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CATON, Martin |
Gower |
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 Member for Gower since 1997. Committees: Environmental Audit Committee; Chair, All-Party Group on Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty; Member of Speakers Panel of Chairs; Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. Political career: Councillor, City and County of Swansea 1995-97; Councillor, City of Swansea 1988-96; Councillor, Mumbles Community Council 1986-90. Special political interests: Environment, education, health, Europe. Profession/Trade: Political researcher. Education: Newport Grammar School (Essex), Norfolk School of Agriculture, Aberystwyth College of Further Education/HNC/Applied Biology. Affiliations: SHA, SERA, SEA, CND. Hobbies: Walking and reading. b. 15 June 1951, Bishop-s Stortford. Married with two children.
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2005 |
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2001 |
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Votes |
% |
+/- % |
Votes |
% |
| Labour |
16,786 |
42.5 |
-4.9 |
17,676 |
47.3 |
| Conservative |
10,083 |
25.5 |
-2.0 |
10,281 |
27.5 |
| Lib Dem |
7,291 |
18.4 |
6.4 |
4,507 |
12.1 |
| Plaid Cyrmu |
3,089 |
7.8 |
-2.5 |
3,865 |
10.3 |
| UKIP |
1,264 |
3.2 |
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| Green |
1,029 |
2.6 |
1.0 |
607 |
1.6 |
| Soc Lab |
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417 |
1.1 |
| Majority |
6,703 |
17.0 |
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7,395 |
19.8 |
| Turnout |
39,542 |
64.9 |
1.5 |
37,353 |
63.4 |
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