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GAPES, Michael |
IlfordSouth |
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 Member for Ilford South since 1992. Committees: Chairman, Foreign Affairs Committee since 2005; Member, Defence Select Committee 2003-05 and 1999-2001; Member, NATO Parliamentary Assembly 2002-05; Member, Foreign Affairs Select Committee 1992-97; Chair, Westminster Foundation for Democracy 2002-05; Political career: Parliamentary Private Secretary, Home Office 2001-02; PPS, Northern Ireland Office 1997-99. Special political interests: Defence, foreign affairs, Europe, education, economic policy. Profession/Trade: Organiser, Research Officer, International Officer at Labour Party Head Office 1977-92. Education: Buckhurst Hill County High School; Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, MA (Hons) Economics; Middlesex Polytechnic, Diploma Industrial Relations. Languages spoken: French. Affiliations: Co-operative Party; TGWU. Author of: After the Cold War (1990); Students and Socialism (1977); Activists- Handbook (1977). Hobbies: Supporting West Ham United FC, Jazz and blues music. b. 4 September 1952, Wanstead.
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2001 |
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Votes |
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+/- % |
Votes |
% |
| Labour Co-op |
20,856 |
48.9 |
-10.8 |
24,619 |
59.6 |
| Conservative |
11,628 |
27.2 |
1.5 |
10,622 |
25.7 |
| Lib Dem |
8,761 |
20.5 |
9.3 |
4,647 |
11.3 |
| UKIP |
685 |
1.6 |
-1.8 |
1,407 |
3.4 |
| British Public |
763 |
1.8 |
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9,228 |
21.6 |
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13,997 |
33.9 |
| Turnout |
42,693 |
53.6 |
-0.7 |
41,295 |
54.3 |
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