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FARRELLY, Paul |
Newcastle-under-Lyme |
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 Member for Newcastle-under-Lyme since 2001. Committees: Member, Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee. Political career: Parliamentary Candidate for Chesham and Amersham 1997. Special political interests: Health and elderly care, education and universities, regeneration; Secretary of the All-Party Parliamentary Rugby Union Group and of the Commons and Lords RUFC; Treasurer of the All-Party Parliamentary German Group. Profession/Trade: Journalist with Reuters, The Independent on Sunday and Observer. Education: St Edmund Hall College, Oxford, BA (Hons), Philosophy, Politics and Economics. Languages spoken: French, German, Italian. Editor of: Hammer of the Left - the Memoirs of John Golding. Affiliations: NUJ, Amicus, Unity, Co-operative Party, Socialist Education Association, Amnesty International, Greenpeace. Hobbies: Rugby, football, writing. b. 2 March 1962, Newcastle-under-Lyme. Married with three children.
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2005 |
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2001 |
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Votes |
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+/- % |
Votes |
% |
| Labour |
18,053 |
45.4 |
-8.0 |
20,650 |
53.4 |
| Conservative |
9,945 |
25.0 |
-2.6 |
10,664 |
27.6 |
| Lib Dem |
7,528 |
18.9 |
3.4 |
5,993 |
15.5 |
| UKIP |
1,436 |
3.6 |
2.1 |
594 |
1.5 |
| BNP |
1,390 |
3.5 |
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| Green |
918 |
2.3 |
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| Independent |
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773 |
2 |
| Veritas |
518 |
1.3 |
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| Majority |
8,108 |
20.4 |
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9.986 |
25.8 |
| Turnout |
39,788 |
58.2 |
-0.6 |
38,674 |
58.8 |
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