Election 97

Pudsey


Result 97 gain
from Conservative
Current MP 97 Sir Giles Shaw (Retiring)
Majority 0 ( 0.0%)
Conservative 97 19,163 (36.3%)
Labour 97 25,370 (48.1%)
LibDem 97 7,375 (14.0%)
Nationalist 97 0 ( 0.0%)
Other 97 823 ( 1.6%)
Elected party 97
Electorate 97 70,922
Turnout 97 52,731 (74.4%)



1992 MP Sir Giles Shaw (Retiring)
Old constituency name Pudsey
Majority 92 8,372 (14.6%)
Conservative 92 25,067 (43.7%)
Labour 92 16,695 (29.1%)
LibDem 92 15,153 (26.4%)
Nationalist 92 0 ( 0.0%)
Other 92 466 ( 0.8%)
Elected party 92 Conservative
Electorate 92 72,078
Turnout 92 57,381 (79.6%)
Pudsey



Tory change -7.3%
Labour change +19.0%
Lib Dem change -12.4%
Nationalist change +0.0%
Other change +0.7%
Electorate change -1.6%
Turnout Change -5.3%
Robert Waller wrote

Pudsey, wedged between the West Yorkshire cities of Leeds and Bradford, has been an interesting constituency in recent elections and its boundaries remain unchanged. Although held by the Conservatives, both Labour and the Liberal Democrats, who do well in local elections, make a respectable showing. Pudsey has been a close three-way marginal before and, although the Conservatives will reasonably expect to win in 1997, almost any outcome is possible.


Super Profiles

3,258 8.23 9.03 91
3,515 8.88 11.17 79
6,571 16.59 11.25 148
10,489 26.49 14.70 180
1,262 3.19 10.45 31
0 0.00 2.81 0
2,740 6.92 8.01 86
8,282 20.91 15.25 137
1,428 3.61 7.13 51
1,557 3.93 10.17 39