Preston 2000 By-Election

The Conservative candidate polled 25 per cent, and the Liberal Democrat achieved 17 per cent. Click here for full story and table of results . Preston2000.com is a resource about the Preston by-election, created by Online Journalism students on the Masters course at the University of Central Lancashire.

It is aimed at researchers and reporters covering the by-election and those who have a general interest in the subject. The by-election, which will take place on 23rd November, has been called following the death of sitting MP Audrey Wise. The website covers the candidates, the constituency, the town and local issues. NEW Visit our Experts section for contact details for local experts on all the topics covered in the site The Education section has been expanded About the Site The Feedback section offers an Online Discussion Forum where visitors to the site can debate issues raised by the election campaign .

In the Candidates section the nine candidates and key campaign issues are introduced. In the Constituency section previous results, maps and boundary changes show the electoral history of the Preston constituency and this is enhanced by information on the political make-up of the local authorities. In the Doorstep Issues section crime, education, health, environment and transport are examined from a local perspective.

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A leading Preston police officer urges the town’s next MP to back community policing, Preston is seen in the light of its status as one of the top ten deprived boroughs in the country and we consider how recent policy on education has affected schools in the area. In the Town Profile section Preston’s socio-economic and cultural profile is considered and a history of Preston, with significant dates, reflects on its part in the industrial revolution. Leading local employers are described.

A biography of the late Audrey Wise MP looks at her national political career

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