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PURNELL, James Rt Hon |
Stalybridge and Hyde |
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 Member for Stalybridge and Hyde since 2001. Committees: Chair, Labour Friends of Israel 2002-03; Chair, All-Party Group on Private Equity and Venture Capital 2001-03; Member, Work and Pensions Select Committees 2001-03; Member, Labour Friends of India (liaison between UK Parliament and Bangladesh). Political career: Secretary of State for Work and Pensions since January 2008; Secretary of State, DCMS 2007-08; Ministry of State, Pensions Reform 2006-07; Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Creative Industries 2005-06; Junior Whip 2004-05; Member, No 10 Policy Unit 1997-2001; Councillor, Islington (Chair of Housing and Vice-Chair in early years) 1994-96; Researcher, Tony Blair MP 1989-92. Special political interests: Work and pensions, education, Middle East, culture, media, sport. Education: Royal Grammar School, Guildford; Balliol College, Oxford, BA (Hons) PPE; Lycee International, St Germain En Laye, France 1980-84. Languages spoken: French. Author of: various publications for Institute of Public Policy Research. Hobbies: Football, cinema, theatre. b. 2 March 1970, London.
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2001 |
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| LAB HOLD |
Votes |
% |
+/- % |
Votes |
% |
| Labour |
17,535 |
43.7 |
-11.8 |
17,781 |
55.5 |
| Conservative |
9,187 |
22.9 |
-4.9 |
8,922 |
27.8 |
| Lib Dem |
5,532 |
13.8 |
0.3 |
4,327 |
13.5 |
| British National |
1,399 |
3.5 |
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| Green |
1,088 |
2.7 |
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| UKIP |
573 |
1 |
-2.2 |
1,016 |
3.2 |
| Majority |
8,348 |
20.8 |
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8,859 |
27.6 |
| Turnout |
35,314 |
543 |
5.8 |
32,046 |
48.4 |
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