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PURCHASE, Ken |
Wolverhampton North East |
Labour/Co-operative |
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 Member for Wolverhampton North East since 1992. Committees: Member, Foreign Affairs Select Committee since 2005; Secretary, All-Party Egypt Group since 1998; Secretary, All-Party Bahrain Group since 1997; Member, DTI Select Committee 1993-97; Joint-Chair All-Party Export Group since 1993; Chair, Parliamentary Labour Party Backbench Committee on Trade and Industry since 1993. Political career: Parliamentary Private Secretary to Rt Hon Robin Cook, Foreign Secretary 1997-2001; Member, Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council 1973-90. Special political interests: Industry, health, education. Profession/Trade: Toolmaker; local government worker; business advisor. Education: City and Guilds in Engineering; Certificate in Community Studies and BA (Hons) in Social Sciences. Affiliations: Member, Co-operative Party. Hobbies: Jazz. b. 8 January 1939, Wolverhampton. Married with two children.
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2005 |
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2001 |
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| LAB HOLD |
Votes |
% |
+/- % |
Votes |
% |
| Labour and Co |
17,948 |
54.5 |
-5.8 |
18,984 |
60.3 |
| Conservative |
9,792 |
29.7 |
1.1 |
9,019 |
28.6 |
| Lib Dem |
3,845 |
11.7 |
3.8 |
2,494 |
7.9 |
| UKIP |
1,371 |
4.2 |
1.0 |
997 |
3.2 |
| Majority |
8,156 |
24.7 |
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9.965 |
31.6 |
| Turnout |
32,956 |
54.5 |
2.3 |
31,494 |
52.1 |
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