Dame Angela Rumbold (C, Mitcham & Morden) How Britain Voted … Raymond Robertson (C, Aberdeen South) reached a post-Brexit trade and security deal. Nigel Forman (C, Carshalton & Wallington) SNP - Scottish National Party Andrew Hargreaves (C, Birmingham Hall Green) Roger Evans (C, Monmouth) Warren Hawksley (C, Stourbridge) Sir John Gorst (C, Hendon) Ind Con 12,153 Jeremy Hanley (C, Richmond Park) Matthew Carrington (C, Hammersmith & Fulham) Of the 339 people who were eligible to vote, 80 voted: 72 votes for Yes and 8 votes for No. Matthew Banks (C, Southport) ‘The longer a party is in power, the harder it becomes to stay engaged with its activists.’ Sir Graham Bright (C, Luton South) Derek Conway (C, Shrewsbury & Atcham) Indeed, she never got the support of more than 34.2% of those eligible to vote. David Evennett (C, Bexleyheath & Crayford) SNP 621,154 Britain Apr 3rd 1997 edition. Alistair Burt (C, Bury North) Miss Liz Lynne (LD, Rochdale) SDLP 3 (-1) How the UK voted on May 1st. Jacques Arnold (C, Gravesham) Now, after the Labour Party was voted in by a landslide majority, we bring you a statistical breakdown of the way the UK voted. 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See also : How Britain Voted in 1992, How Britain Voted in 1997, How Britain Voted in 2005, How Britain Voted in 2010, How Britain Voted 1974-2010 (overview), Voting by housing tenure 1983-2005, Voting Intention by religion 1992-2005, Voting by newspaper readership 1992-2010, MORI polls during the 2001 election campaign. Scotsoc 9,740 James Couchman (C, Gillingham) Sir John Cope (C, Northavon) By Fred Barbash. David Sumberg (C, Bury South) BRITAIN VOTES TO BAN HANDGUNS. SNP 6 (+3) The number of women candidates elected in 1997 was 120, double the number elected in 1992 and almost three times the 41 elected in 1987. David Sumberg (C, Bury South) Roderick Richards (C, Clwyd West) Regional vote shares and changes are sourced from the House of Commons Library. Richard Alexander (C, Newark) Con 9,590,565 Sir James Lester (C, Broxtowe) There are interesting features of voting behaviour by gender, age, ethnicity and region from the 1997 election. Northern Ireland vote share See also : How Britain Voted in 1992, How Britain Voted in 1997, How Britain Voted in 2005, How Britain Voted in 2010, How Britain Voted 1974-2010 (overview), Voting by housing tenure 1983-2005, Voting Intention by religion 1992-2005, Voting by newspaper readership 1992-2010, MORI polls during the 2001 election campaign. Sir Colin Shepherd (C, Hereford) Mrs Diana Maddock (LD, Christchurch) Charles Hendry (C, High Peak) By Fred Barbash. MPs elected in 1997 from ethnic minority groups, L - Labour Party Raymond Robertson (C, Aberdeen South) UUP - Ulster Unionist Party But the party did well enough in England to continue to form the government. PUP 10,928 Robert Dunn (C, Dartford) Sir Colin Shepherd (C, Hereford) Under Tony Blair, the Labour Party won a landslide majority of English seats, the first time since 1966 that Labour had won an overall majority of English seats. Dr Robert Spink (C, Castle Point) 1997 1 May 1997 Tony Blair: Labour 179 659 71.4% Election Date Elected prime minister (during term) Winning party Seat majority Seats Turnout Monarch (Reign) Tony Marlow (C, Northampton North) Rainbow 3,745 The country voted against AV, with 32% in favour and 68% against. Michael Portillo (C, Enfield Southgate) Law, constitution and courts. Sir Mark Lennox-Boyd (C, Morecambe & Lunesdale) Sir Irvine Patnick (C, Sheffield Hallam) Political Communications in Post-Industrial Democracies. SF 2 (+2) Fred Barbash. Ref - Referendum Party Harry Greenway (C, Ealing North) DUP 13.6% Timothy Kirkhope (C, Leeds North East) Sir Rhodes Boyson (C, Brent North) Mark Robinson (C, Somerton & Frome) Britain voted to leave the European Union in 2016, and on Dec. 