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  UK Parliament - Reigate
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Parents > United Kingdom > England > South East > South East > Reigate
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 ModifiedImperator May 14, 2010 07:23pm
Data Sources[Link]
Description BBC Profile:
Conservatives have represented this constituency since 1945; the current incumbent, Crispin Blunt, is a former army officer. 1997 saw him elected with a 7,741 majority. In the 2001 general election he went on to increase his majority to 8,025 votes, and again in 2005 to 10,988.

At the election, the seat gains the Preston ward from the Epsom and Ewell constituency. 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.

The seat has excellent transport links to London, Brighton and the south coast. The M25 and M23 cross the borough and Gatwick airport is on the doorstep; good rail links make commuting to London easy.

Reigate is situated at the foot of Colley Hill and Reigate Hill on the North Downs in Surrey. It is a market town, with a long and distinguished history, once used as a stopover for travellers on the Pilgrims Way. Pleasant countryside, and a number of pretty rural villages surround the town itself.

The main employers in the area are Legal and General, Fidelity, Watson Wyatt, First National Finance, and the office headquarters of Pfizer, the research-based global pharmaceutical company, which employs around 800 people.

Rallings & Thrasher Notional:
C 21,198 (48.56%)
LD 10,105 (23.15%)
Lab 9,388 (21.51%)
UKIP 1,952 (4.47%)
Others 1,008 (2.31%)
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyConservative Won05/05/2005
NameCrispin Blunt Votes20,884 (49.02%)
Term05/17/2005 - 05/17/2010 Margin10,988 (+25.79%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyConservative Won05/07/2015
NameCrispin Blunt Votes29,151 (56.77%)
Term05/08/2015 - 06/08/2017 Margin22,334 (+43.49%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
02/12/2010 05/06/2010
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Crispin Blunt 1 --1 2
Leaning Call: Crispin Blunt (100.00%)
Weighted Call: Crispin Blunt (100.00%)

CANDIDATES
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Name (I) MP Crispin Blunt Jane Kulka Robert Hull Joe Fox Keith Brown Jonathan Essex  
PartyConservative Liberal Democrats Labour UK Independence British National Green  
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Certified Votes 26,688 (53.40%) 13,097 (26.21%) 5,672 (11.35%) 2,089 (4.18%) 1,345 (2.69%) 1,087 (2.18%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -13,591 (-27.19%) -21,016 (-42.05%) -24,599 (-49.22%) -25,343 (-50.71%) -25,601 (-51.22%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--  
Website [Website]  
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