Election 97

Leigh


Result 97 gain
from Labour
Current MP 97 Lawrence Cunliffe
Majority 0 ( 0.0%)
Conservative 97 7,156 (15.6%)
Labour 97 31,652 (68.9%)
LibDem 97 5,163 (11.2%)
Nationalist 97 0 ( 0.0%)
Other 97 1,949 ( 4.2%)
Elected party 97
Electorate 97 69,908
Turnout 97 45,920 (65.7%)



1992 MP Lawrence Cunliffe
Old constituency name Leigh
Majority 92 16,855 (32.0%)
Conservative 92 14,341 (27.3%)
Labour 92 31,196 (59.3%)
LibDem 92 6,539 (12.4%)
Nationalist 92 0 ( 0.0%)
Other 92 525 ( 1.0%)
Elected party 92 Labour
Electorate 92 70,188
Turnout 92 52,601 (74.9%)
Leigh



Tory change -11.7%
Labour change +9.6%
Lib Dem change -1.2%
Nationalist change +0.0%
Other change +3.2%
Electorate change -0.4%
Turnout Change -9.3%
Robert Waller wrote

Located between Manchester and Liverpool on the former Lancashire coalfield, the Leigh constituency retains its traditional loyalty to Labour. There are more modern private estates, where Labour's grip is not totally secure, as well as the more traditional communities, but overall Labour has no worries here.


Super Profiles

611 1.54 9.03 17
1,953 4.93 11.17 44
6,510 16.44 11.25 146
7,220 18.23 14.70 124
0 0.00 10.45 0
159 0.40 2.81 14
2,965 7.49 8.01 93
10,121 25.56 15.25 168
6,937 17.52 7.13 246
2,930 7.40 10.17 73