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BRADSHAW, Benjamin |
Exeter |
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 Member for Exeter since 1997. Committees: Member, European Scrutiny 1998-2001; Member, European Legislation 1997-98. Political career: Minister of State, Department of Health since 2007; Minister of State, Defra 2006-07; Parliamentary Secretary, Defra 2003-06; Parliamentary Secretary, Privy Council Office since 2002; Parliamentary Under-Secretary Foreign Office 2001-02; Parliamentary Private Secretary to John Denham as Minister of State, Health 2000-01. Special political interests: Foreign affairs, environment, transport, modernisation of parliament. Profession/Trade: Journalist. Education: Thorpe St Andrew School, Norwich; University of Sussex, BA (Hons) German; Freiburg University. Hobbies: Cycling, walking, cooking, music. b. 30 August 1960. Partner.
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2001 |
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| LAB HOLD |
Votes |
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+/- % |
Votes |
% |
| Labour |
22,619 |
41.1 |
-8.7 |
26,194 |
49.8 |
| Conservative |
14,954 |
27.2 |
-0.3 |
14,435 |
27.4 |
| Lib Dem |
11,340 |
20.6 |
8.2 |
6,512 |
12.4 |
| Liberal |
2,214 |
4.0 |
-0.9 |
2,596 |
4.9 |
| Green |
1,896 |
3.4 |
1.1 |
1,240 |
2.4 |
| UKIP |
1,854 |
3.4 |
1.3 |
1,109 |
2.1 |
| Soc Alliance |
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530 |
1 |
| Independent |
191 |
0.4 |
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| Majority |
7,665 |
13.9 |
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11,759 |
22.3 |
| Turnout |
55,068 |
64.8 |
0.6 |
52,616 |
64.2 |
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