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HODGSON, Sharon

Gateshead East and Washington West Labour
 

Member for Gateshead East and Washington West since 2005. Political career: Parliamentary Private Secretary to Liam Byrne, Minister of State for Immigration, Nationality and Citizenship. Profession/Trade: Works for UNISON. Education: Newcastle College; TUC Academy. Affiliations: GMB, Christian Socialist Movement, Fabian Society. Author of: Regular columns in local newspapers and regular contributor to the Christian Socialist magazine The Common Good. Hobbies: Cinema, theatre, eating out, family. b. 1 April 1966, Gateshead.

 
  2005     2001  
LAB HOLD Votes % +/- % Votes %
Labour 20,997 60.6 -7.6 22,903 68.1
Lib Dem 7,590 21.9 7.0 4,999 14.9
Conservative 4,812 13.9 -0.9 4,970 14.8
UKIP 1,269 3.7 1.5 743 2.2
Majority 13,407 38.7   17,904 53.3
Turnout 34,668 56.4 3.9 33,615 52.5