Plymouth, Sutton
Labour hold

The Conservatives topped the poll in seven of the eight wards that are included within the Sutton seat in the all-out Plymouth unitary council elections in May 2000, although several of these were close enough to bring split representation. All this betokens a titanic battle in the western seafaring city, and it would be very difficult to predict the winner in advance. It would be a very good result for the Conservatives if they were to oust Linda Gilroy, however, for this would equate to a ten pc swing since the 1997 General Election.

Linda Gilroy, Labour victor here in 1997 after selection from an all-women shortlist, was Scots-born in 1949 and educated at Stirling High School, Edinburgh and Strathclyde Universities. She worked previously for the Gas Consumer Council and operates in the House as an inevitable defender of Plymouth's defence interests, as a bowler of planted questions, and as an instigator of legislation to regulate fireworks.

Area Percent GB Percent Index GB=100   Thriving Wealthy Achievers, Suburban Areas 4.70% 14.99% 31.34 Affluent Greys, Rural Communities 0.00% 2.13% 0.00 Prosperous Pensioners, Retirement Areas 1.32% 2.49% 53.02 Expanding Affluent Executives, Family Areas 1.40% 4.43% 31.62 Well-Off Workers, Family Areas 1.31% 7.27% 18.03 Rising Affluent Urbanites, Town & City Areas 3.91% 2.56% 152.65 Prosperous Professionals, Metropolitan Areas 0.01% 2.04% 0.63 Better-Off Executives, Inner City Areas 21.45% 3.94% 543.83 Settling Comfortable Middle Agers, Mature Home Owning Areas 6.49% 13.04% 49.80 Skilled Workers, Home Owning Areas 13.20% 12.70% 103.94 Aspiring New Home Owners, Mature Communities 6.48% 8.14% 79.59 White Collar Workers, Better-Off Multi Ethnic Areas 21.06% 4.02% 523.59 Striving Older People, Less Prosperous Areas 2.91% 3.19% 91.36 Council Estate Residents, Better-Off Homes 6.97% 11.31% 61.60 Council Estate Residents, High Unemployment 6.09% 3.06% 198.95 Council Estate Residents, Greatest Hardship 2.47% 2.52% 98.22 People in Multi-Ethnic, Low-Income Areas 0.00% 2.10% 0.00 Unclassified Unclassified 0.22% 0.06% 352.71

Area Percent GB Percent Index GB=100   £0-5K 12.67% 9.41% 134.62 £5-10K 21.82% 16.63% 131.17 £10-15K 19.75% 16.58% 119.14 £15-20K 14.42% 13.58% 106.16 £20-25K 9.80% 10.39% 94.31 £25-30K 6.54% 7.77% 84.11 £30-35K 4.37% 5.79% 75.50 £35-40K 2.96% 4.33% 68.29 £40-45K 2.03% 3.27% 62.26 £45-50K 1.42% 2.48% 57.19 £50-55K 1.01% 1.90% 52.90 £55-60K 0.73% 1.47% 49.25 £60-65K 0.53% 1.15% 46.13 £65-70K 0.39% 0.91% 43.44 £70-75K 0.30% 0.72% 41.11 £75-80K 0.22% 0.57% 39.07 £80-85K 0.17% 0.46% 37.29 £85-90K 0.13% 0.37% 35.71 £90-95K 0.10% 0.31% 34.32 £95-100K 0.08% 0.25% 33.07 £100K + 0.38% 1.34% 28.01