24, 2020, Britain and the E.U. Robin Squire (C, Hornchurch) LibDem 5,243,322 Sir Michael Neubert (C, Romford) See also : How Britain Voted in 1997, How Britain Voted in 2001, How Britain Voted in 2005, How Britain Voted in 2010, How Britain Voted 1974-2010 (overview), Voting by housing tenure 1983-2005, Voting by religion 1992-2005, Voting by newspaper readership 1992-2010, MORI's polls during the 1992 general election. SDLP 190,814 Greg Knight (C, Derby North) 11 September 1997: Scotland – Scottish devolution referendums on whether there should be a Scottish Parliament and whether the Scottish Parliament should have tax varying powers (both referendums received a yes vote) 18 September 1997: Wales – Welsh devolution referendum on whether there should be a National Assembly for Wales (yes) Malcolm Rifkind (C, Edinburgh Pentlands) Mrs Elizabeth Peacock (C, Batley & Spen) Gary Waller (C, Keighley) In Britain Votes, a prestigious array of writers provide a detailed appraisal of the 1997 British government election. In April 2021, 42 percent of British adults intend to vote for the Conservative party in a potential general election in the United Kingdom, with 34 percent advising they would vote for … Jerry Hayes (C, Harlow) Robert Dunn (C, Dartford) Tony Newton (C, Braintree) Ind Lab 18,497 Jeremy Hanley (C, Richmond Park) SF 2 (+2) Sir Derek Spencer (C, Brighton Pavilion) Chris Davies (LD, Oldham East & Saddleworth) 2000 A Virtuous Circle? See also : How Britain Voted in 1992, How Britain Voted in 1997, How Britain Voted in 2001, How Britain Voted in 2010, How Britain Voted 1974-2010 (overview), Voting by housing tenure 1983-2005, Voting Intention by religion 1992-2005, Voting by newspaper readership 1992-2010, MORI polls during the 2005 election How Britain Voted in 2005. Liberal Democrat 46 (+28) DUP - Democratic Unionist Party SLP - Socialist Labour Party Sir Derek Spencer (C, Brighton Pavilion) 276. Roger Freeman (C, Kettering) Harry Greenway (C, Ealing North) Thomas Sackville (C, Bolton West) Graham Riddick (C, Colne Valley) Richard Tracey (C, Kingston & Surbiton) GB Vote Share Iain Sproat (C, Harwich) Michael Brown (C, Cleethorpes) Den Dover (C, Chorley) Civic Engagement, Information Poverty and the Internet Worldwide. DUP 2 (-2) DUP 107,348 Sebastian Coe (C, Falmouth & Camborne) The 1997 Scottish Referendum: an Analysis of the Results declined at each election thereafter (with the limited exception of 1992). Sebastian Coe (C, Falmouth & Camborne) William Powell (C, Corby) SEP - Socialist Equality Party Britain Votes 2001. Bryn Morgan 1998 BNP - British National Party David Evans (C, Welwyn Hatfield) Niranjan Deva (C, Brentford & Isleworth) June 12, 1997. This was coupled with the industrialization in the 1980s under British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Spencer Batiste (C, Elmet) Hugh Dykes (C, Harrow East) Charles Hendry (C, High Peak) APNI 8% Alistair Burt (C, Bury North) Sir Roger Moate (C, Sittingbourne & Sheppey) Sir Graham Bright (C, Luton South) The Liberal Democrats saw their share of the vote fall but gained 46 seats compared with a notional total of 18 in 1992. Gwilym Jones (C, Cardiff North) 398. Niranjan Deva (C, Brentford & Isleworth) John Watts (C, Reading East) David Porter (C, Waveney) George Kynoch (C, Aberdeenshire West & Kincardine) SF 16.1% Email Bio Follow . Dr Ian Twinn (C, Edmonton) Peter Butler (C, Milton Keynes North East) David Porter (C, Waveney) Lord James Douglas-Hamilton (C, Edinburgh West) The poll was initiated by a supporter of the United Kingdom Independence Party , a … SDLP 3 (-1) See also : How Britain Voted in 1997 (detail), How Britain Voted in 2001 (detail), How Britain Voted in 2005 (detail), How Britain Voted in 2010 (detail), Voting by housing tenure 1983-2010, Voting Intention by religion 1992-2005, Voting by