Forest of Dean
2010 Results:
Conservative: 22853 (46.87%)
Labour: 11789 (24.18%)
Liberal Democrat: 10676 (21.89%)
UKIP: 2522 (5.17%)
Green: 923 (1.89%)
Majority: 11064 (22.69%)
2005 Results:
Conservative: 19474 (40.9%)
Labour: 17425 (36.6%)
Liberal Democrat: 8185 (17.2%)
Other: 2556 (5.4%)
Majority: 2049 (4.3%)
2001 Result
Conservative: 17301 (38.8%)
Labour: 19350 (43.4%)
Liberal Democrat: 5762 (12.9%)
UKIP: 661 (1.5%)
Green: 1254 (2.8%)
Other: 279 (0.6%)
Majority: 2049 (4.6%)
1997 Result
Conservative: 17860 (35.6%)
Labour: 24203 (48.2%)
Liberal Democrat: 6165 (12.3%)
Referendum: 1624 (3.2%)
Other: 332 (0.7%)
Majority: 6343 (12.6%)
No Boundary Changes:
Profile:
Current MP: Mark Harper(Conservative) (more information at They work for you)
Mark Harper(Conservative) (more information at They work for you)Bruce Hogan (Labour) Retired teacher. Forest of Dean District councillor and Gloucestershire County Councillor. Former Leader of Forest of Dean Council and Deputy leader of Gloucestershire County Council Labour group. Chris Coleman (Liberal Democrat) Born 1978, Gloucestershire. Solicitor. Cheltenham councillor 2002-2008. Contested Stoke on Trent South 2001, Forest of Dean 2005.James Greenwood (Green)Tim Congdon (UKIP)2001 Census Demographics
Total 2001 Population: 84325
Male: 48.8%
Female: 51.2%
Under 18: 22.2%
Over 60: 22.9%
Born outside UK: 2.8%
White: 99.1%
Asian: 0.2%
Mixed: 0.4%
Other: 0.2%
Christian: 77.3%
Full time students: 2.5%
Graduates 16-74: 17%
No Qualifications 16-74: 29.3%
Owner-Occupied: 77%
Social Housing: 13.8% (Council: 11%, Housing Ass.: 2.7%)
Privately Rented: 5.5%
Homes without central heating and/or private bathroom: 6.2%
