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  UK Parliament - Eastleigh
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Parents > United Kingdom > England > South East > South East > Eastleigh
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 February 05, 2013 - 12:00pm
ContributorRalphie
Last ModifiedKarma Policeman February 05, 2013 08:58am
Data Sources[Link]
Description Term end due to resignation after pleading guilty to "perverting the course of justice".

BBC Profile:
Eastleigh was created in 1955 and represented by the Conservatives until the incumbent, Stephen Milligan, died in 1994. In the resulting by-election the Conservative majority of 17,702 became a Liberal Democrat lead of 9,239 for the new MP, David Chidgey.

In 1997 Chidgey was re-elected in 2001 with an improved share of the vote. Chidgey stood down in 2005 and the party selected the economist, journalist and former MEP Chris Huhne to replace him. He retained the seat by 568 votes.

At the election, the sole boundary change here is the loss of part of the Chandler's Ford West ward to Winchester. 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.

Eastleigh is an old industrial Hampshire town. It has a working-class base and many of its residents commute into neighbouring Southampton.

Historically, it was home to a rail works and a Pirelli factory, but most of the old industry is gone or going. The Pirelli factory has now been converted to flats. The constituency is also home to numerous wealthy villages along the Solent and river Itchen.

As a satellite of Southampton, Eastleigh tends to rely on the services provided by its larger neighbour.

Rallings & Thrasher Notional:
LD 18,313 (38.33%)
C 17,779 (37.21%)
Lab 10,069 (21.08%)
UKIP 1,615 (3.38%)
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyLiberal Democrats Won05/05/2005
NameChris Huhne Votes19,216 (38.61%)
Term05/17/2005 - 05/17/2010 Margin568 (+1.14%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyLiberal Democrats Won02/28/2013
NameMike Thornton Votes13,342 (32.06%)
Term03/01/2013 - 05/05/2015 Margin1,771 (+4.26%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
02/12/2010 05/06/2010
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Chris Huhne 2 1 ----
Leaning Call: Chris Huhne (100.00%)
Weighted Call: Chris Huhne (100.00%)

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Name (I) MP Chris Huhne Maria Hutchings Leo Barraclough Ray Finch Tony Stephen Pewsey David Stone Keith Low
PartyLiberal Democrats Conservative Labour UK Independence English Democrats Independent National Liberal
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Uncertified Votes 24,966 (46.54%) 21,102 (39.33%) 5,153 (9.61%) 1,933 (3.60%) 249 (0.46%) 154 (0.29%) 93 (0.17%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -3,864 (-7.20%) -19,813 (-36.93%) -23,033 (-42.93%) -24,717 (-46.07%) -24,812 (-46.25%) -24,873 (-46.36%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
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