Bexhill and Battle
2010 Results:
Conservative: 28147 (51.56%)
Labour: 6524 (11.95%)
Liberal Democrat: 15267 (27.97%)
BNP: 1950 (3.57%)
Others: 2699 (4.94%)
Majority: 12880 (23.59%)
Notional 2005 Results:
Conservative: 27110 (53.8%)
Liberal Democrat: 11358 (22.6%)
Labour: 8958 (17.8%)
Other: 2919 (5.8%)
Majority: 15753 (31.3%)
Actual 2005 result
Conservative: 24629 (52.6%)
Labour: 8457 (18.1%)
Liberal Democrat: 11180 (23.9%)
UKIP: 2568 (5.5%)
Majority: 13449 (28.7%)
2001 Result
Conservative: 21555 (48.1%)
Labour: 8702 (19.4%)
Liberal Democrat: 11052 (24.7%)
UKIP: 3474 (7.8%)
Majority: 10503 (23.5%)
1997 Result
Conservative: 23570 (48.1%)
Labour: 8866 (18.1%)
Liberal Democrat: 12470 (25.5%)
Referendum: 3302 (6.7%)
Other: 786 (1.6%)
Majority: 11100 (22.7%)
Boundary changes:
Profile:
Current MP: Gregory Barker(Conservative) (more information at They work for you)
Gregory Barker(Conservative) (more information at They work for you)James Royston (Labour) Mary Varrall (Liberal Democrat) born Evesham. Garden designer. Contested Bexhill and Battle in 2005.Neil Jackson (BNP)
Stuart Wheeler (Trust) Born 1935. Educated at Eton and Oxford University. Spread betting millionaire and former donor to the Conservative party. Expelled from the Conservative party in 2009 for backing UKIP.2001 Census Demographics
Total 2001 Population: 94150
Male: 46.8%
Female: 53.2%
Under 18: 19.9%
Over 60: 33%
Born outside UK: 5.8%
White: 98.1%
Black: 0.2%
Asian: 0.5%
Mixed: 0.6%
Other: 0.6%
Christian: 77.1%
Muslim: 0.6%
Full time students: 2.3%
Graduates 16-74: 17.9%
No Qualifications 16-74: 27%
Owner-Occupied: 80%
Social Housing: 9.2% (Council: 2.5%, Housing Ass.: 6.7%)
Privately Rented: 7.7%
Homes without central heating and/or private bathroom: 6%
