Election 97

Halton


Result 97 gain
from Labour
Current MP 97 Gordon Oakes
Majority 0 ( 0.0%)
Conservative 97 7,847 (17.7%)
Labour 97 31,497 (70.9%)
LibDem 97 3,263 ( 7.3%)
Nationalist 97 0 ( 0.0%)
Other 97 1,832 ( 4.1%)
Elected party 97
Electorate 97 64,987
Turnout 97 44,439 (68.4%)



1992 MP Gordon Oakes
Old constituency name Halton
Majority 92 14,937 (29.3%)
Conservative 92 15,426 (30.3%)
Labour 92 30,363 (59.6%)
LibDem 92 4,499 ( 8.8%)
Nationalist 92 0 ( 0.0%)
Other 92 637 ( 1.3%)
Elected party 92 Labour
Electorate 92 66,187
Turnout 92 50,925 (76.9%)
Halton



Tory change -12.6%
Labour change +11.3%
Lib Dem change -1.5%
Nationalist change +0.0%
Other change +2.9%
Electorate change -1.8%
Turnout Change -8.6%
Robert Waller wrote

The heavy industrial towns of Widnes and Runcorn, the latter of which also includes much 'New Town' overspill housing, combine to create the parliamentary constituency of Halton. This is the safest Labour seat in Cheshire. Straddling the upper reaches of the Mersey estuary, there are few areas of Conservative strength here, and Labour should hold the seat easily.


Super Profiles

1,259 3.64 9.03 40
1,110 3.21 11.17 29
3,515 10.18 11.25 90
7,327 21.21 14.70 144
323 0.94 10.45 9
0 0.00 2.81 0
759 2.20 8.01 27
9,087 26.31 15.25 173
5,038 14.59 7.13 205
5,997 17.36 10.17 171