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P161 CEEFAX 161 Thu 7 Mar 21:52/44   TORY STRONGHOLD  IN NORTH WEST 1/3 The Ribble Valley by-election was caused by the elevation of David Waddington, the former Home Secretary, to the House of Lords. In the 1987 general election, he had a majority of 19,528 after polling 60.9% of the vote. In 1983, Mr Waddington's majority was 18,591 on a vote of 63.4%. The SDP/Alliance came second with 21.4% and 23.1% of the vote respectively. Before 1983, Mr Waddington represented Clitheroe, which became the largest part of Ribble Valley in the 1983 reorganisation. 101 Headlines 170 Parliament Next News Politics WorldNews Newswatch
P161 CEEFAX 161 Thu 7 Mar 21:44/55   TORY STRONGHOLD  IN NORTH WEST 2/3 The Ribble Valley constituency is the 14th safest Conservative seat in terms of the percentage of its majority. Largely made up of small towns and well-off rural areas, it includes some suburbanised villages around Blackburn. Thirty-two of Ribble Valley district council's 39 seats are Tory, four are Labour, one is Liberal Democrat and two are independent. The constituency also includes four Tory wards and one Liberal Dememocrat ward from Preston district council. 101 Headlines 150 Latest 102 Newswatch 198 Newsreel Next News Politics WorldNews Newswatch
P161 CEEFAX 161 Thu 7 Mar 21:55/24   RIBBLE VALLEY  CANDIDATES 3/3 The candidates in the Ribble Valley by-election are: David Brass Ind Conservative Michael Carr Liberal Democrat Nigel Evans Conservative Josie Farrington Labour Stuart Basil F Hughes Raving Loony Green Giant C Kid Halldora Ingham Green Screaming Lord Sutch Raving Loony Simon Taylor Liberal Lindi St-C Whiplash Corrective 101 Headlines 150 Latest 102 Newswatch 198 Newsreel Next News Politics WorldNews Newswatch