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MERRON, Gillian |
Lincoln |
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 Member for Lincoln since 1997. Committees: Chair, East Midlands Group of Labour MPs 1999-2002; Member, Select Committee on Trade and Industry 1997-98; Vice- Chair, PLP Backbench Committee on Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 1997. Political career: Parliamentary Secretary , Cabinet Office and Minister for the East Midlands since 2007; Fellow, Industry and Parliamentary Trust; Graduate of Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme - RAF; Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport 2006-07; Government Whip, Lords Commissioner to HM Treasury 2004-06; Assistant Government Whip 2002-04; Parliamentary Private Secretary to Dr John Reid, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, 2001-02; PPS to Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean, Minister for Defence Procurement 1999-2001; PPS to Doug Henderson MP, Minister for Armed Forces 1998-99. Special political interests: Vocational training, transport and the link between health and sport. Profession/Trade: Senior Officer for Lincolnshire, UNISON. Education: University of Lancaster, BSc Management Sciences. Affiliations: UNISON. Hobbies: Running (10km), films, Lincoln City Football Club, gym. b. 12 April 1959, Ilford. Single.
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Votes |
% |
+/- % |
Votes |
% |
| Labour |
16,724 |
45.4 |
-8.5 |
20,003 |
53.9 |
| Conservative |
12,110 |
32.9 |
1.7 |
11,583 |
31.2 |
| Lib Dem |
6,715 |
18.2 |
5.6 |
4,703 |
12.7 |
| UKIP |
1,308 |
3.6 |
1.3 |
836 |
2.3 |
| Majority |
4,614 |
12.5 |
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8,420 |
22.7 |
| Turnout |
36,857 |
56.5 |
0.5 |
37,125 |
56 |
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