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LORD, Sir Michael |
Central Suffolk and North Ipswich |
Conservative |
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 Member for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich since 1983. Committees: Parliamentary Commissioner; Select Committee on Administration 1990; Member, Select Committee on Agriculture 1983-84. Political career: Second Deputy Chair, Ways and Means (Deputy Speaker) since 1997; Parliamentary Assembly to the Council of Europe 1987-91; Member, WEU 1987-91; Chief Secretary to the Treasury 1985-87; Parliamentary Private Secretary to John MacGregor, Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 1984-85; Councillor, Bedfordshire County Council 1981-83; Parliamentary Candidate for Manchester, Gorton 1979; Councillor, North Bedfordshire Borough 1974-77. Special political interests: Agriculture, arboriculture, forestry, countryside, the environment, sport. Profession/Trade: Arboricultural consultant. Title/Honours/Decorations: Knighthood 2001. Education: William Hulme-s Grammar School, Manchester; Christ College, Cambridge Rugby Blue. Hobbies: Golf, sailing, gardening, ancient and historic trees. b. 17 October 1938, Manchester. Married with two children.
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Votes |
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+/- % |
Votes |
% |
| Conservative |
22,333 |
43.9 |
-0.5 |
20,924 |
44.4 |
| Labour |
14,477 |
28.5 |
-8.6 |
17,455 |
37.1 |
| Lib Dem |
10,709 |
21.1 |
4.9 |
7,593 |
16.1 |
| UKIP |
1,754 |
3.5 |
1.1 |
1,132 |
2.4 |
| Green |
1,593 |
3.1 |
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| Majority |
7,856 |
15.4 |
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3,469 |
7.4 |
| Turnout |
50,866 |
66.7 |
3.2 |
47,104 |
63.5 |
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