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McCAFFERTY, Christine

Calder Valley Labour
 

Member for Calder Valley since 1997. Committees: Chair, APPG Friends of Islam; Member, International Development Select Committee 2001-05; Chair, All-Party Group on Population, Development and Reproductive Health; Chair, APPG Guides; Member, Select Committee on Procedure 1997-99; Chair, Adoption Panel 1992-96; Chair, Women-s Advisory Group 1991-93; Chair, Disability Advisory Group 1991-93. Political career: Councillor, Calderdale MBC 1991-97. Special political interests: Women-s issues (especially sexual health); Africa; international development; MSF Union; GMB Union. Profession/Trade: Project Worker, Calderdale Well Woman Centre 1989-96. Education: Whalley Range Grammar School for Girls, Manchester; Footscray High School, Melbourne, Australia. Affiliations: MSF Union; Director, Royd Regeneration Ltd; GMB Union; Trustee, Trades Club Building Hebden Bridge. Hobbies: Swimming, reading, gardening, caravanning, camping. b. 14 October 1945. Married with one child.

 
  2005     2001  
LAB HOLD Votes % +/- % Votes %
Labour 18,426 38.5 -4.1 20,244 42.7
Conservative 17,059 35.7 -0.4 17,150 36.2
Lib Dem 9,027 18.9 2.8 7,596 16
BNP 1,887 3.9      
Green 1,371 2.8   1,034 2.2
UKIP       729 1.5
L Cannabis       672 1.4
Majority 1,367 2.9   3,094 6.5
Turnout 47,770 67 4 47,425 63