Election 97

Preston


Result 97 gain
from Labour
Current MP 97 Audrey Wise
Majority 0 ( 0.0%)
Conservative 97 10,540 (21.9%)
Labour 97 29,220 (60.8%)
LibDem 97 7,045 (14.7%)
Nationalist 97 0 ( 0.0%)
Other 97 1,269 ( 2.6%)
Elected party 97
Electorate 97 72,933
Turnout 97 48,074 (65.9%)



1992 MP Audrey Wise
Old constituency name Preston
Majority 92 11,466 (20.8%)
Conservative 92 17,876 (32.4%)
Labour 92 29,342 (53.1%)
LibDem 92 7,644 (13.8%)
Nationalist 92 0 ( 0.0%)
Other 92 376 ( 0.7%)
Elected party 92 Labour
Electorate 92 72,856
Turnout 92 55,238 (75.8%)
Preston



Tory change -10.4%
Labour change +7.7%
Lib Dem change +0.8%
Nationalist change +0.0%
Other change +2.0%
Electorate change +0.1%
Turnout Change -9.9%
Robert Waller wrote

The city of Preston, county town of Lancashire, is an old cotton town. There is a large Asian population within the town centre, old Victorian terraces, and council estates. The suburban elements of the constituency are not sufficient to challenge Labour's hold on the basis of current boundaries.


Super Profiles

142 0.31 9.03 3
1,404 3.08 11.17 28
3,928 8.61 11.25 77
6,480 14.20 14.70 97
7,636 16.74 10.45 160
0 0.00 2.81 0
6,555 14.37 8.01 179
5,629 12.34 15.25 81
4,395 9.63 7.13 135
9,418 20.64 10.17 203