BBC Profile:
In 1997 Ray Whitney won the seat for the Conservatives with a reduced majority of 2,370 votes, with Labour second.
In 2001 Whitney retired and former Daily Telegraph columnist Paul Goodman won the 2001 election with a swing of 1.3% from Labour. In 2005 he retained the seat with a majority of 15.9%.
Boundary changes mean that the seat gains the part-ward of Hambleden Valley from Aylesbury; Hazlemere North and Hazlemere South from Chesham and Amersham; and Tylers Green and Loudwater from Beaconsfield. It loses its part of Greater Hughenden ward to Aylesbury, and Marlow North and West and Marlow South East to Beaconsfield. 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 Buckinghamshire constituency is a combination of urban and rural, with around half the seat in the town of High Wycombe, and the rest consisting of the small affluent villages around the Chiltern Hills.
There is a good deal of light industry in Wycombe, and the industrial estate in Cressex is a key employer. Many local people also work at Air Flow Developments, John Lewis, Wycombe Hospital and the district council. There is also a substantial commuter population.
Wycombe is one of the few areas in the country to retain grammar schools and the 11-plus selection exam and there is always a scramble for places.
Wycombe Hospital until recently offered comprehensive services after a large
[More...]BBC Profile:
In 1997 Ray Whitney won the seat for the Conservatives with a reduced majority of 2,370 votes, with Labour second.
In 2001 Whitney retired and former Daily Telegraph columnist Paul Goodman won the 2001 election with a swing of 1.3% from Labour. In 2005 he retained the seat with a majority of 15.9%.
Boundary changes mean that the seat gains the part-ward of Hambleden Valley from Aylesbury; Hazlemere North and Hazlemere South from Chesham and Amersham; and Tylers Green and Loudwater from Beaconsfield. It loses its part of Greater Hughenden ward to Aylesbury, and Marlow North and West and Marlow South East to Beaconsfield. 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 Buckinghamshire constituency is a combination of urban and rural, with around half the seat in the town of High Wycombe, and the rest consisting of the small affluent villages around the Chiltern Hills.
There is a good deal of light industry in Wycombe, and the industrial estate in Cressex is a key employer. Many local people also work at Air Flow Developments, John Lewis, Wycombe Hospital and the district council. There is also a substantial commuter population.
Wycombe is one of the few areas in the country to retain grammar schools and the 11-plus selection exam and there is always a scramble for places.
Wycombe Hospital until recently offered comprehensive services after a large private finance initiative expansion, but has experienced cuts in A&E and maternity services.
Rallings & Thrasher Notional:
C 20,831 (47.40%)
Lab 13,234 (30.11%)
LD 7,865 (17.90%)
UKIP 1,714 (3.90%)
Others 301 (0.68%)
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23,423 (48.65%)