Blackpool South
2010 Results:
Conservative: 12597 (35.8%)
Labour: 14448 (41.06%)
Liberal Democrat: 5082 (14.44%)
BNP: 1482 (4.21%)
UKIP: 1352 (3.84%)
Others: 230 (0.65%)
Majority: 1851 (5.26%)
Notional 2005 Results:
Labour: 16167 (48.7%)
Conservative: 10286 (31%)
Liberal Democrat: 5039 (15.2%)
Other: 1680 (5.1%)
Majority: 5882 (17.7%)
Actual 2005 result
Conservative: 11453 (29.9%)
Labour: 19375 (50.5%)
Liberal Democrat: 5552 (14.5%)
BNP: 1113 (2.9%)
UKIP: 849 (2.2%)
Majority: 7922 (20.7%)
2001 Result
Conservative: 12798 (33%)
Labour: 21060 (54.3%)
Liberal Democrat: 4115 (10.6%)
UKIP: 819 (2.1%)
Majority: 8262 (21.3%)
1997 Result
Conservative: 17666 (34.4%)
Labour: 29282 (57%)
Liberal Democrat: 4392 (8.6%)
Majority: 11616 (22.6%)
Boundary changes:
Profile:
Current MP: Gordon Marsden(Labour) (more information at They work for you)
Ron Bell (Conservative) Blackpool councillor since 2007.Gordon Marsden(Labour) (more information at They work for you)Doreen Holt (Liberal Democrat)Hamish Howitt (UKIP)Roy Goodwin (BNP)Sithu Tun (Integrity UK)2001 Census Demographics
Total 2001 Population: 82121
Male: 48.5%
Female: 51.5%
Under 18: 21.6%
Over 60: 24.2%
Born outside UK: 3.4%
White: 98.4%
Asian: 0.5%
Mixed: 0.6%
Other: 0.4%
Christian: 78.5%
Full time students: 2.3%
Graduates 16-74: 9.1%
No Qualifications 16-74: 39%
Owner-Occupied: 69.7%
Social Housing: 8.2% (Council: 6.4%, Housing Ass.: 1.8%)
Privately Rented: 19.1%
Homes without central heating and/or private bathroom: 21.9%
As usual, the appropriately named Dalek is on a different planet to the rest of us.
Even the Tories have now announced that they will be selecting candidates based on existing boundaries.