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  UK Parliament - Surrey South West
RACE DETAILS
Parents > United Kingdom > England > South East > South East > Surrey South West
OfficeParliament
HonorificMember of Parliament - Abbr: MP
Type General Election
Filing Deadline 00, 0000 - 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 14, 2010 04:10pm
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Description
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Formerly held by Virginia Bottomley (Health Secretary in John Major's government), this seat and its predecessor has elected only Conservative MPs since World War II. 1997 saw the Conservative majority fall from 14,975 to 2,694, and then down to just 861 votes in 2001.

Mrs Bottomley stood down in 2005 and the Conservatives selected local man Jeremy Hunt as her replacement, who won the seat and built the majority to 5,711.

At the election, the seat gains the part-ward of Bramley, Busbridge and Hascombe from Guildford, in exchange for the part-ward of Alford, Cranleigh Rural and Ellen's Green. 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.

Lying on the Sussex and Hampshire borders, South West Surrey combines open countryside and residential areas. The main towns are Farnham, Godalming and Haslemere, set in woodland and fields; local landmarks include the Devil's Punchbowl and Frensham Ponds.

Farnham is the largest town and has a population of around 37,000. It is an historic and architecturally important old market town with a conservation area covering the town centre.

Historically, the main industries in the area were paper, leather, wool and cloth. However, it is now a base for commuters to London. Key employment sectors are finance services, distribution, hospitality, public administration, education and health.

Rallings & Thrasher Notional:
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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyConservative Won05/05/2005
NameJeremy Hunt Votes26,420 (50.41%)
Term05/17/2005 - 05/17/2010 Margin5,711 (+10.90%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyConservative Won05/07/2015
NameJeremy Hunt Votes34,199 (59.87%)
Term05/08/2015 - 06/08/2017 Margin28,556 (+49.99%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
03/18/2010 05/06/2010
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Jeremy Hunt 1 2 --1
Leaning Call: Jeremy Hunt (100.00%)
Weighted Call: Jeremy Hunt (100.00%)

CANDIDATES
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Name (I) MP Jeremy Hunt Mike Simpson Richard Mollet Roger Meekins Cherry Allan Helen Hamilton Luke Leighton
PartyConservative Liberal Democrats Labour UK Independence Green British National Pirate Party UK
Campaign Logo
Uncertified Votes 33,605 (58.69%) 17,287 (30.19%) 3,419 (5.97%) 1,486 (2.60%) 690 (1.21%) 644 (1.13%) 94 (0.16%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -16,318 (-28.50%) -30,186 (-52.72%) -32,119 (-56.09%) -32,915 (-57.48%) -32,961 (-57.56%) -33,511 (-58.53%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--
Website [Website] [Website]
Entry Date 00/00/2010 00/00/2010 00/00/2010 -- -- -- 00/00/2010
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IndP 6921
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Name Arthur Price  
PartyIndependent  
Campaign Logo  
Uncertified Votes 34 (0.06%)  
Margin-33,571 (-58.63%)  
Predict Avg.0.00%  
Cash On Hand $--  
Website  
Entry Date --  
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