Election Profile:
Candidates:
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Labour Party: Alan Rhodes |
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Conservative Party: Edward J.E. Leigh |
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Liberal Democratic Party: Steven Taylor |
Incumbent: |
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Edward Leigh |
97 Result: |
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Paul Taylor
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Edward Leigh
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Neil Taylor
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92 Result: (Redistributed) |
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Demographic Profile:
| Age: |
| < 16 | 19.8% |
| 16-24 | 11.6% |
| 25-39 | 19.2% |
| 40-65 | 29.8% |
| 65 < | 19.7% |
Ethnic Origin: |
| White | 99.4% |
| Black | 0.2% |
| Indian/Pakistani | 0.1% |
| Other non-white | 0.3% |
Employment: |
| Full Time | 60.4% |
| Part Time | 16.4% |
| Self Employed | 13.8% |
| Government Schemes | 1.8% |
| Unemployed | 7.7% |
Household SEG: |
| I - Professional | 6.4% |
| II - Managerial/Technical | 30.3% |
| III - Skilled (non-manual) | 10.2% |
| IIIM - Skilled (manual) | 29.2% |
| IV - Partly Skilled | 14.9% |
| V - Unskilled | 3.7% |
Misc: |
| Own Residence | 72.3% |
| Rent Residence | 22.3% |
| Own Car(s) | 78.0% |
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Submissions
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27/05/01 |
Alastair Matlock |
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| Gainsborough has a Conservative tradition. The Conservatives received an unusually low share of the vote here in 1997 at only 44%. Leigh should be able to hold on here this year. |
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