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BLEARS, Hazel Rt Hon |
Salford |
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 Member for Salford since 1997. Committees: 1971-2001: Vice-President, Local Government Association; Vice-Chair, Home Affairs Select Committee; Party Development Co-ordinator; Member, Health and Culture Media and Sport Backbench Committees. Political career: Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government since June 2007; Chair of the Labour Party and Minister without portfolio at the Cabinet Office 2006; Minister of State, Home Office 2003-06; Public Health Minister 2002-03; Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Health 2001-02; Parliamentary Private Secretary to Alan Milburn as Chief Secretary to the Treasury Jan 1999-Oct 1999, and as Minister of State for Health 1998. Special political interests: Health, regeneration, arts and culture. Profession/Trade: Solicitor. Education: Wardley Grammar School, Swinton; Eccles Sixth Form College; Trent Polytechnic, BA (Hons) Law; Chester College of Law. Profession/Trade: Solicitor; councillor. Languages spoken: French (basic), Spanish. Author of: The Politics of Decency (Mutuo, 2004); Communities in Control (Fabian, 2003); Making Health Care Mutual (Mutuo, 2002). Affiliations: Member, USDAW; Member, Co-operative Action. Hobbies: Motorcycling, tap dancing, cinema, theatre, fell-walking, gardening. b. 14 May 1956, Salford. Married.
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Votes |
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+/- % |
Votes |
% |
| Labour |
13,007 |
57.6 |
-7.5 |
14,649 |
65.1 |
| Lib Dem |
5,062 |
22.4 |
6.2 |
3,637 |
16.2 |
| Conservative |
3,440 |
15.2 |
-0.1 |
3,446 |
15.3 |
| UKIP |
1,091 |
4.8 |
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| Independent |
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414 |
1.8 |
| Soc Alliance |
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414 |
1.8 |
| Majority |
7,945 |
35.2 |
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11,012 |
48.9 |
| Turnout |
22,600 |
42.4 |
0.8 |
22,514 |
41.6 |
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