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 Even
with the boundary changes just before the 1997 election the Conservative’s
Chief Secretary to the Treasury seemed safe.
William Waldegrave's notional majority was a comfortable 16%, up
4.4% from his 1992 majority following the additional 8,000 voters
the seat gained from Bristol North West.
In addition the Liberal Democrats required a swing of 8% to win
the seat and Labour was at a safe distance in third place. However,
Labour's Valerie Davey managed to secure a surprising victory with
a small but sufficient majority of 1,493 votes.
The south of
the constituency contains elegant architecture, good quality housing,
shops and restaurants, while the remainder includes most of the
central city area and St. Pauls.
Valerie Davey
rose through Avon City Council from 1981 to 1996 eventually becoming
its leader, she is also one of Bristol’s three female MPs.
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