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COHEN, Harry |
Leyton and Wanstead |
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 Member for Leyton and Wanstead since 1997. Member for Leyton since 1983. Committees: Member, Work and Pensions Select Committee; Member, Defence Select Committee; Joint Vice-Chair, Parliamentary Labour Party Defence Committee since 1991 and 1986-87, Chair, 1987-91; formerly Chair and Rappeurter, Economic Subcommittee (Eastern and Central Europe), North Atlantic Assembly. Political career: Member for Leyton since 1983; Waltham Forest Borough Council 1972-83. Special political interests: Health, defence, Iraq, arms control, race equality and anti-racism, pension reform, transport in London. Profession/Trade: Accountant. Education: MSc Politics and Administration. b. 10 December 1949, Hackney. Married.
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2001 |
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Votes |
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+/- % |
Votes |
% |
| Labour |
15,234 |
45.8 |
-12.2 |
19,558 |
58 |
| Lib Dem |
8,377 |
25.2 |
9.2 |
5,389 |
16 |
| Conservative |
7,393 |
22.2 |
2.5 |
6,654 |
19.7 |
| Green |
1,523 |
4.6 |
1.5 |
1,030 |
3.1 |
| Soc Alliance |
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709 |
2.1 |
| UKIP |
591 |
1.8 |
0.7 |
378 |
1.1 |
| Independent |
155 |
0.5 |
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| Majority |
6,857 |
20.6 |
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12,94 |
38.3 |
| Turnout |
33,273 |
55.0 |
0.2 |
33,718 |
54.8 |
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