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DOWD, Jim |
Lewisham West |
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 Member for Lewisham West since 1992. Committees: Member, Health Select Committee since 2001; Chair, All- Party Small Shops Group. Political career: Senior Government Whip 1997-2001; Opposition Spokesperson on Northern Ireland 1995-97; former Opposition Whip with responsibility for London; Councillor, Lewisham Borough Council 1974-94; Mayor of Lewisham 1992. Special political interest: Health, education, transport, economy, industry, animal welfare. Profession/Trade: Former electronics engineer for Plessey/GPT; former petrol station manager. Education: Sedgehill Comprehensive School, London; London Nautical School. Affiliations: Member, Cooperative Party, Co-operative Wholesale Society, AMICUS, GMB, League Against Cruel Sports, WWF, IFAW, RSPB, NSPCC, Oxfam, Bromley Labour Club. Hobbies: Music, theatre, reading. b. 5 March 1951, Bad Eilsen, Germany. Single.
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2005 |
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Votes |
% |
+/- % |
Votes |
% |
| Labour |
16,611 |
52.0 |
7.5 |
4,146 |
13.5 |
| Conservative |
6,396 |
20.0 |
-2.3 |
6,896 |
22.4 |
| Lib Dem |
6,679 |
20.9 |
7.5 |
4,146 |
13.5 |
| Green |
1,464 |
4.6 |
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| UKIP |
773 |
2.4 |
0.9 |
485 |
1.6 |
| Independent |
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472 |
1.5 |
| Majority |
9,932 |
31.1 |
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11,920 |
38.7 |
| Turnout |
31,923 |
54.7 |
4.1 |
30,815 |
50.6 |
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