Election Profile:
Candidates:
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Labour Party:
James P. Dowd |
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Conservative Party:
Gareth A. Johnson |
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Liberal Democratic Party:
Richard K. Thomas |
Incumbent: |
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Jim Dowd |
97 Result: |
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Jim Dowd
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Clare Whelan
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Kathy McGrath
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92 Result: (Redistributed) |
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Demographic Profile:
| Age: |
| < 16 | 19.5% |
| 16-24 | 13.0% |
| 25-39 | 26.7% |
| 40-65 | 23.0% |
| 65 < | 17.7% |
Ethnic Origin: |
| White | 81.3% |
| Black | 13.7% |
| Indian/Pakistani | 1.9% |
| Other non-white | 3.1% |
Employment: |
| Full Time | 65.8% |
| Part Time | 10.3% |
| Self Employed | 10.0% |
| Government Schemes | 0.9% |
| Unemployed | 13.0% |
Household SEG: |
| I - Professional | 6.3% |
| II - Managerial/Technical | 33.0% |
| III - Skilled (non-manual) | 20.1% |
| IIIM - Skilled (manual) | 22.3% |
| IV - Partly Skilled | 11.1% |
| V - Unskilled | 3.3% |
Misc: |
| Own Residence | 54.3% |
| Rent Residence | 44.4% |
| Own Car(s) | 56.8% |
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Submissions
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08/05/01 |
Paul R davis |
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| Has only been won by the Conservatives twice in 31 years. On each of these occasions the conservatives won the general Election with a majority of over 100 Seats. In 1997, Labour poled 62% of the vote. Liberal vote has never exceeded 17% here. |
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