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FOSTER, Michael |
Worcester |
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 Member for Worcester since 1997. Committees: Member, Work and Pensions Select Committee since 2005; Chair, All- Party Parliamentary Group on Flood Prevention 2002-06; Member, Education and Employment Select Committee (Education Sub-Committee) 1999-2001; Secretary, APPG on Further Education 1999-2001. Political career: Assistant Government Whip since 2006; Parliamentary Private Secretary to Peter Hain, Northern Ireland Minister 2005-06; Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Education Department 2004-05; Parliamentary Private Secretary to Margaret Hodge, Education Minister, 2001-04. Special political interests: Education, animal welfare. Profession/Trade: Lecturer, accountancy and finance. Education: Wolverhampton Polytechnic, BA Economics. Hobbies: Sport (plays for HC cricket and football teams), skiing. b. 14 March 1963, Birmingham. Married with three children
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2001 |
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Votes |
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+/- % |
Votes |
% |
| Labour |
19,421 |
41.9 |
-6.7 |
21,478 |
48.6 |
| Conservative |
16,277 |
35.1 |
-0.5 |
15,712 |
35.5 |
| Lib Dem |
7,557 |
16.3 |
3.7 |
5,578 |
12.6 |
| UKIP |
1,113 |
2.4 |
-0.9 |
1,442 |
3.3 |
| BNP |
980 |
2.1 |
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| Green |
921 |
2.0 |
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| Independent |
119 |
0.3 |
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| Majority |
3,144 |
6.8 |
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5,766 |
13 |
| Turnout |
46,388 |
64.1 |
2.1 |
44,210 |
62 |
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