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GALLOWAY, George |
Bethnal Green and Bow |
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 Member for Bethnal Green and Bow since 2005 (Glasgow Kelvin since 1997); MP for Glasgow Hillhead 1987-97. Political career: Expelled from Labour Party 2003; Member, Labour Party Scottish Executive 1974-84; Secretary/Organiser, Dundee Labour Party 1977-83; Chair, Labour Party in Scotland 1981-82. Special political interests: Foreign affairs, defence, Scottish affairs. Profession/Trade: Charity director. Education: Harris Academy, Dundee. Title/Honours/Decorations: Hilal-I-Quaid-Azam (HQA), Hilal- I-Pakistan (HPK). Affiliations: General Secretary, War on Want; Member, TGWU, Founder and Chairman, Emergency Committee on Iraq and Palestine; Vice- President, Stop the War Coalition. Co-author of: Downfall - the Ceausescus and The Romanian Revolution (1990); I-m Not The Only One (Penguin, 2004), -The Fidel Castro Handbook- (MQ Publications, due to be published October 2006). Hobbies: Sport, music, films. b. 16 August 1954, Dundee. Divorced with one child. Remarried.
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Votes |
% |
+/- % |
Votes |
% |
| Labour |
14,978 |
34.0 |
-16.4 |
19,380 |
50.5 |
| Respect |
15,801 |
35.9 |
35.9 |
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| Conservative |
6,244 |
14.2 |
-10.1 |
9,323 |
24.3 |
| Lib Dem |
4,928 |
11.2 |
-4.3 |
5,946 |
15.5 |
| Green |
1,950 |
4.4 |
0.1 |
1,666 |
4.3 |
| BNP |
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1,211 |
3.2 |
| New Brit |
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888 |
2.3 |
| Alliance for Change |
68 |
0.2 |
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| No description |
38 |
0.1 |
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| Majority |
823 |
1.9 |
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10,057 |
26.2 |
| Turnout |
44,007 |
51.2 |
2.7 |
38,414 |
48.5 |
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