Election 97

Ashfield

Current MP Geoff Hoon
Conservative 97 10,251
Labour 97 32,979
LibDem 97 4,882
Nationalist 97 0
Other 97 595
Elected party
Ashfield

Robert Waller wrote
Old constituency Ashfield
Conservative 92 19,015
Labour 92 31,978
LibDem 92 7,285
Nationalist 92 0
Other 92 0
Elected party Labour

The Conservatives actually won this former mining constituency in West Nottinghamshire in an exceptional 1977 by-election. However, this essentially remains safe Labour territory. The demographic profile may have been slowly drifting away from Labour as the area moves away from its former mining roots, but not sufficiently to challenge Labour's hold when normal circumstances prevail.


Super Profiles

373 0.94 9.03 10
993 2.51 11.17 22
3,557 8.98 11.25 80
6,688 16.88 14.70 115
0 0.00 10.45 0
50 0.13 2.81 4
2,012 5.08 8.01 63
16,506 41.65 15.25 273
7,272 18.35 7.13 257
1,974 4.98 10.17 49