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Bromsgrove

2010 Results:
Conservative: 22558 (43.69%)
Labour: 11250 (21.79%)
Liberal Democrat: 10124 (19.61%)
BNP: 1923 (3.72%)
UKIP: 2950 (5.71%)
Independent: 643 (1.25%)
Others: 2182 (4.23%)
Majority: 11308 (21.9%)

2005 Results:
Conservative: 24387 (51%)
Labour: 14307 (29.9%)
Liberal Democrat: 7197 (15.1%)
Other: 1919 (4%)
Majority: 10080 (21.1%)

2001 Result
Conservative: 23640 (51.7%)
Labour: 15502 (33.9%)
Liberal Democrat: 5430 (11.9%)
UKIP: 1112 (2.4%)
Majority: 8138 (17.8%)

1997 Result
Conservative: 24620 (47.2%)
Labour: 19725 (37.8%)
Liberal Democrat: 6200 (11.9%)
Referendum: 1411 (2.7%)
Other: 251 (0.5%)
Majority: 4895 (9.4%)

No Boundary Changes:

Profile:

portraitCurrent MP: Sajid Javid (Conservative) Educated at Exeter University. Businessman and banker.

2010 election candidates:
portraitSajid Javid (Conservative) Educated at Exeter University. Businessman and banker.
portraitSam Burden (Labour) Born 1973. Educated at University of East Anglia. Works in the pensions industry.
portraitPhilip Ling (Liberal Democrat) Born Leamington Spa. Educated at Bath University. Works in retail banking.
portraitSteve Morson (UKIP) Former IT consultant.
portraitElizabeth Wainwright (BNP)
portraitMark France (Independent) born 1962, Stourbridge. Former job center worker. Former Respect activist and organiser of Julie Must Go petition.
portraitAdria Kriss (Bromsgrove Independent Conservative)
portraitKen Wheatley (Independent)

2001 Census Demographics

Total 2001 Population: 87837
Male: 49.1%
Female: 50.9%
Under 18: 21.8%
Over 60: 22.8%
Born outside UK: 3.3%
White: 97.8%
Black: 0.3%
Asian: 0.7%
Mixed: 0.8%
Other: 0.3%
Christian: 80.1%
Full time students: 2.4%
Graduates 16-74: 21.8%
No Qualifications 16-74: 26.1%
Owner-Occupied: 83.4%
Social Housing: 10.6% (Council: 8.9%, Housing Ass.: 1.6%)
Privately Rented: 3.7%
Homes without central heating and/or private bathroom: 4.4%

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154 Responses to “Bromsgrove”

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  1. Lancs Observer

    Tim Jones – absolutely. Although Kirkbride previously went out with Stephen Milligan MP before he died in odd circumstances. Not that I’m suggesting that some MPs’ marriages aren’t genuine. But some aren’t. I’ll refrain from naming the 3 I’m aware of.

    October 14th, 2010 at 12:08 am
  2. John D

    Julie Kirkbride parachuted into a seat for the next election?

    Very, very unlikely indeed.

    I would also expect the Tory vote share to pick up here at the next election. Whether it reaches 50% may depend on how the party fares nationally, but whether the party goes up or down nationally, I do expect an increased share here.

    If Labour does well and the Conservatives not so well in the country as a whole then Labour’s share may increase more than the Tories’, resulting in a reduced majority, but I’d be surprised if the Tory share didn’t at least fall within the 46-49% range.

    October 14th, 2010 at 12:52 am
  3. wolf

    Allegedly Sajid Javid stands a good chance of becoming a minister according to Ladbrokes. Well connected to Germany according to Wikipedia.

    September 23rd, 2011 at 8:27 am
  4. John D

    During the mini-reshuffle following Liam Fox’s resignation, Mr Javid was appointed George Osborne’s PPS, so Ladbrokes may well be right.

    December 27th, 2011 at 12:55 pm
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