Election 97

Uxbridge

Current MP Michael Shersby
Conservative 97 18,095
Labour 97 17,371
LibDem 97 4,528
Nationalist 97 0
Other 97 398
Elected party
Uxbridge

Robert Waller wrote
Old constituency Uxbridge
Conservative 92 25,467
Labour 92 13,099
LibDem 92 5,663
Nationalist 92 0
Other 92 928
Elected party Conservative

Although the upwardly mobile West London suburb of Uxbridge seems solidly Tory country now, it was once a Tory-Labour marginal, held by Labour from 1945-59 and 1966-70. But Uxbridge rapidly increased its owner-occupation ratio during the 1980s to 70 per cent, and has a relatively small percentage of non-white residents. Such seats moved rapidly away from Labour during the 1980s. Although New Labour may succeed in cutting incumbent MP Michael Shersby's majority, they face a mountainous task here, although boundary changes make their life slightly easier.


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