Election 97

Warwick and Leamington

Current MP Sir Dudley Smith
Conservative 97 23,349
Labour 97 26,747
LibDem 97 7,133
Nationalist 97 0
Other 97 1,378
Elected party
Warwick and Leamington

Robert Waller wrote
Old constituency Warwick and Leamington
Conservative 92 31,028
Labour 92 19,564
LibDem 92 10,729
Nationalist 92 0
Other 92 1,303
Elected party Conservative

At first sight, Warwick and Leamington looks like an archetypal Tory safe seat. It voted in Sir Anthony Eden for 34 years, and Labour has never won the seat. But, in 1983, the solidly Conservative town of Kenilworth was removed in boundary changes, lopping at least 6,000 votes from the Tory majority. So, for the first time, Labour could be within sight of victory - operating out of their substantial power bases in the eponymous towns, they cut Sir Dudley Smith's majority to 9,000 in 1992. An admittedly large swing of 8 per cent would give them the constituency - who knows?


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