Leicestershire North West
2005 Results:
Labour: 21449 (45.5%)
Conservative: 16972 (36%)
Liberal Democrat: 5682 (12.1%)
Other: 3037 (6.4%)
Majority: 4477 (9.5%)
2001 Result
Conservative: 15274 (33.9%)
Labour: 23431 (52.1%)
Liberal Democrat: 4651 (10.3%)
UKIP: 1021 (2.3%)
Other: 632 (1.4%)
Majority: 8157 (18.1%)
1997 Result
Conservative: 16113 (31%)
Labour: 29332 (56.4%)
Liberal Democrat: 4492 (8.6%)
Referendum: 2088 (4%)
Majority: 13219 (25.4%)
No Boundary Changes
Current MP: David Taylor (Labour) Will stand down at the next election (more information at They work for you)
Candidates:
Andrew Bridgen (Conservative) Former Royal Marines officer. Director of family produce business in Derbyshire, AB Produce.
Danny Stowell (UKIP)
Ivan Hammonds (BNP)
2001 Census Demographics
Total 2001 Population: 85503
Male: 49.4%
Female: 50.6%
Under 18: 22%
Over 60: 21%
Born outside UK: 2.4%
White: 98.8%
Asian: 0.4%
Mixed: 0.5%
Other: 0.2%
Christian: 78.2%
Full time students: 2%
Graduates 16-74: 16.2%
No Qualifications 16-74: 33.2%
Owner-Occupied: 76.6%
Social Housing: 16.1% (Council: 12.8%, Housing Ass.: 3.3%)
Privately Rented: 4.7%
Homes without central heating and/or private bathroom: 3.3%
53 Responses
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Small beer compared with the Tories in the most recent by-election in Weymouth & Portland. the victorious Tory candidate (former MP for the constituency) attributed his win, in a well-reported acceptance speech, entirely to his tactic of insisting that anyone seeking the parliamentary candidature should prove their commitment by campaigning in the ward, and bringing a team with them. On polling day, as he claimed to me, he had forty activists from London knocking up.
But of course, when the selection took place some couple of months later, none of these dedicated campaigners got a look in against the TV anchor man who is scion of a major local landowner, who had taken no part in the byelection because he was still a BBC employee.
So you will forgive me if I treat protestations from Tories (and Labour, who bring massive external resources to bear on their only Dorset seat) that local seats should be fought only by local campaigners, with the contempt they deserve.
January 12th, 2008 at 9:47 pmI presume therefore that at least in this area the BNP have a certain sophistication in their campaigning. They don’t just turn up ,insult a few foreigners and disappear again.
January 14th, 2008 at 2:38 pmThe myth that the BNP bused people in from all over is utter rubbish just 1 day for a few hours we had some help from up north total 7 people out of the 26 that were campaigning on that day. The campaign was locally run by Leicestershire BNP. We will take third spot in the next General Election as we continue to build roots in the area.
February 4th, 2008 at 2:59 pmThe PPC for the British National Party in Northwest Leicestershire is Ivan Hammonds
February 4th, 2008 at 3:01 pmRuislip Northwood
I wonder why the BNP aren’t included in the long list of parties on the extended profile, so that their supporters may indicate tehir support in the same way as I do for UKIP for example. Other fringe parties such as the Greens, Respect and even the MRLP are included, as are all the main parties in Northern Ireland despite the fact that northern Ireland seats are not included in this site.
February 4th, 2008 at 7:51 pmThe government would probably shut down this website if the BNP were included on the extended profile list.
February 4th, 2008 at 8:54 pmBeckenham
David Taylor MP is standing down
http://www.labourhome.org/story/2008/5/12/81258/0129
May 12th, 2008 at 12:25 pmDavid Taylor, like Chris Mullin, will be in his mid 60s in 2010.
How many other Labour MPs will be over 60 in 2010?
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