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HOWARTH, George Rt Hon |
Knowsley North and Sefton East |
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 Member for Knowsley North and Sefton East since 1986 by-election. Political career: Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office 1999-2001; Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office 1997-99. Special political interests: Housing, the environment, trade union affairs, home affairs. Profession/Trade: Teacher; engineer. Education: Kirkby College of Further Education; Liverpool Polytechnic. Affiliations: Amicus. b. 29 June 1949. Married with three children.
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| LAB HOLD |
Votes |
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+/- % |
Votes |
% |
| Labour |
23,461 |
63.3 |
-3.4 |
25,035 |
66.7 |
| Lib Dem |
7,192 |
19.4 |
5.6 |
5,173 |
13.8 |
| Conservative |
5,064 |
13.7 |
-2.6 |
6,108 |
16.3 |
| BNP |
872 |
2.3 |
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| Soc Lab |
464 |
1.2 |
-0.3 |
574 |
1.5 |
| Independent |
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356 |
0.9 |
| Majority |
16,269 |
43.9 |
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18,927 |
50.4 |
| Turnout |
37,053 |
52.6 |
-0.4 |
37,517 |
53.1 |
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