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Meet The Candidates
Previous New Forest West Election Results (2005)
Electorate = 68691
% Poll: 67.55Source: New Forest District Council
Constituency Profile
Conservative Desmond Swayne survived the national Labour victory of 1997, and has increased his majority in the two general elections since, winning with a majority of 17,285 in 2005, 56% of the vote.
At the election, the seat loses part of the Boldre and Sway ward to New Forest East. This seat contains the more affluent and populous areas of the Forest, in the towns of Lymington, Ringwood and New Milton. Forestry, farming and market gardening are prominent in much of the seat, with many market towns and villages scattered through the area.
The Forest itself, established as a hunting ground by William the Conqueror in 1079, dominates the constituency both geographically and economically, drawing around seven million tourists every year and providing employment opportunities.
Farming and market gardening continue as the mainstays of the rural economy, and there is a fair amount of light industry, especially manufacturing and engineering.
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New Forest West Parlimentary General Election
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