Blackpool North and Cleveleys
2010 Results:
Conservative: 16964 (41.79%)
Labour: 14814 (36.5%)
Liberal Democrat: 5400 (13.3%)
BNP: 1556 (3.83%)
UKIP: 1659 (4.09%)
Monster Raving Loony: 198 (0.49%)
Majority: 2150 (5.29%)
Notional 2005 Results:
Labour: 17886 (46.9%)
Conservative: 14346 (37.6%)
Liberal Democrat: 4455 (11.7%)
Other: 1446 (3.8%)
Majority: 3540 (9.3%)
Actual 2005 result
Conservative: 15558 (35.9%)
Labour: 20620 (47.6%)
Liberal Democrat: 5533 (12.8%)
UKIP: 1579 (3.6%)
Majority: 5062 (11.7%)
2001 Result
Conservative: 15889 (37.3%)
Labour: 21610 (50.8%)
Liberal Democrat: 4132 (9.7%)
UKIP: 950 (2.2%)
Majority: 5721 (13.4%)
1997 Result
Conservative: 19105 (35.5%)
Labour: 28051 (52.2%)
Liberal Democrat: 4600 (8.6%)
Referendum: 1704 (3.2%)
Other: 288 (0.5%)
Majority: 8946 (16.6%)
Boundary changes:
Profile:
Current MP: Paul Maynard (Conservative) Educated at St Ambrose College, Trafford and Oxford University. Former CCO researcher and special advisor to Liam Fox MP. Contested Twickenham in 2005.
Paul Maynard (Conservative) Educated at St Ambrose College, Trafford and Oxford University. Former CCO researcher and special advisor to Liam Fox MP. Contested Twickenham in 2005.
Penny Martin (Labour) Former Wyre councillor. Former Lancashire councillor.
Bill Greene (Liberal Democrat)
Roy Hopwood (UKIP) Contested Blackpool North and Fleetwood 2005. Contested North West Region in 2004 European elections.
James Clayton (BNP)
Tony Davies (Official Monster Raving Loony) 2001 Census Demographics
Total 2001 Population: 82314
Male: 47.7%
Female: 52.3%
Under 18: 20.5%
Over 60: 28.3%
Born outside UK: 3.3%
White: 98.5%
Asian: 0.5%
Mixed: 0.5%
Other: 0.3%
Christian: 79.7%
Full time students: 2.3%
Graduates 16-74: 12%
No Qualifications 16-74: 35.1%
Owner-Occupied: 76.2%
Social Housing: 9.6% (Council: 7.1%, Housing Ass.: 2.4%)
Privately Rented: 11.5%
Homes without central heating and/or private bathroom: 14.6%



Random point of interest:
I read that Paul Maynard is the first person who has cerebral palsy to be elected an MP.
[...] scandal. Well-liked Lib Dem Doreen Holt gets above 6,000 votes, BNP drops back from its 2005 total Blackpool North & Cleveleys – Con GAIN, majority >1,000 for Paul Maynard, the hard-working young Tory candidate. [...]