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KUMAR, Ashok Dr

Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland Labour
 

Member for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland since 1997. Committees: Member, Science and Technology Select Committee; Member, Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology Board. Political career: Vice-Chair, Education Committee 1995-96; MP for Langbaurgh 1991-92; Councillor, Middlesbrough Council 1987-97. Special political interests: Treasury, education and employment, trade and industry, local government. Profession/Trade: Research Fellow, Imperial College; research scientist with British Steel. Education: Aston University, BSc Chemical Engineering, MSc Process Analysis and Control Theory, PhD Fluid Mechanics. Affiliations: Member, Steel and Industrial Managers Association; Fellow, Institution of Chemical Engineers; Member, Institute of Energy. Hobbies: Playing badminton and cricket, listening to Jazz music, reading history and philosophy. b. 28 May 1956.

 
  2005     2001  
LAB HOLD Votes % +/- % Votes %
Labour 21,945 50.2 -5.1 24,321 55.3
Conservative 13,945 31.9 -2.1 14,970 34
Lib Dem 6,049 13.8 3.2 4,700 10.7
BNP 1,099 2.5      
UKIP 658 1.5      
Majority 8,000 18.3   9,351 21.3
Turnout 43,696 60.8 0.7 43,991 61.5