Bury St Edmunds
Notional 2005 Results:
Conservative: 24552 (46.3%)
Labour: 14520 (27.4%)
Liberal Democrat: 10530 (19.8%)
Other: 3468 (6.5%)
Majority: 10031 (18.9%)
Actual 2005 result
Conservative: 24332 (46.2%)
Labour: 14402 (27.4%)
Liberal Democrat: 10423 (19.8%)
Green: 1603 (3%)
UKIP: 1859 (3.5%)
Majority: 9930 (18.9%)
2001 Result
Conservative: 21850 (43.5%)
Labour: 19347 (38.5%)
Liberal Democrat: 6998 (13.9%)
UKIP: 831 (1.7%)
Other: 1231 (2.4%)
Majority: 2503 (5%)
1997 Result
Conservative: 21290 (38.3%)
Labour: 20922 (37.7%)
Liberal Democrat: 10102 (18.2%)
Referendum: 2939 (5.3%)
Other: 272 (0.5%)
Majority: 368 (0.7%)
Boundary changes
Current MP: David Ruffley (Con) (more information at They work for you)
Candidates:
John Howlett (UKIP) Contested Bury St Edmunds 2005
David Chappell (Liberal Democrat) born 1953. Educated at Edinburgh University. Quantity surveyor. St Edmundsbury councillor since 2007. Contested Bury St Edmunds 2005.
2001 Census Demographics
Total 2001 Population: 100369
Male: 49.7%
Female: 50.3%
Under 18: 21.8%
Over 60: 22.4%
Born outside UK: 5%
White: 98.4%
Black: 0.2%
Asian: 0.4%
Mixed: 0.6%
Other: 0.4%
Christian: 75.8%
Full time students: 1.8%
Graduates 16-74: 17.9%
No Qualifications 16-74: 27%
Owner-Occupied: 73.3%
Social Housing: 14.8% (Council: 11.7%, Housing Ass.: 3.1%)
Privately Rented: 7.4%
Homes without central heating and/or private bathroom: 4.5%
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Twickenham (& Richmond Park,Windsor)
The media did draw attention to those 3, but seemed more interested in Castle Point - which was shocking but can more easily swing on the similar demographics across it, and also Hove - which I didn’t think was atall surprising in 1995 conditions.
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