History
A Conservative seat until 1992, it was held by such well-known Tories as Ernest Marples (former Transport minister) and Lynda Chalker. Increasing unemployment in the area saw the Conservative vote decline throughout the 1980s, with Angela Eagle of the Labour Party gaining the constituency in 1992. Labour have held it comfortably since then.
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