South East Cornwall
Notional 2005 Results:
Liberal Democrat: 21616 (47.2%)
Conservative: 15573 (34%)
Labour: 5243 (11.4%)
Other: 3362 (7.3%)
Majority: 6043 (13.2%)
Actual 2005 result
Conservative: 18479 (34.6%)
Labour: 6069 (11.4%)
Liberal Democrat: 24986 (46.7%)
UKIP: 2693 (5%)
Other: 1228 (2.3%)
Majority: 6507 (12.2%)
2001 Result
Conservative: 18381 (35.5%)
Labour: 6429 (12.4%)
Liberal Democrat: 23756 (45.9%)
UKIP: 1978 (3.8%)
Other: 1209 (2.3%)
Majority: 5375 (10.4%)
1997 Result
Conservative: 20564 (35.8%)
Labour: 7358 (12.8%)
Liberal Democrat: 27044 (47.1%)
Other: 2466 (4.3%)
Majority: 6480 (11.3%)
Boundary changes
Current MP: Colin Breed (Lib Dem) born 1947, London. Educated at Torquay Grammar school. Former investment banker. Former Caradon District councillor. First elected as MP for South East Cornwall in 1997. Environment food and rural affairs spokesman until 2007, Treasury spokesman since 2007. He will step down at the next election (more information at They work for you)
Candidates: 
Sheryll Murray (Conservative) born Millbrook. Educated at Torpoint Comprehensive. Leader of the Conservative Group on Caradon District Council and former County Councillor for Rame. Has campaigned on fisheries as the wife of a local trawlerman, a spokesman for “Save Britain`s Fish” and as a member of the Fishermen`s Association Ltd.
Stephanie McWilliam (UKIP) former radiographer, now runs a private air travel company.
Bill Stevens (Labour) Educated at Plymouth College. Contested Cornwall South East 2001.
Karen Gillard (Liberal Democrat) Educated at Plymouth University. Barrister and former Liberal Democrat head of candidates. Conservative councillor in Plymouth from 2000, she defected to the Liberal Democrats in 2001 before losing her seat in 2007. Contested Plymouth Sutton 2005.
Glenn Radshaw (Mebyon Kernow) Caradon District councillor. Defected from the Liberal Democrats in 2008.
2001 Census Demographics
Total 2001 Population: 84251
Male: 48.5%
Female: 51.5%
Under 18: 21.1%
Over 60: 25.1%
Born outside UK: 3.3%
White: 99.3%
Mixed: 0.4%
Christian: 75.4%
Full time students: 2.4%
Graduates 16-74: 17.6%
No Qualifications 16-74: 26.5%
Owner-Occupied: 74%
Social Housing: 12% (Council: 9.8%, Housing Ass.: 2.2%)
Privately Rented: 10.1%
Homes without central heating and/or private bathroom: 17.6%
Don’t write off Stephanie McWilliam here. She has been out in the constituency a lot and I would put her in the top few of the UKIP candidates in the country.
Conservatives did well in the county elections here which shows that they remain a force to be reckoned with locally. South East was always the best seat for the Tories in Cornwall and with the retirement of the LibDem MP, this constituency must represent their bext chance of a Cornish gain at the general election.