Yeovil
2010 Results:
Conservative: 18807 (32.9%)
Labour: 2991 (5.23%)
Liberal Democrat: 31843 (55.71%)
BNP: 1162 (2.03%)
UKIP: 2357 (4.12%)
Majority: 13036 (22.81%)
Notional 2005 Results:
Liberal Democrat: 25625 (52.5%)
Conservative: 16212 (33.2%)
Labour: 5132 (10.5%)
Other: 1832 (3.8%)
Majority: 9413 (19.3%)
Actual 2005 result
Conservative: 17096 (34.3%)
Labour: 5256 (10.5%)
Liberal Democrat: 25658 (51.4%)
UKIP: 1903 (3.8%)
Majority: 8562 (17.2%)
2001 Result
Conservative: 17338 (36%)
Labour: 7077 (14.7%)
Liberal Democrat: 21266 (44.2%)
UKIP: 1131 (2.3%)
Green: 786 (1.6%)
Other: 534 (1.1%)
Majority: 3928 (8.2%)
1997 Result
Conservative: 14946 (27.7%)
Labour: 8053 (14.9%)
Liberal Democrat: 26349 (48.7%)
Referendum: 3574 (6.6%)
Other: 1131 (2.1%)
Majority: 11403 (21.1%)
Boundary changes:
Profile:
Current MP: David Laws(Liberal Democrat) (more information at They work for you)
Kevin Davis (Conservative) born Kingston. Chief Executive of a national disability charity. Former leader of Kingston council. Contested Kingston and Surbiton in 2005. Lee Skevington (Labour) David Laws(Liberal Democrat) (more information at They work for you)Nigel Pearson (UKIP)Robert Baehr (BNP)2001 Census Demographics
Total 2001 Population: 99352
Male: 48.9%
Female: 51.1%
Under 18: 22%
Over 60: 24.4%
Born outside UK: 3.5%
White: 98.8%
Black: 0.2%
Asian: 0.3%
Mixed: 0.5%
Other: 0.3%
Christian: 77.5%
Full time students: 1.6%
Graduates 16-74: 15.4%
No Qualifications 16-74: 27.4%
Owner-Occupied: 73.8%
Social Housing: 15.1% (Council: 6.3%, Housing Ass.: 8.7%)
Privately Rented: 6.8%
Homes without central heating and/or private bathroom: 10.6%
David Laws must be an absolute genius. The ability to convert criticisms for dishonest expense claims into assaults on his sexuality is remarkable
I couldn’t agree more. Also, the fulsome tributes to someone who’d been office 2 weeks beggared belief.