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  UK Parliament - New Forest West
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Parents > United Kingdom > England > South East > South East > New Forest West
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 ModifiedImperator 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%)
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyConservative Won05/05/2005
NameDesmond Swayne Votes26,004 (56.45%)
Term05/17/2005 - 05/17/2010 Margin17,285 (+37.52%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyConservative Won05/07/2015
NameDesmond Swayne Votes28,420 (59.95%)
Term05/08/2015 - 06/08/2017 Margin20,604 (+43.46%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
02/12/2010 05/06/2010
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Desmond Swayne ------3
Leaning Call: Desmond Swayne (100.00%)
Weighted Call: Desmond Swayne (100.00%)

CANDIDATES
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Name (I) MP Desmond Swayne Michael "Mike" Plummer Janice Hurne Martin Lyon Janet Richards  
PartyConservative Liberal Democrats Labour UK Independence Green  
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Certified Votes 27,980 (58.82%) 11,084 (23.30%) 4,666 (9.81%) 2,783 (5.85%) 1,059 (2.23%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -16,896 (-35.52%) -23,314 (-49.01%) -25,197 (-52.97%) -26,921 (-56.59%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $--  
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