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  UK Parliament - Somerset North
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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 ModifiedRalphie May 14, 2010 06:56pm
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Description
BBC Profile:
The electoral history of this constituency is a short one. As Woodspring, it only came into existence in 1983 and has been represented by just two MPs, both of them Conservatives.

When the seat was created the sitting MP for North Somerset Sir Paul Dean chose to contest the new constituency (four-fifths of which had been drawn from his old one). He represented Woodspring with large majorities until he retired in 1992. Sir Paul's successor was Dr Liam Fox, who remains the incumbent Tory MP. Dr Fox retained the seat in 2005 with a reduced majority of 6,016.

The seat, now renamed North Somerset, is geographically the larger of the two parliamentary constituencies of the North Somerset Unitary Authority - the smaller being Weston-Super-Mare.

Situated between Bristol and Weston-Super-Mare, it is home to many commuters working in the two urban centres.

Its largest town, Clevedon, is a Victorian resort with 23,000 inhabitants. It is primarily a residential town for commuters to Bristol, but attracts a significant number of tourists too.

To the north, Portishead is only slightly smaller and has a more industrial history. A coal-operated power station was built along its docks and for 50 years the frequent arrival of ships bearing coal sustained the relatively small marina. The power station closed in 1980, and the docks are now the site of a major redevelopment.

Nailsea is a former coal-mining centre that became famous for its glass in the 18th and 1

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NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyConservative Won05/07/2015
NameLiam Fox Votes31,540 (53.51%)
Term05/08/2015 - 06/08/2017 Margin23,099 (+39.19%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
03/04/2010 05/06/2010
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Liam Fox 1 1 2 --
Leaning Call: Liam Fox (100.00%)
Weighted Call: Liam Fox (100.00%)

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Name (I) MP Liam Fox Brian Mathew Steven Parry-Hearn Susan Taylor  
PartyConservative Liberal Democrats Labour UK Independence  
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Uncertified Votes 28,549 (49.27%) 20,687 (35.70%) 6,448 (11.13%) 2,257 (3.90%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -7,862 (-13.57%) -22,101 (-38.14%) -26,292 (-45.38%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $--  
Website [Website]  
Entry Date 00/00/2010 00/00/2010 00/00/2010 --  
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