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  UK Parliament - Stalybridge & Hyde
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Parents > United Kingdom > England > North West > North West > Stalybridge & Hyde
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 04:58pm
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BBC Profile:
Labour has held the constituency of Stalybridge and Hyde since 1945 lthough in 1955 the Conservatives got within 155 votes of winning it. Former Cabinet minister James Purnell has held the seat since 2001, securing an 8,348 majority in 2005. He is not contesting the seat in 2010.

At the election, boundary changes have moved the wards of Dukinfield Stalybridge and Hyde Newton, which were previously shared with Denton and Reddish, completely within the seat's boundaries. Likewise, Mossley and Stalybridge North wards are now also entirely in the seat, having been shared with Ashton-under-Lyne. 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 constituency of Stalybridge and Hyde lies on the eastern outskirts of Manchester, at the foot of the Pennines and includes some areas of moorland. This mainly residential seat is made up of a number of towns and villages that nestle along the Pennine belt, as well as the old towns of Hyde and Stalybridge.

The single biggest demographic group is that of blue-collar workers.

Despite the closures of mills over the years, the constituency has retained one of the highest rates of manufacturing employment in the North West.

Millions of pounds of private and public sector money has been spent on the regeneration of Stalybridge town centre with the primary aim of making it a more desirable place to live. Improvements includ

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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyLabour Won05/05/2005
NameJames Purnell Votes17,535 (49.65%)
Term05/17/2005 - 05/17/2010 Margin8,348 (+23.64%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyLabour Won05/07/2015
NameJonathan Reynolds Votes18,447 (44.96%)
Term05/08/2015 - 06/08/2017 Margin6,686 (+16.29%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
03/12/2010 05/06/2010
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Jonathan Reynolds 1 1 ----
Leaning Call: Jonathan Reynolds (100.00%)
Weighted Call: Jonathan Reynolds (100.00%)

CANDIDATES
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Name Jonathan Reynolds Rob Adlard John Potter Anthony Jones John Cooke Ruth Bergan  
PartyLabour Conservative Liberal Democrats British National UK Independence Green  
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Uncertified Votes 16,189 (39.60%) 13,445 (32.89%) 6,965 (17.04%) 2,259 (5.53%) 1,342 (3.28%) 679 (1.66%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -2,744 (-6.71%) -9,224 (-22.56%) -13,930 (-34.08%) -14,847 (-36.32%) -15,510 (-37.94%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--  
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Entry Date 00/00/2010 00/00/2010 00/00/2010 -- 00/00/2010 00/00/2010  
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