Bognor Regis and Littlehampton
Notional 2005 Results:
Conservative: 19251 (44.6%)
Labour: 11202 (25.9%)
Liberal Democrat: 9331 (21.6%)
Other: 3416 (7.9%)
Majority: 8049 (18.6%)
Actual 2005 result
Conservative: 18183 (44.6%)
Labour: 10361 (25.4%)
Liberal Democrat: 8927 (21.9%)
UKIP: 3276 (8%)
Majority: 7822 (19.2%)
2001 Result
Conservative: 17602 (45.2%)
Labour: 11959 (30.7%)
Liberal Democrat: 6846 (17.6%)
UKIP: 1779 (4.6%)
Green: 782 (2%)
Majority: 5643 (14.5%)
1997 Result
Conservative: 20537 (44.2%)
Labour: 13216 (28.5%)
Liberal Democrat: 11153 (24%)
Other: 1537 (3.3%)
Majority: 7321 (15.8%)
Boundary changes
Current MP: Nick Gibb (Con) (more information at They work for you)
Candidates:
Simon McDougall (Liberal Democrat) Leader of the Liberal Democrat group on Arun District Council. West Sussex County councillor. Contested Bognor Regis and Littlehampton in 2005.
Michael Jones (Labour) Contested Bexhill and Battle 2005.
2001 Census Demographics
Total 2001 Population: 93400
Male: 47.4%
Female: 52.6%
Under 18: 19.8%
Over 60: 29.5%
Born outside UK: 4.9%
White: 98.3%
Black: 0.3%
Asian: 0.5%
Mixed: 0.6%
Other: 0.3%
Christian: 75.7%
Full time students: 2.7%
Graduates 16-74: 13.7%
No Qualifications 16-74: 30%
Owner-Occupied: 77.6%
Social Housing: 9.8% (Council: 6%, Housing Ass.: 3.8%)
Privately Rented: 10.2%
Homes without central heating and/or private bathroom: 8%
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(Bognor Regis and) Littlehampton
Alot of the posters have said that Gibb will get over 50% at the next GE. I agree, and the majority of that swing (6-8%) will come from Labour. The LibDem vote will remain largely untouched at about 20%.
May 14th, 2008 at 9:14 pmMany of the former Labour bedsit areas have been colonised by ‘new’ EU citizens since the 2001 census, who have no right to vote in parliamentary elections.
Some Labour voters will probably switch to BNP if there was a candidate.
Bognor Regis and Littlehampton
Previous posters are correct in saying that Littlehampton is undergoing large gentrification, especially in the last three or four years. A major regeneration plan for Bognor has also recently been unveiled.
Nick Gibb is widely regarded as a good constitency MP, even Labour and Liberal Democrats here say that, and this will help him to hold the seat next time around.
However, markfoster’s suggestion that the Lib Dems are going to come second next time is, in my opinion, unfounded - in fact their overall share of the vote fell by 10% in the 2007 local election, compared to a 3% fall in Labour support.
Support amongst young voters appears to be pretty much split between Conservatives and Labour, something that will probably help Nick Gibb hold on to the seat and Labour hold on to second, but the Conservative support here is solid for the next few elections to come.
May 25th, 2008 at 5:00 pmInteresting comments. Is this Mark Foster the same Mark Foster who was a Liberal Democrat councillor in Littlehampton for several years until quite recently???
I think his comments could perhaps be read in that context and perhaps born of a little optimism!
Labour has certainly picked a stronger candidate than he suggests in any case. Michael Jones is very well known in Bognor Regis.
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