South East Cornwall
2010 Results:
Conservative: 22390 (45.13%)
Labour: 3507 (7.07%)
Liberal Democrat: 19170 (38.64%)
UKIP: 3083 (6.21%)
Green: 826 (1.66%)
Others: 641 (1.29%)
Majority: 3220 (6.49%)
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:
Profile:
Current MP: 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.
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.
Michael Sparling (Labour)
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.
Roger Creagh-Osborne (Green) Electronic engineer. Contested South West in 2009 European elections.
Stephanie McWilliam (UKIP) Educated at Truro Grammar School. Former radiographer, recently ran a private air travel company, currently a full time candidate.Roger Holmes (Mebyon Kernow) 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%
Warwick Lightfoot, who unsuccessfully defended this seat for the Conservatives in 1997, is a councillor in Kensington & Chelsea for the Holland ward. He was mayor of K&C in 2005/6.
Sad news
Sheryll Murray’s husband died yesterday in a fishing accident out at sea.
My condolences to the family.
From the ‘this is Plymouth’ site:
Mr Murray is well-known in Looe as a trawlerman and owner of the boat Our Boy Andrew.
It is understood then when his boat was reported missing on Thursday night the entire fishing fleets of Looe and Polperro, as well as boats from Plymouth, set out to sea to search for him…
Just last night Sheryll Murray gave a speech on the dangers of closing coastguard stations in a debate in Westminster Hall.
“It is because of those people that fishermen’s wives such as myself sleep a little better at night than we otherwise would…
…The sea can be the most beautiful place in which anybody can spend their time, but it can change quickly-believe me, I know after living for 25 years in fear of seeing the sea change overnight or within hours.
One thing my experience has taught me is that we must have respect for the sea at all times… “
Dreadful news. RIP.
By-election today in Torpoint East.