Election 97

Wrexham

Current MP John Marek
Conservative 97 8,688
Labour 97 20,450
LibDem 97 4,833
Nationalist 97 1,170
Other 97 86
Elected party
Wrexham

Robert Waller wrote
Old constituency Wrexham
Conservative 92 13,101
Labour 92 20,191
LibDem 92 6,054
Nationalist 92 1,075
Other 92 0
Elected party Labour

Once the mining capital of North Wales, Wrexham is no longer dependent on mineral extraction and economic diversification has created something of a local boom - unemployment is now below the Welsh average. It was once a Labour stronghold, but lost some of its area in 1983 to the then new Clwyd South West constituency. This, coupled with the defection of local MP Tom Ellis to the SDP, reduced new member John Marek's majority to 424 votes in 1983 - but then that was a disastrous year for Labour anyway. Labour has bounced back since then - the majority in 1992 was 6,716, and it is unlikely that Marek will face a close contest this time.


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