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UK Parliament - New Forest West
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Office | Parliament |
Honorific | Member 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 |
Contributor | Ralphie |
Last Modified | Imperator May 14, 2010 06:43pm |
Data Sources | [Link] |
Description |
BBC Profile:
Conservative Desmond Swayne survived the national Labour victory of 1997, and has increased his majority in the two general elections since, winning with a majority of 17,285 in 2005, 56% of the vote.
At the election, the seat loses part of the Boldre and Sway ward to New Forest East. 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.
This seat contains the more affluent and populous areas of the Forest, in the towns of Lymington, Ringwood and New Milton. Forestry, farming and market gardening are prominent in much of the seat, with many market towns and villages scattered through the area.
The Forest itself, established as a hunting ground by William the Conqueror in 1079, dominates the constituency both geographically and economically, drawing around seven million tourists every year and providing employment opportunities.
Farming and market gardening continue as the mainstays of the rural economy, and there is a fair amount of light industry, especially manufacturing and engineering.
Rallings & Thrasher Notional:
C 24,646 (55.91%)
LD 8,463 (19.20%)
Lab 7,295 (16.55%)
UKIP 1,839 (4.17%)
Green 1,837 (4.17%)
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