newspaper readership 1992-2010. David Martin (C, Portsmouth South) SF 16.1% In Britain Votes, a prestigious array of writers provide a detailed appraisal of the 1997 British government election.Fifteen incisively written and well-integrated articles carefullt analyse the party campaigns, the media, and the results. APNI 62,972 Liberal Democrat 46 (+28) Barry Legg (C, Milton Keynes South West) Michael Portillo (C, Enfield Southgate) Lib - Liberal Party 2001 Digital Divide? Neil Hamilton (C, Tatton) Vivian Bendall (C, Ilford North) Phil Gallie (C, Ayr) UKIP 105,850 Ind 1 (+1) Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Votes By Region, Conservative 165 (-178) Derek Conway (C, Shrewsbury & Atcham) William Powell (C, Corby) Liberal 45,166 Detailed breakdown of results and seats Con 31% UUP 10 (+1) Tim Wood (C, Stevenage) Sir Roger Moate (C, Sittingbourne & Sheppey) United Kingdom - United Kingdom - The Tony Blair government (1997–2007): During its years out of power, the Labour Party had undergone a gradual transformation as it attempted to distance itself from the power of the unions on the one hand and the power of the membership on the other, in the guise of the traditional role of the Labour Party Conference. Richard Tracey (C, Kingston & Surbiton) David Evans (C, Welwyn Hatfield) Dr Robert Spink (C, Castle Point) Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Sir Nicholas Bonsor (C, Upminster) Base: "Absolutely certain to vote" (n = … The BBC has kept track of every nuance of the 1997 General Election. There was, unsurprisingly, a swing to Labour in both genders and there was little difference in the final result (Men: 45% Lab, 31% Con; Women: 44% Lab, 32% Con). Blair subsequently formed the first Labour government since 1979, beginning 13 years of Labour government. Peter Butler (C, Milton Keynes North East) Phillip Oppenheim (C, Amber Valley) Rev William McCrea (DUP, Ulster Mid) Tim Rathbone (C, Lewes) In 1997 the Conservatives lost four and a half million votes compared with 1992, the biggest electoral change this century. Paul Marland (C, Forest of Dean) UUP 32.7% Keith Mans (C, Lancaster & Wyre) The referendum passed by a slim 51.9 percent to 48.1 percent margin, but there were stark differences across the UK. PC 4 (no change) Achieving just 31.4 per cent of the total vote and 165 seats this was the party's worst performance since 1832! Robert Atkins (C, Ribble South) David Nicholson (C, Taunton) BRITAIN VOTES TO BAN HANDGUNS. Sir Donald Thompson (C, Calder Valley) Blair subsequently formed the first Labour government since 1979, begi… Neil Hamilton (C, Tatton) David Shaw (C, Dover) Pp.303. David Mellor (C, Putney) Comm 911 SNP 6 (+3) 1997: Labour routs Tories in historic election. Chris Davies (LD, Oldham East & Saddleworth) Email Bio Follow . She was deeply disliked in Scotland and this boosted calls for independence in 1997. Pp. Party: Votes: Seats: Change: UK Vote Share (%) GB Vote Share (%) Conservative 13,697,923 339 + 62 43.9 44.9 Labour 11,532,218 269 - 50 36.9 37.8 Tim Rathbone (C, Lewes) MPs elected in 1997 from ethnic minority groups, Jonathan Aitken (C, Thanet South) Keith Mans (C, Lancaster & Wyre) In Britain Votes, a prestigious array of writers provide a detailed appraisal of the 1997 British government election. Norman Lamont (C, Harrogate & Knaresborough) Sinn Fein 126,921 Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Tim Devlin (C, Stockton South) Michael Stern (C, Bristol North West) John Marshall (C, Finchley & Golders Green) LibD 17% In 2015, the non-profit venture Make Votes Matter was formed to campaign for proportional representation. Ian Lang (C, Galloway & Upper Nithsdale) The BBC has kept track of every nuance of the 1997 General Election. Oth 7% Mrs Edwina Currie (C, Derbyshire South) Dr Keith Hampson (C, Leeds North West) UKIP - UK