Election 97

Poole

Current MP John Ward (Retiring)
Conservative 97 19,726
Labour 97 10,100
LibDem 97 14,428
Nationalist 97 0
Other 97 624
Elected party
Poole

Robert Waller wrote
Old constituency Poole
Conservative 92 27,768
Labour 92 5,880
LibDem 92 14,787
Nationalist 92 0
Other 92 1,950
Elected party Conservative

Traditionally a resort adjacent to Bournemouth, but a very substantial town in its own right, Poole's dynamic modern light industrial economy powered significant population growth during the 1980s. Although the Liberal Democrats do well in local government elections, this is a safe Conservative parliamentary seat.


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