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  UK Parliament - Stretford & Urmston
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Parents > United Kingdom > England > North West > North West > Stretford & Urmston
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 14, 2010 04:46pm
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BBC Profile:
This is a relatively new constituency, first contested in 1997, and was created from the former constituencies of Stretford and Davyhulme, the latter having been represented by Winston Churchill, the grandson of the wartime leader.

In 1997 a swing of nearly 10% to Labour gave their candidate Beverley Hughes the seat. There was a further 2.5% swing in 2001, but Hughes' majority was reduced at the 2005 general election. However, she still polled over 50% of the vote and with a 20% margin. Hughes is stepping down at this election

At this election, boundary changes are minimal. Bucklow-St Martins ward, which the seat previously shared with Altrincham and Sale West, is now entirely within the seat's boundaries. 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.

A south-west suburb of Manchester, Stretford and Urmston is industrial as well as residential in character.

The divisions in the constituency are exemplified by its being both the home of the more working-class game of football at Manchester United, and the more genteel pursuit of cricket at Lancashire county cricket club, both of which have grounds in the constituency.

Stretford and Urmston is also the location for the Trafford centre, a retail shopping centre and regional sports complex. The Trafford centre is in the Trafford business park area, which was once the world's largest manufacturing park. It

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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyLabour Won05/05/2005
NameBeverley Hughes Votes19,417 (50.96%)
Term05/17/2005 - 05/17/2010 Margin7,851 (+20.61%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyLabour Won05/07/2015
NameKate Green Votes24,601 (53.04%)
Term05/08/2015 - 06/08/2017 Margin11,685 (+25.19%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
03/12/2010 05/06/2010
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Kate Green 2 1 ----
Leaning Call: Kate Green (100.00%)
Weighted Call: Kate Green (100.00%)

CANDIDATES
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Name Kate Green Alex Williams Stephen Cooke David Owen Margaret Westbrook Samuel Jacob  
PartyLabour Conservative Liberal Democrats UK Independence Green Christian  
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Uncertified Votes 21,821 (48.59%) 12,886 (28.69%) 7,601 (16.93%) 1,508 (3.36%) 916 (2.04%) 178 (0.40%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -8,935 (-19.90%) -14,220 (-31.66%) -20,313 (-45.23%) -20,905 (-46.55%) -21,643 (-48.19%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--  
Website [Website] [Website] [Website]  
Entry Date 00/00/2010 00/00/2010 00/00/2010 -- 00/00/2010 --  
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