Independence Party Con 1.2% Mark Robinson (C, Somerton & Frome) C - Conservative Party Iain Sproat (C, Harwich) The turnout was 50.22% with 559,419 votes (50.3%) in favour and 552,698 (49.7%) against, a majority of 6,721 (0.6%). Dr Ian Twinn (C, Edmonton) Andrew Hargreaves (C, Birmingham Hall Green) Sir James Lester (C, Broxtowe) Gerry Malone (C, Winchester) Soc/ScotSoc - Socialist Party UUP 10 (+1) Sir Dudley Smith (C, Warwick & Leamington) Dame Peggy Fenner (C, Medway) Richard Alexander (C, Newark) Michael Forsyth (C, Stirling) Pp. Labour 419 (+146) William Waldegrave (C, Bristol West) Nicholas Budgen (C, Wolverhampton South West) APNI 8% [2] The England result, together with even larger landslide Labour results in Scotland and Wales, gave Labour the biggest majority for any single party since 1931. Rupert Allason (C, Torbay) Sir Ivan Lawrence (C, Burton) PC - Plaid Cymru Robert Hughes (C, Harrow West) Final Vote in seats (change in brackets) Apr 3rd 1997. John Marshall (C, Finchley & Golders Green) Matthew Carrington (C, Hammersmith & Fulham) Mrs Jacqui Lait (C, Hastings & Rye) Sir Michael Neubert (C, Romford) UKU 1 (+1), UUP 32.7% Tony Newton (C, Braintree) Mrs Edwina Currie (C, Derbyshire South) Mrs Elizabeth Peacock (C, Batley & Spen) John Watts (C, Reading East) The 1997 United Kingdom general election in England was held on 1 May 1997 for 529 English seats to the House of Commons. Ian Lang (C, Galloway & Upper Nithsdale) David Nicholson (C, Taunton) Others 103,178, UUP 258,349 Sir Donald Thompson (C, Calder Valley) Toby Jessel (C, Twickenham) Sir Nicholas Bonsor (C, Upminster) David Evennett (C, Bexleyheath & Crayford) NLP - Natural Law Party Dr Charles Goodson-Wickes (C, Wimbledon) Dr Joe Hendron (SDLP, Belfast West) Rev William McCrea (DUP, Ulster Mid) Barry Legg (C, Milton Keynes South West) DUP 13.6% Since that low point, voter turnout … The referendum passed by a slim 51.9 percent to 48.1 percent margin, but there were stark differences across the UK. Britain Votes 2001. History may judge it more kindly than many of today’s critics. Base: "Absolutely certain to vote" (n = … Peter Griffiths (C, Portsmouth North) Rupert Allason (C, Torbay) Others 4.4% 398. Ind 1 (+1) Pp. Henry Bellingham (C, Norfolk North West) Sir Marcus Fox (C, Shipley) In May 1997, the Labour government of Tony Blair was elected with a promise of creating a devolved assembly in Wales; the referendum in 1997 resulted in a narrow "yes" vote. Northern Ireland voted … The turnout in 1997 was a post-war low of 71.4 per cent. Andrew Mitchell (C, Gedling) Green - Green Party ISBN: 9780521807517. Sir Rhodes Boyson (C, Brent North) John Sykes (C, Scarborough & Whitby) Exit poll data for 1997 shows: Plenty of evidence of class-based voting, 41% of ABs voted Conservative (compared with 31% Labour) while 50% of C2s and 59% of DEs voted Labour, compared with 27% and 21% respectively for the Tories. The Statistics. New Labour was a product of its time. Michael Morris (C, Northampton South) Other 44,358 Sir Andrew Bowden (C, Brighton Kemptown) Greg Knight (C, Derby North) Michael Stern (C, Bristol North West) Gary Waller (C, Keighley) Jonathan Evans (C, Brecon & Radnorshire) Civic Engagement, Information Poverty and the Internet Worldwide. Mrs Angela Knight (C, Erewash) Roderick Richards (C, Clwyd West) Why Conservatives appear set to lose From Thatcher to Major -- how Britain has changed April 28, 1997 Web posted at: 10:17 a.m. EDT (1417 GMT) In this story: SocLab 52,516 She never obtained more than 44.9% of Britain’s votes. Conversely, this was a defeat of epic proportions for the Conservative Party. Sir Peter Fry (C, Wellingborough) Mrs Diana Maddock (LD, Christchurch) Tony Marlow (C, Northampton North) SDLP 24.1% SDLP 24.1% Loony 7,906 Gwilym Jones (C, Cardiff North) Gyles Brandreth (C, Chester, City of) Sir George