| | A Logical Voice: 03 April 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13) |
 | | Valerie Davey became the constituency's first Labour MP in 1997, displacing former Conservative minister William Waldegrave, now Lord Waldegrave of North Hill, who held the seat since 1979. |
 | | If you remember, perhaps you'll also remember that Woodward was parachuted in by Blair's lot to a "safe Labour" seat, which in 1997 saw the Labour Party candidate returned to parliament with a majority of almost 24,000 (and a 69% share of the vote). |
 | | He highlighted his concerns about elections in North- East Lancashire recently when he asked the Government in the House of Lords to invite international observers to check on the probity of the coming General Election, particularly in constituencies such as Pendle, Burnley and Blackburn where allegations of postal voting abuse have been rife. |
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