Election 97

Salisbury


Result 97 gain
from Conservative
Current MP 97 Robert Key
Majority 0 ( 0.0%)
Conservative 97 25,012 (42.9%)
Labour 97 10,242 (17.6%)
LibDem 97 18,736 (32.2%)
Nationalist 97 0 ( 0.0%)
Other 97 4,249 ( 7.3%)
Elected party 97
Electorate 97 78,973
Turnout 97 58,239 (73.7%)



1992 MP Robert Key
Old constituency name Salisbury
Majority 92 8,973 (14.8%)
Conservative 92 31,546 (52.0%)
Labour 92 5,483 ( 9.0%)
LibDem 92 22,573 (37.2%)
Nationalist 92 0 ( 0.0%)
Other 92 1,052 ( 1.7%)
Elected party 92 Conservative
Electorate 92 76,194
Turnout 92 60,654 (79.6%)
Salisbury



Tory change -9.1%
Labour change +8.5%
Lib Dem change -5.0%
Nationalist change +0.0%
Other change +5.6%
Electorate change +3.6%
Turnout Change -5.9%
Robert Waller wrote

This ancient Wiltshire city is too small to have a seat of its own, and the constituency includes broad swathes of south Wiltshire. Stonehenge lies within the seat, and Salisbury Plain - which gives it a high proportion of servicemen (although their turnout is low). This rural seat is consistently Tory, though the Lib Dems frequently take large bites out of the Conservative majority. Barring a meltdown, Robert Key, a 'wet' Tory, should maintain pole position.


Super Profiles

5,622 12.80 9.03 142
8,003 18.22 11.17 163
3,223 7.34 11.25 65
5,889 13.40 14.70 91
2,848 6.48 10.45 62
3,672 8.36 2.81 297
6,041 13.75 8.01 172
5,964 13.57 15.25 89
1,595 3.63 7.13 51
316 0.72 10.17 7