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CLARKE, Charles Rt Hon

Norwich South Labour
 

Member for Norwich South since 1997. Committees: Member, Labour Party National Policy Forum; Member, Treasury Select Committee; Chair, All-Party Cycling Group. Political career: Secretary of State for the Home Department 2004; Secretary of State for Education and Skills since 2002; Party Chair and Minister Without Portfolio 2001-02; Minister of State at the Home Office 1999-2001; Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for School Standards 1998-99. Education: Kings College, Cambridge, BSc (Hons), Maths and Economics. b. 21 September 1950. Married with two children.

 
  2005     2001  
LAB HOLD Votes % +/- % Votes %
Labour 15,904 37.7 -7.8 19,367 45.5
Lib Dem 12,251 29.0 6.4 9,640 22.6
Conservative 9,567 22.7 -2.1 10,551 24.8
Green 3,101 7.4 4.0 1,434 3.4
L Cannabis 219 0.5 -0.9 620 1.5
UKIP 597 1.4 0.3 473 1.1
Soc Alliance       507 1.2
Eng Dem 466 1.1      
Workers Party 85 0.2      
Majority 3,653 8.7   8,816 20.7
Turnout 42,190 59.9 -4.8 42,592 64.7