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LEECH, John |
Manchester Withington |
Liberal Democrat |
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 Member for Manchester Withington since 2005. Committees: Member, All-Party Parliamentary Light Rail Group (founder member); APPGs on Health, Breast Cancer, Grandparents and Extended Family, Climate Change; Member, Transport Select Committee. Political career: Deputy Leader, Lib Dem Group, Manchester City Council 2003-05; Councillor, Manchester City Council since 1998. Special political interests: Transport, health, environment. Education: Manchester Grammar School; Brunel University, BSc (Hons) Politics and Modern History. Hobbies: Amateur dramatics, sport. b. 11 April 1971, Hastings. Single.
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Votes |
% |
+/- % |
Votes |
% |
| Labour |
15,205 |
40.6 |
-14.3 |
19,239 |
54.9 |
| Lib Dem |
15,872 |
42.4 |
20.4 |
7,715 |
22 |
| Conservative |
3,919 |
10.5 |
-4.8 |
5,349 |
15.3 |
| Green |
1,595 |
4.3 |
-0.1 |
1,539 |
4.4 |
| Soc Alliance |
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1,208 |
3.4 |
| UKIP |
424 |
1.1 |
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| Independent |
243 |
0.7 |
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| Ind Z |
153 |
0.4 |
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| Their Party |
47 |
0.1 |
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| Majority |
667 |
1.8 |
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11,524 |
32.9 |
| Turnout |
37,458 |
55.3 |
3.4 |
35,050 |
51.9 |
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