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  UK Parliament - Warwick & Leamington
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Parents > United Kingdom > England > West Midlands > West Midlands > Warwick & Leamington
OfficeParliament
HonorificMember of Parliament - Abbr: MP
Type General Election
Filing Deadline April 20, 2010 - 06:00pm Central
Polls Open May 06, 2010 - 01:00am Central
Polls Close May 06, 2010 - 04:00pm Central
Term Start May 17, 2010 - 12:00pm
Term End May 17, 2015 - 12:00pm
ContributorRalphie
Last ModifiedRalphie May 09, 2010 11:40am
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Description
BBC Profile:
The Conservatives held the seat from 1945 to 1997. Former MPs include the former prime minister Sir Anthony Eden. Current MP James Plaskitt won the seat for Labour in 1997. His majority at the 2005 general election was 266 votes.

Boundary changes mean the new seat will remain much the same. To find out what might have happened had this boundary change been in force at the last election, see a notional - or estimated - result below.

The Warwick and Leamington constituency is situated to the south east of Birmingham and includes the towns of Warwick and Leamington Spa, as well as surrounding villages.

The constituency dates back to 1885 when it replaced the earlier Warwickshire seat, since when it has contracted to become a more urban seat, dominated by the two towns that give it its name.

On the whole Warwick and Leamington is a prosperous constituency.

Leamington has benefited from the presence of saline springs in the area. Their discovery transformed what was then a small village to a popular resort with both tourists and convalescents wishing to take the waters.

Light industry later eclipsed tourism as the towns mainstay with transport and communications being the two prominent industries. Warwick still preserves its medieval core, surrounded by the open spaces of the common and racecourse, the grounds of the Priory, St Nicholas Meadow and the river Avon.

Currently companies such as Conoco, Volvo Trucks, IBM and Calor Gas all have a prese

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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyLabour Won05/05/2005
NameJames Plaskitt Votes22,238 (40.59%)
Term05/17/2005 - 05/17/2010 Margin266 (+0.49%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyConservative Won05/07/2015
NameChris White Votes24,249 (47.94%)
Term05/08/2015 - 06/08/2017 Margin6,606 (+13.06%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
03/19/2010 05/06/2010
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Chris White 1 1 ----
Leaning Call: Chris White (100.00%)
Weighted Call: Chris White (100.00%)

CANDIDATES
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Name Chris White (I) MP James Plaskitt Alan Beddow Christopher Lenton Ian Davison Jim Cullinane  
PartyConservative Labour Liberal Democrats UK Independence Green Independent  
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Uncertified Votes 20,876 (42.58%) 17,363 (35.41%) 8,977 (18.31%) 926 (1.89%) 693 (1.41%) 197 (0.40%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -3,513 (-7.16%) -11,899 (-24.27%) -19,950 (-40.69%) -20,183 (-41.16%) -20,679 (-42.17%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--  
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