Election Profile:
Candidates:
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Labour Party: Harold Best |
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Conservative Party: Adam Pritchard |
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Liberal Democratic Party: David N.J. Hall-Matthews |
Incumbent: |
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Harold Best |
97 Result: |
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Harold Best
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Keith Hampson
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Barbara Pearce
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Total Vote Count / Turnout |
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92 Result: (Redistributed) |
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Total Vote Count / Turnout |
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Demographic Profile:
Age: |
< 16 | 18.0% |
16-24 | 14.2% |
25-39 | 21.3% |
40-65 | 26.0% |
65 < | 20.5% |
Ethnic Origin: |
White | 94.1% |
Black | 1.1% |
Indian/Pakistani | 3.5% |
Other non-white | 1.4% |
Employment: |
Full Time | 63.5% |
Part Time | 17.1% |
Self Employed | 11.0% |
Government Schemes | 1.1% |
Unemployed | 7.3% |
Household SEG: |
I - Professional | 12.8% |
II - Managerial/Technical | 37.9% |
III - Skilled (non-manual) | 15.5% |
IIIM - Skilled (manual) | 18.4% |
IV - Partly Skilled | 10.4% |
V - Unskilled | 3.1% |
Misc: |
Own Residence | 65.8% |
Rent Residence | 32.9% |
Own Car(s) | 66.0% |
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Submissions
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24/04/01 |
NG |
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This will be a rather complex three-way contest and it's difficult to see quite what will happen. Only a handful of votes separated the Lib Dems and Labour in 1992 and Labour came from third place to clinch the seat in 1997 with a 4,000 majority. With a change in both the Lib Dem and Tory candidates, just 8% between the two challengers and the growing Lib Dem strength in Northern cities, it will be a fascinating fight for second place which may also impact the final result. |
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10/05/01 |
BR |
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Labour can't hold on to this seat. The recent local election results have reduced them from 8 councillors in 1997, to only 2 now. The Tories don't seem to have bounced back, though. They only have 4 councillors in the seat, with the LibDems ahead on 6. I think it'll be a close run thing between the Tories and the LibDems. Labour came from 3rd to win in 1997, my money's on the LibDems to do the same in 2001. Their candidate has a highprofile, backed up by his local councillors, and all he needs is for the people who voted LibDem in the local elctions to do the same at the General. |
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05/06/01 |
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Email:dadge@hotmail.com |
I think you have to go with statistics here. Unless Harry's been up to no good I think the other two parties would need a miracle to win here. I'll put a tenner on it! |
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