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| Established | June 09, 1983 |
| Disbanded | Still Active |
| Contributor | RP |
| Last Modified | RBH May 22, 2021 06:18pm |
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The seat is mainly urban but includes a couple of more rural wards to the south. The town was once known as a centre for millinery but few are employed in that industry now. The constituency is dominated by Luton airport, though its indigenous industry suffered a serious blow in 2002 with the closure of Vauxhall's car manufacturing plant which brought to an end almost a century of the company's association with the town, and led to the loss of almost 2,000 jobs. Luton lies just to the east of the M1 and with its proximity to the M25 has benefited from good communication links including rail services into London. Companies such as Whitbread Beer Company and Scholl Footwear have located head offices in developments on the outskirts of the town. The University of Luton has 9,000 full-time students. The seat also has a high proportion of Asian voters. Margaret Moran, a Londoner, won Luton South in 1997 having been a Lewisham councillor since 1984 and leader of Lewisham council from 1993-95. She has been a high-profile backbencher and strong local activist, traits that helped her to increase her majority against the national trend to 25.8% in 2001.
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