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BANKS, Gordon

Ochill and South Perthshire Labour
 

Member for Ochill and South Perthshire since 2005. Committees: Chair, PLP Foreign Affairs Committees. Political career: Parliamentary Private Secretary to James Purnell Minister of State for Pensions Reform. Profession/Trade: Director, building supply company. Education: BA (Hons) History and Politics. Affiliations: TGWU, member of Coeliac UK Society. Hobbies: Music, songwriting, reading. b. 14 June 1955, Acomb, Northumberland. Married with two children.

 
  2005     2001  
LAB HOLD Votes % +/- % Votes %
Labour 14,645 31.4   16,004 45.3
SNP 13,957 29.9   10,655 30.2
Conservative 10,021 21.5   4,235 12.0
Lib Dem 6,218 13.3   3,253 9.2
Green 978 2.1      
Scot Soc 420 0.9   751 2.1
UKIP 275 0.6      
Free Scotland 183 0.4      
Majority 688 1.5   5,349 15.2
Turnout 46,697 66   35,303 61.3