York Central
Notional 2005 Results:
Labour: 19410 (49.2%)
Conservative: 9292 (23.5%)
Liberal Democrat: 7957 (20.1%)
Other: 2832 (7.2%)
Majority: 10118 (25.6%)
Actual 2005 result
Conservative: 11364 (24.4%)
Labour: 21836 (46.9%)
Liberal Democrat: 10166 (21.8%)
Green: 2113 (4.5%)
UKIP: 832 (1.8%)
Other: 286 (0.6%)
Majority: 10472 (22.5%)
2001 Result
Conservative: 11293 (23.5%)
Labour: 25072 (52.3%)
Liberal Democrat: 8519 (17.8%)
UKIP: 576 (1.2%)
Green: 1465 (3.1%)
Other: 1055 (2.2%)
Majority: 13779 (28.7%)
1997 Result
Conservative: 14433 (24.7%)
Labour: 34956 (59.9%)
Liberal Democrat: 6537 (11.2%)
Referendum: 1083 (1.9%)
Other: 1336 (2.3%)
Majority: 20523 (35.2%)
Boundary changes: the unitary authority of York was reviewed separately at the review and given two seats. Rather than an East/West or North/South split York has been divided into inner and outer parts, resulting in an unusual `doughnut-shaped` seat that entirely surrounds this seat.
Profile:
Outgoing MP: Hugh Bayley(Labour) (more information at They work for you)
Candidates: Susan Wade Weeks (Conservative) born 1957. Educated at Cheltenham Ladies College, University de Lille and St Andrews University. Freelance copywriter in advertising. Former Chichester councillor. Hugh Bayley(Labour) (more information at They work for you)Christian Vassie (Liberal Democrat) born 1958. Educated at Archbishop Holgate`s Grammar and SOAS. Film and television music composer. York councillor since 2003.Andy Chase (Green) Charity administrator.Paul Abbott (UKIP)Jeff Kelly (BNP)
2001 Census Demographics
Total 2001 Population: 90603
Male: 48%
Female: 52%
Under 18: 19.6%
Over 60: 20%
Born outside UK: 5.5%
White: 97.7%
Black: 0.2%
Asian: 0.9%
Mixed: 0.8%
Other: 0.5%
Christian: 70.2%
Muslim: 0.7%
Full time students: 9.7%
Graduates 16-74: 23.9%
No Qualifications 16-74: 26.5%
Owner-Occupied: 62.4%
Social Housing: 21% (Council: 17.1%, Housing Ass.: 3.9%)
Privately Rented: 13.2%
Homes without central heating and/or private bathroom: 12%
Interesting to note that York has been described as both “surprisingly working class” (by ASC) and “surprisingly middle class” (by seal pup) on this thread! I think both are probably true depending on what part of town you’re in.
I recall the contrasting photos in the 1992 election report, presenting this as a gentile town and also a working class railway/ industrial town.
Update from York Central: small vox pop polls held regularly inthe seat suggest a small but enthusiastic Conservative lead. Poll numbers are small (around 200 a time) so not reliable, but are taken from sites around the constituency: our results match calculations from Euro results which when rebalanced still showed a small C lead in York Central.
Question: Gordon Brown or David Cameron for PM.
Anecdotal evidence, again a small sample: at a roadside stall we asked motorists in Fishergate to ‘Honk if you vote Blue’. 105 honks in 60 minutes: interestingly taxi drivers and bus drivers and small business vans especially enthusiastic.
If anyone on this site is in a position to conduct a valid impartial poll (2,000+) in York Central I would be delighted to hear from you.
http://www.susanwadeweeks.co.uk
Susan’s method polling seems HIGHLY unscientific to me!
Self selectig ‘panal’
No way of voting, or conting the votes, for any other party
“I recall the contrasting photos in the 1992 election report, presenting this as a gentile town”
Given that in 2001 the whole of the city of York area had fewer than 200 Jews out of a total population of 180,000 this would seem to be a fair description. Of course York was notorious as the site of one of the 12th Century massacres of Jews
Susan. Is “blue” the colours of the local Football team?
York City do ear some blue, but their predominant colour is red