Election 97

Walsall South

Current MP Bruce George
Conservative 97 13,712
Labour 97 25,024
LibDem 97 2,698
Nationalist 97 0
Other 97 144
Elected party
Walsall South

Robert Waller wrote
Old constituency Walsall South
Conservative 92 20,955
Labour 92 24,133
LibDem 92 4,132
Nationalist 92 0
Other 92 840
Elected party Labour

Unlike Walsall North, a homogeneous white working-class area, Walsall South is sharply divided. It has a non-white population of 20 per cent concentrated in three wards - unusually, these are not reliably Labour in local elections. On the other hand, the constituency contains some very solidly Conservative wards. But, even in the party's darkest days, Labour's tough campaigner Bruce George has managed to hang on, albeit with sometimes slim majorities. He should remain the favourite to retain this grudging seat.


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