |
| IV - Partly Skilled | 17.6% |
| V - Unskilled | 6.7% |
Misc: |
| Own Residence | 59.6% |
| Rent Residence | 39.3% |
| Own Car(s) | 63.9% |
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Submissions
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05/05/01 |
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| This seat has a reputation as being won by the party that wins nationally. It isn't quite true (Labour won in 1951 and the the Tories won in 1964 and February 1974, and Labour would have won on the current boundaries in 1992). To win Test the Tories would need to overhaul a 2:1 majority and need a 14% swing which would translate into a national lead of 16% and a massive landslide. Although Labour haven't done very well in local elections the Lib Dems have picked up the slack. Southampton is a very average city demographically and politically and this is why Labour should win comfortably although maybe with a smaller majority than 1997. |
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