The area was solidly Conservative from 1955 until a boundary re-organisation in 1997.

BBC: Candidates line up for Croydon North by-election

They've broken the whole tradition of the way the boundary commissions determined on a basis of consensus what seats were represented around Britain and they're fixing that.

BBC: Transcript of Peter Hain interview

"We're going to make better use of land that's already in the urban growth boundary, " Bragdon says.

CNN: Polluted rivers stain Portland's image