Election Profile:
Candidates:
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Labour Party:
Michael Boaden |
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Conservative Party:
Rt. Hon. David J. Maclean |
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Liberal Democratic Party:
K. Geyve Walker |
Incumbent: |
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Rt Hon David MacLean |
97 Result: |
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Margaret Meling
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David Maclean
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Geyve Walker
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92 Result: (Redistributed) |
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Demographic Profile:
| Age: |
| < 16 | 18.6% |
| 16-24 | 11.8% |
| 25-39 | 20.0% |
| 40-65 | 29.3% |
| 65 < | 20.2% |
Ethnic Origin: |
| White | 99.7% |
| Black | 0.1% |
| Indian/Pakistani | 0.1% |
| Other non-white | 0.2% |
Employment: |
| Full Time | 55.5% |
| Part Time | 16.3% |
| Self Employed | 22.5% |
| Government Schemes | 1.2% |
| Unemployed | 4.5% |
Household SEG: |
| I - Professional | 6.0% |
| II - Managerial/Technical | 36.5% |
| III - Skilled (non-manual) | 10.6% |
| IIIM - Skilled (manual) | 28.8% |
| IV - Partly Skilled | 13.0% |
| V - Unskilled | 3.6% |
Misc: |
| Own Residence | 71.9% |
| Rent Residence | 22.9% |
| Own Car(s) | 80.6% |
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Submissions
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29/04/01 |
JR |
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| David McLean is not much of a constituency MP - while most of his colleagues dash back to their constituencies on Fridays to listen to local grievances and get their photo in the local paper, he spends his Fridays shooting down private members' bills. Nevertheless this is Tory country. The only time the Tories ever came close to losing was July 1983, when Home Secretary William Whitelaw stood down after being kicked upstairs with a seat in the House of Lords. On that occasion voters protested against an unnecessary byelection by giving Maclean a majority of just 500. About 40% of all the foot and mouth cases in Britain are in this seat. A friend of mine was in the constituency a week or two back and saw painted placards on farms saying "Drop Dead Tony Blair" etc. Maclean will probably win by an increased margin. |
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22/05/01 |
Alastair Matlock |
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| Penrith & the Border is home to some of the most beautiful scenery in England, and this is the former seat of Willie Whitelaw, Mrs Thatcher's Deputy Prime Minister. Tory stronghold. |
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