Election 97

Don Valley


Result 97 gain
from Labour
Current MP 97 Martin Redmond
Majority 0 ( 0.0%)
Conservative 97 10,717 (24.6%)
Labour 97 25,376 (58.3%)
LibDem 97 4,238 ( 9.7%)
Nationalist 97 0 ( 0.0%)
Other 97 3,226 ( 7.4%)
Elected party 97
Electorate 97 65,643
Turnout 97 43,557 (66.4%)



1992 MP Martin Redmond
Old constituency name Don Valley
Majority 92 7,119 (13.8%)
Conservative 92 18,927 (36.8%)
Labour 92 26,046 (50.6%)
LibDem 92 5,718 (11.1%)
Nationalist 92 0 ( 0.0%)
Other 92 803 ( 1.6%)
Elected party 92 Labour
Electorate 92 65,391
Turnout 92 51,494 (78.7%)
Don Valley



Tory change -12.2%
Labour change +7.7%
Lib Dem change -1.4%
Nationalist change +0.0%
Other change +5.8%
Electorate change +0.4%
Turnout Change -12.4%
Robert Waller wrote

Don Valley, to the south and east of Doncaster, includes several traditional coalmining communities, but also some of Doncaster's more comfortable suburbs. However, the working-class traditions of the former predominate, and this redrawn constituency should remain safe for Labour.


Super Profiles

2,876 8.23 9.03 91
4,688 13.42 11.17 120
5,457 15.62 11.25 139
6,089 17.43 14.70 119
413 1.18 10.45 11
529 1.51 2.81 54
137 0.39 8.01 5
4,768 13.65 15.25 90
5,290 15.15 7.13 212
4,526 12.96 10.17 127