Gardiner (Ref, Reigate) Sir John Cope (C, Northavon) John Bowis (C, Battersea) The incumbent governing Conservative Party led by Prime Minister John Major was defeated in a landslide by the Labour Party led by Tony Blair. NLP 30,165 Phillip Oppenheim (C, Amber Valley) Final Result: Labour has a majority of 179 Oxford: Oxford University Press. Green 65,997 ISBN: 9780521807517. It makes the point that some 68 per cent of votes were ineffective and hence 'wasted' in the UK general election of 2015. Harold Elletson (C, Blackpool North & Fleetwood) Andrew Mitchell (C, Gedling) Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Lady Olga Maitland (C, Sutton & Cheam) SDLP - Social Democratic & Labour Party David Shaw (C, Dover) Editorial. Tony Blair arrives in Downing Street on 2 May 1997 as Britain’s new prime minister. HONG KONG — When Britain returned Hong Kong to China in 1997 after more than a century of colonial rule, it was a moment of immense pride for Beijing, and immense trepidation for a … ... where it was stuck from 1997 … Pro - Life-Pro-Life Alliance Party Scottish voters perceived themselves as being governed by a party which they had rejected. ... 71.2% - since the war, and the party had taken a modest 43.2% share of the vote. BNP 35,393 Walter Sweeney (C, Vale of Glamorgan) Sir Marcus Fox (C, Shipley) It's every single area of Scotland. Michael Bates (C, Middlesbrough South & Cleveland East) Exit poll data for 1997 shows: Plenty of evidence of class-based voting , 41% of ABs voted Conservative (compared with 31% Labour) while 50% of C2s and 59% of DEs voted Labour, compared with 27% and 21% respectively for the Tories. Sir Peter Fry (C, Wellingborough) Sir Malcolm Thornton (C, Crosby) Roger Evans (C, Monmouth) Robin Squire (C, Hornchurch) Between 1922 and 1997 voter turnout never fell below 70 percent, but in 2001 it dropped to just 59.4 percent. June 12, 1997. Sir John Gorst (C, Hendon) Go to page top Go back to contents Go back to site navigation Jacques Arnold (C, Gravesham) ... September 1997 Scotland and Wales vote in favour of devolution. Sir Irvine Patnick (C, Sheffield Hallam) Norman Lamont (C, Harrogate & Knaresborough) Fifteen incisively written and well-integrated articles carefullt analyse the party campaigns, the media, and the results. Michael Brown (C, Cleethorpes) Dame Angela Rumbold (C, Mitcham & Morden) Vivian Bendall (C, Ilford North) Fifteen incisively written and well-integrated articles carefullt analyse the party campaigns, the media, and the results. UKU 1 (+1) David Hunt (C, Wirral West) New Lab 10,597 Simon Coombs (C, Swindon South) Roger Knapman (C, Stroud) Sir James Hill (C, Southampton Test) lowest number since 1906. The England result, together with even larger landslide Labour results in Scotland and Wales, gave Labour the biggest majority for any single party since 1931. SocP 9,486 DANS is an institute of KNAW and NWO. John Bowis (C, Battersea) Political Communications in Post-Industrial Democracies. Conservative 165 (-178) Bill Walker (C, Tayside North) Roger Freeman (C, Kettering) Jerry Hayes (C, Harlow) However, this disguises the trend from 1992. 2000 A Virtuous Circle? Michael Carttiss (C, Great Yarmouth) Con 1.2% Miss Liz Lynne (LD, Rochdale) Today, the herring industry has all but disappeared, and Great Yarmouth is poor—the 25th-most-deprived borough in Britain. Jonathan Aitken (C, Thanet South) Fred Barbash. Bill Walker (C, Tayside North) David Martin (C, Portsmouth South) Law, constitution and courts. Gyles Brandreth (C, Chester, City of) ... Tony Blair is about to become Britain's youngest prime minister this century. Robert Jones (C, Hemel Hempstead) Hugh Dykes (C, Harrow East) The Election. Gerry Malone (C, Winchester) Robert Jones (C, Hemel Hempstead) 276. Den Dover (C, Chorley) Dr Joe Hendron (SDLP, Belfast West) James Pawsey (C, Rugby & Kenilworth) Sir Malcolm Thornton (C, Crosby) Lady Olga Maitland (C, Sutton & Cheam) Dame Peggy Fenner (C, Medway) Anthony Coombs (C, Wyre Forest) Others 4.4%, Lab 13,551,381 Dr Keith Hampson (C, Leeds North West) Michael Forsyth (C, Stirling) David Mellor (C, Putney) Oxford: Oxford University Press. Mrs Jacqui Lait (C, Hastings & Rye) Walter Sweeney (C, Vale of Glamorgan) Labour 419 (+146) DUP 2 (-2) Robert Hughes (C, Harrow West) The 1997 United Kingdom general election was held on 1 May 1997. Lord James Douglas-Hamilton (C, Edinburgh West) Paul Marland (C, Forest of Dean) Thomas Sackville (C, Bolton West) Scotland voted in favor of a devolved parliament, which was then created by Tony Blair, Britain's Prime minister. Britain's coal industry is nationalised. George Kynoch (C, Aberdeenshire West & Kincardine) In the 2019 United Kingdom General Election, voter turnout was 67.3 percent of eligible voters, a 1.5 percent drop compared with the previous general election in 2017. Nat Front 2,716 Timothy Kirkhope (C, Leeds North East) Jonathan Evans (C, Brecon & Radnorshire) Sir George Gardiner (Ref, Reigate) Warren Hawksley (C, Stourbridge) William Waldegrave (C, Bristol West) Douglas French (C, Gloucester) Mrs Angela Knight (C, Erewash) John Sykes (C, Scarborough & Whitby) PC 161,030, Ref 810,778 Michael Carttiss (C, Great Yarmouth) MK 1,906 NatDems - National Democratic Party SF - Sinn Fein. Malcolm Rifkind (C, Edinburgh Pentlands) Peter Griffiths (C, Portsmouth North) Michael Morris (C, Northampton South) United Kingdom - United Kingdom - The Tony Blair government (1997–2007): During its years out of power, the Labour Party had undergone a gradual transformation as it attempted to distance itself from the power of the unions on the one hand and the power of the membership on the other, in the guise of the traditional role of the Labour Party Conference. LibDem - Liberal Democratic Party Nicholas Budgen (C, Wolverhampton South West) Phil Gallie (C, Ayr) Under Tony Blair, the Labour Party won a landslide majority of English seats, the first time since 1966 that Labour had won an overall majority of English seats. Nigel Forman (C, Carshalton & Wallington) Sir James Hill (C, Southampton Test) James Couchman (C, Gillingham) James Pawsey (C, Rugby & Kenilworth) Matthew Banks (C, Southport) Robert Atkins (C, Ribble South) How Britain Voted in 1992 Britain's previous Conservative government had already voted a ban on all larger handguns. Michael Bates (C, Middlesbrough South & Cleveland East) Northern Ireland voted … Toby Jessel (C, Twickenham) Dr Charles Goodson-Wickes (C, Wimbledon) Sir Ivan Lawrence (C, Burton) Spencer Batiste (C, Elmet) Defeated MPs PC 4 (no change) Harold Elletson (C, Blackpool North & Fleetwood) More detailed data comes from exit polls where a representative sample were asked about how they voted on leaving the polling station. Tim Devlin (C, Stockton South) Sir Mark Lennox-Boyd (C, Morecambe & Lunesdale) Anthony Coombs (C, Wyre Forest) Simon Coombs (C, Swindon South) AT THE start of every election campaign, commentators fret about whether the main political parties will “play the race card”. 2001 Digital Divide? Graham Riddick (C, Colne Valley) See also : How Britain Voted in 1992, How Britain Voted in 1997, How Britain Voted in 2001, How Britain Voted in 2010, How Britain Voted 1974-2010 (overview), Voting by housing tenure 1983-2005, Voting Intention by religion 1992-2005, Voting by newspaper readership 1992-2010, MORI polls during the 2005 election How Britain Voted in 2005. Douglas French (C, Gloucester) Lab 45% The 1997 United Kingdom general election in England was held on 1 May 1997 for 529 English seats to the House of Commons. Henry Bellingham (C, Norfolk North West) David Hunt (C, Wirral West) MPs elected in 1997 from an Ethnic Monority. Pp. Pp.303.