Preston
2010 Results:
Conservative: 7060 (21.72%)
Labour: 15668 (48.2%)
Liberal Democrat: 7935 (24.41%)
UKIP: 1462 (4.5%)
Christian: 272 (0.84%)
Independent: 108 (0.33%)
Majority: 7733 (23.79%)
Notional 2005 Results:
Labour: 14767 (51.3%)
Conservative: 6306 (21.9%)
Liberal Democrat: 4964 (17.2%)
Other: 2772 (9.6%)
Majority: 8461 (29.4%)
Actual 2005 result
Conservative: 7803 (22.9%)
Labour: 17210 (50.5%)
Liberal Democrat: 5701 (16.7%)
UKIP: 1049 (3.1%)
Other: 2318 (6.8%)
Majority: 9407 (27.6%)
2001 Result
Conservative: 8272 (23%)
Labour: 20540 (57%)
Liberal Democrat: 4746 (13.2%)
Green: 1019 (2.8%)
Other: 1464 (4.1%)
Majority: 12268 (34%)
1997 Result
Conservative: 10540 (21.9%)
Labour: 29220 (60.8%)
Liberal Democrat: 7045 (14.7%)
Referendum: 924 (1.9%)
Other: 345 (0.7%)
Majority: 18680 (38.9%)
Boundary changes:
Profile:
Current MP: Mark Hendrick(Labour) (more information at They work for you)
Nerissa Warner-O`Neill (Conservative) born 1977, The Hague. Educated at Durham University. Solicitor. Waverley councillor since 2007.Mark Hendrick(Labour) (more information at They work for you)Mark Jewell (Liberal Democrat) Educated at Thames Polytechnic. Preston councillor. Project manager in the aerospace industry.Richard Muirhead (UKIP)George Ambroze (Christian Party) Krishnamurta Tayya (Independent)2001 Census Demographics
Total 2001 Population: 84661
Male: 48.9%
Female: 51.1%
Under 18: 24%
Over 60: 17.8%
Born outside UK: 10.8%
White: 81.2%
Black: 1.2%
Asian: 15.3%
Mixed: 1.6%
Other: 0.7%
Christian: 65.7%
Hindu: 3.1%
Muslim: 11.2%
Sikh: 0.6%
Full time students: 10%
Graduates 16-74: 14.3%
No Qualifications 16-74: 36.4%
Owner-Occupied: 60.2%
Social Housing: 26% (Council: 15.8%, Housing Ass.: 10.2%)
Privately Rented: 10%
Homes without central heating and/or private bathroom: 20.3%
