Chelsea and Fulham
Notional 2005 Results:
Conservative: 19786 (55.8%)
Labour: 9062 (25.5%)
Liberal Democrat: 4717 (13.3%)
Other: 1910 (5.4%)
Majority: 10725 (30.2%)
New seat: combines Chelsea from the old Kensington & Chelsea and Fulham from the old Hammersmith & Fulham seat into one new constituency, leaving stand alone Hammersmith and Kensington constituencues.
Profile: The combination of affluent Chelsea and the gentified Fulham should make Chelsea and Fulham an unassailable Conservative stronghold, perhaps at the expense of making both Hammersmith and Kensington more favourable to Labour.
Candidates:
img align=left border=1 src=”http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/images/port/hammersmith1.jpg” alt=”portrait”>Greg Hands (Conservative) born 1965 in New York to British parents. Educated at Dr Challoner`s Grammar School and Cambridge University. Former banker. Former Hammersmith & Fulham councillor and Conservative group leader. MP for Hammersmith & Fulham since 2005. Alex Hilton (Labour) born 1976. Author of `Recess Monkey` blog and founder of LabourHome. Redbridge councillor until 2006. Contested Canterbury 2005.
Dirk Hazell (Liberal Democrat) Chief Executive of the Environmental Services Association. Former Merton councillor for the Conservative party.
Julia Stephenson (Green) author and journalist. Contested Kensington and Chelsea 2001, 2005. Contested West Central 2004, 2008 London elections.
Tim Gittos (UKIP)
Brian McDonald (BNP)
George Roseman (English Democrat)
2001 Census Demographics
Total 2001 Population: 99749
Male: 47.1%
Female: 52.9%
Under 18: 16.6%
Over 60: 16.9%
Born outside UK: 35.6%
White: 84.8%
Black: 5.5%
Asian: 3.5%
Mixed: 3.1%
Other: 3.1%
Christian: 67.8%
Hindu: 0.8%
Jewish: 1.5%
Muslim: 5%
Full time students: 5.8%
Graduates 16-74: 49.8%
No Qualifications 16-74: 14.1%
Owner-Occupied: 48.7%
Social Housing: 24.4% (Council: 13.6%, Housing Ass.: 10.8%)
Privately Rented: 22.1%
Homes without central heating and/or private bathroom: 10.2%
Sorry, I thought I was on the Boot(le) thread….
so it should read…’will stand in Bootle’
Cons Hold= 13,000 maj
That would be ironic Ray. It was in Bootle where SDP were beaten by the OMRLP hastening the former’s departure from the national political scene.
Exactly, that’s why I wrote that Barnaby!
Jack Holmes, who later joined the Lib Dems. The old SDP did quite well in Richmond (Yorks) and saved their deposit in Neath after the split, as well. They still have councillors in Neath Port Talbot and also Bridlington, if memory serves.
I know Alan Hope of the OMRLP and also Bob Stanton and Chris Dowling – although haven’t seen Chris for years – he’s standing against Nick Griffin!