Bedfordshire Mid
Notional 2005 Results:
Conservative: 23383 (46.6%)
Liberal Democrat: 11839 (23.6%)
Labour: 11291 (22.5%)
Other: 3667 (7.3%)
Majority: 11544 (23%)
Actual 2005 result
Conservative: 23345 (46.3%)
Labour: 11351 (22.5%)
Liberal Democrat: 11990 (23.8%)
Green: 1292 (2.6%)
UKIP: 1372 (2.7%)
Other: 1070 (2.1%)
Majority: 11355 (22.5%)
2001 Result
Conservative: 22109 (47.4%)
Labour: 14043 (30.1%)
Liberal Democrat: 9205 (19.7%)
UKIP: 1281 (2.7%)
Majority: 8066 (17.3%)
1997 Result
Conservative: 24176 (46%)
Labour: 17086 (32.5%)
Liberal Democrat: 8823 (16.8%)
Referendum: 2257 (4.3%)
Other: 174 (0.3%)
Majority: 7090 (13.5%)
Boundary changes
Current MP: Nadine Dorries (Con) (more information at They work for you)
Candidates:
David Reeves (Labour) born 1981, Kent. Educated at Knatchbull Grammar School and Warwick University. Accountant. Sergeant in the Territorial army who served in Iraq
Bill Hall (UKIP)
2001 Census Demographics
Total 2001 Population: 92476
Male: 49.9%
Female: 50.1%
Under 18: 23.7%
Over 60: 18%
Born outside UK: 5.7%
White: 97.1%
Black: 0.5%
Asian: 1%
Mixed: 0.9%
Other: 0.5%
Christian: 76.2%
Full time students: 3.1%
Graduates 16-74: 22.7%
No Qualifications 16-74: 21.7%
Owner-Occupied: 78.2%
Social Housing: 11.2% (Council: 1.8%, Housing Ass.: 9.4%)
Privately Rented: 6.1%
Homes without central heating and/or private bathroom: 3.7%
31 Responses
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I dont think the absence of a Labour candidate has a great deal of effect on the actual LibDem votes , it does I agree reduce the Labour overall vote share and increase both the Conservative and LibDem vote shares . Foe example in Ampthill in 2003 there were only 2 LibDem and 1 Labour candidates whereas this year there was no Labour candidate true but there were 2 LibDems and an Independent who polled 300 more votes than Labour did in 2003 and the LibDem votes still increased substantially .
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