Telford constituency profile

Apr 25 2010

Candidates confirmed so far:

Denis Allen, UK Independence Party

Phil Bennion, Liberal Democrat

Tom Biggins, Conservative

Phil Spencer, British National Party

David Wright, Labour 

Where is this constituency? Telford constituency is centred around the Shropshire town of Telford. The area has been traditionally Labour.

How has it changed since 2005? None

When did this constituency last change party hands? It has been held by Labour since being created in 1997

Which opposition parties are targetting this seat? This is the 141st target seat for the Tories.

How quickly will the votes be counted? Telford declared at 2.19am in 2005

Results from previous elections:

Year: 2005
Candidate	Number of votes	Percentage of vote
David Wright, Labour	16506	48.3
Stella Kyriazis, Conservative	11100	32.5
Ian Jenkins, Liberal Democrat	4941	14.4
Tom McCartney, UK Independence Party	1659	4.9
	Turnout (pc):	57.7
	Result:	Lab hold
Year: 2001
Candidate	Number of votes	Percentage of vote
David Wright, Labour	16854	54.6
Andrew Henderson, Conservative	8471	27.4
Sally Wiggin, Liberal Democrat	3983	12.9
Nicola Brookes, UK Independence Party	1098	3.6
Mike Jeffries, Socialist Alliance	469	1.5
	Turnout (pc):	51.1
	Result:	Lab Hold
Year: 1997
Candidate	Number of votes	Percentage of vote
Bruce Grocott, Labour	21456	57.8
Bernard Gentry, Conservative	10166	27.4
Nathaniel Green, Liberal Democrat	4371	11.8
C Morris, The Referendum Party	1119	3
	Turnout (pc):	65.5
	Result:	Lab gain
Key statistics
Age	Under 18 (pc)	26
	Over 60 (pc)	15.4
Gender	Male (pc)	49
	Female (pc)	51
Ethnicity	Born overseas (pc):	4.6
	White (pc):	95
	Black (pc):	0.6
	Asian (pc):	2.4
	Mixed (pc):	1.2
	Other (pc):	0.8
Religion	Christian (pc)	72.6
	Hindu (pc)
	Sikh (pc)	1.3
	Jewish (pc)
	Muslim (pc)
Education	Full time students (pc):	2.4
	Graduates (pc):	12.1
	No qualifications (pc):	34.1
Housing	Owner occupied (pc):	66.9
	Social housing (pc):	24.3
	Rented (pc):	6
	No heating or bathroom (pc):	4.9