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Derby North

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Notional 2005 Results:
Labour: 15845 (39.5%)
Liberal Democrat: 12293 (30.6%)
Conservative: 10395 (25.9%)
Other: 1583 (3.9%)
Majority: 3552 (8.9%)

Actual 2005 result
Conservative: 15515 (35.4%)
Labour: 19272 (44%)
Liberal Democrat: 7209 (16.5%)
UKIP: 864 (2%)
Other: 958 (2.2%)
Majority: 3757 (8.6%)

2001 Result
Conservative: 15433 (35%)
Labour: 22415 (50.9%)
Liberal Democrat: 6206 (14.1%)
Majority: 6982 (15.8%)

1997 Result
Conservative: 19229 (34.3%)
Labour: 29844 (53.2%)
Liberal Democrat: 5059 (9%)
Referendum: 1816 (3.2%)
Other: 195 (0.3%)
Majority: 10615 (18.9%)

Boundary changes:

Profile:

portraitOutgoing MP: Bob Laxton (Labour) Will stand down at the next election (more information at They work for you)

Candidates:
portraitStephen Mold (Conservative) born 1968, Banbury. Sales and marketing director for a software company
portraitChris Williamson (Labour) Derby councillor.
portraitLucy Care (Liberal Democrat) born Derby. Educated at the University of Durham. Chartered engineer. Former Derbyshire County Councillor, Derby Councillor since 1996. Contested Derby South in 2005.
portraitPete Cheeseman (BNP)
portraitDavid Gale (Independent) Born Derby. Educated at Britannia Royal Naval College. IT consultant.

2001 Census Demographics

Total 2001 Population: 90157
Male: 48.5%
Female: 51.5%
Under 18: 21.8%
Over 60: 21.3%
Born outside UK: 6.3%
White: 93.1%
Black: 1.1%
Asian: 3.6%
Mixed: 1.4%
Other: 0.7%
Christian: 70.1%
Hindu: 0.6%
Muslim: 1.3%
Sikh: 1.8%
Full time students: 8.4%
Graduates 16-74: 19.6%
No Qualifications 16-74: 28.4%
Owner-Occupied: 68.6%
Social Housing: 20.5% (Council: 15%, Housing Ass.: 5.5%)
Privately Rented: 8%
Homes without central heating and/or private bathroom: 11.3%

123 Responses to “Derby North”

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  1. By chosing Williamson (who isn’t very popular to put it nicely) i’m assuming Labour aren’t very confident of holding onto Derby North.

  2. Boundary Changes make this seat a 3 way marginal.

    I see it as another seat where 30% may be enough to take the seat.

    I can see Tories coming from third place getting 32% and gaining.

  3. Isn’t Mold the Northampton Conservative (still on the election register there!) who couldn’t even win a seat on his local council? Don’t think he’s likely to do very well.

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