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UK Parliament - Hyndburn

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Parents

> United Kingdom > England > North West > North West > Hyndburn

Office

Parliament

Type

General Election

Filing Deadline

April 19, 2005 - 12:00pm

Polls Open

May 05, 2005 - 01:00am

Polls Close

May 05, 2005 - 05:00pm

Term Start

May 17, 2005 - 12:00pm

Term End

May 17, 2010 - 11:00am

Contributor

Wishful Thinking

Last Modified

Wishful Thinking June 14, 2005 08:10pm

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Description

Hyndburn is in east Lancashire, a constituency made up of a number of small, ex-textile towns - Great Harwood, Clayton-le-Moors, Rishton, Church and Accrington. Accrington is the seat's former name and the home of one of the founding members of the Football League, Accrington Stanley. As the textile base has declined, the industrial base of the area has diversified. Manufacturing continues to employ nearly 27% of workers, and tourism based around the old mill heritage plays an increasingly important part. As a result, unemployment is only just above the national average. Just over half of housing is terraced, in the top 10 nationally. Three-quarters is owner-occupied and the proportion of residents of Asian origin is growing. Hyndburn is part of the local Elevate East Lancashire Market Renewal Pathfinder, aiming to regenerate the East Lancashire area. Hyndburn's predecessor had been marginally Labour ever since 1945. When the new constituency was created in 1983 it was won by Ken Hargreaves for the Conservatives by 21 votes after six recounts. He won again in 1987, but was defeated by Labour's Greg Pope in 1992 by 2,000 votes. Mr Pope's majority was 11,448 in 1997 and 8,219 in 2001.