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Elections - 1997 Results
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West Derbyshire is the largest constituency
in the county of Derbyshire.
It covers an area of 323 sq. miles, with a population of
89,312 (in 1991)
The main towns are Ashbourne, Belper, Matlock, Bakewell
and Wirksworth.
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In the 1st May 1997 General Election there
were eight candidates.
There were 72,716 eligible voters, and 56,883 (which is
78.2%) turned out.
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Candidate
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Party
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Vote
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% Of Vote
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| Patrick McLoughlin |
Conservative |
23,945
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42.1%
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| Stephen Clamp |
Labour |
19,060
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33.5%
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| Christopher Seeley |
Liberal Democrat |
9,940
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17.5%
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| John Gouriet |
Referendum |
2,499
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4.4%
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| Godfrey Meynell |
Independent Green |
593
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1.0%
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| Hugh Price |
UK Independence |
484
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0.9%
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| Nick Delves |
Loony |
281
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0.5%
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| Martin Kyslun |
Back to Basics |
81
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0.1%
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56,883
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78.2%
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"Pounds, shillings,
pence, fathings, & groats"
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