North Cornwall
2010 Results:
Conservative: 19531 (41.69%)
Labour: 1971 (4.21%)
Liberal Democrat: 22512 (48.06%)
UKIP: 2300 (4.91%)
Others: 530 (1.13%)
Majority: 2981 (6.37%)
Notional 2005 Results:
Liberal Democrat: 19729 (46.6%)
Conservative: 14252 (33.7%)
Labour: 4825 (11.4%)
Other: 3526 (8.3%)
Majority: 5477 (12.9%)
Actual 2005 result
Conservative: 20766 (37.1%)
Labour: 6636 (11.9%)
Liberal Democrat: 23842 (42.6%)
UKIP: 3063 (5.5%)
Other: 1675 (3%)
Majority: 3076 (5.5%)
2001 Result
Conservative: 18250 (33.8%)
Labour: 5257 (9.7%)
Liberal Democrat: 28082 (52%)
UKIP: 2394 (4.4%)
Majority: 9832 (18.2%)
1997 Result
Conservative: 17253 (29.5%)
Labour: 5523 (9.4%)
Liberal Democrat: 31186 (53.2%)
Referendum: 3636 (6.2%)
Other: 983 (1.7%)
Majority: 13933 (23.8%)
Boundary changes:
Profile:
Current MP: Dan Rogerson(Liberal Democrat) born 1975. Educated at Bodmin College and the University of Wales. Former Liberal Democrat researcher and university admissions officer. Bedford councillor 1999-2002. Contested Bedfordshire North East 2001. First elected as MP for North Cornwall in 2005. Lib Dem environment spokesman 2005-6, local government spokesman 2006-7, Lib Dem shadow minister for arts since 2007 (more information at They work for you)
Sian Flynn (Conservative) Janet Hulme (Labour) Dan Rogerson(Liberal Democrat) born 1975. Educated at Bodmin College and the University of Wales. Former Liberal Democrat researcher and university admissions officer. Bedford councillor 1999-2002. Contested Bedfordshire North East 2001. First elected as MP for North Cornwall in 2005. Lib Dem environment spokesman 2005-6, local government spokesman 2006-7, Lib Dem shadow minister for arts since 2007 (more information at They work for you)Miriel O`Connor (UKIP) Joanie Willett (Mebyon Kernow)2001 Census Demographics
Total 2001 Population: 80509
Male: 48.5%
Female: 51.5%
Under 18: 21.4%
Over 60: 27%
Born outside UK: 3.2%
White: 99.1%
Asian: 0.2%
Mixed: 0.4%
Other: 0.2%
Christian: 75.4%
Full time students: 1.8%
Graduates 16-74: 14.6%
No Qualifications 16-74: 30.4%
Owner-Occupied: 70.8%
Social Housing: 12.8% (Council: 9.7%, Housing Ass.: 3.1%)
Privately Rented: 11.9%
Homes without central heating and/or private bathroom: 15.6%
“I think Richard makes good points, but then over does it in parts.”
I consider my comments a service to the Conservative party.
Seriously.
This site is read by people with influence.
And someone needs to act as a counterbalance to the wishful thinking and self congratulation people tend to indulge in.
Also it is inevitable that politicians and especially those in government receive the greatest influences from those of central London. This is very dangerous and particularly so for Conservatives.
“Well it got the Conservatives into government, despite Labour’s huge in-built advantage with the constituency boundaries”
Drivel.
The Conservatives got under 37% of the vote – not much of an achievement considering the backdrop.
The Conservatives didn’t win the election, Labour lost it.
And the Conservatives can’t assume Labour will be as bad in opposition as they were in government.
The Conservatives are in government not because of the ‘Cameron Project’ but in spite of it. The voters and constituencies it was meant to win over stayed resolutely anti-Conservative while those they did gain were the opposite of what they were aiming for.
IIRC Pete has listed elsewhere the 7 Conservative gains from Labour which were beyond the majority line:
Crewe
Norwich N
These were both byelection retentions and so special cases. But the other 5 make an interesting group:
Warwickshire N
Sherwood
Amber Valley
Erewash
Cannock Chase
Not exactly ‘vote blue go green’ or ‘hug a hoodie’ territory.