Election 97

Luton North

Current MP David Senior
Conservative 97 16,234
Labour 97 25,860
LibDem 97 4,299
Nationalist 97 0
Other 97 939
Elected party
Luton North

Robert Waller wrote
Old constituency Luton North
Conservative 92 26,853
Labour 92 19,469
LibDem 92 5,311
Nationalist 92 0
Other 92 750
Elected party Conservative

John Carlisle, right-wing Conservative MP, holds the safer of the two Tory seats in Luton. There are estates of local authority housing in Luton North as well as areas of modern private family housing. However, the working population here is generally skilled and well-paid and more inclined to vote Conservative than less securely employed workers. It has been calculated that Labour would probably need a 7 per cent swing to win Luton North on its newly revised boundaries. If the Tories were to lose this seat, Labour would be doing very well nationally.


Super Profiles

615 1.71 9.03 19
2,417 6.71 11.17 60
4,474 12.42 11.25 110
8,746 24.28 14.70 165
6,666 18.51 10.45 177
0 0.00 2.81 0
635 1.76 8.01 22
5,493 15.25 15.25 100
4,038 11.21 7.13 157
2,742 7.61 10.17 75