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RUANE, Christopher |
Vale of Clwyd |
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 Member for Vale of Clwyd since 1997. Committees: Chair, North Wales Group of Labour MPs since 2002; Chair, All- Party Group on Heart Disease since 2002; Member, Welsh Affairs Select Committee 1999-2002. Political career: Parliamentary Private Secretary to Peter Hain MP, Secretary of State for Wales since 2002; Rhyl Town Councillor. Special political interests: Education, environment, anti-poverty. Profession/Trade: Teacher (deputy head). Education: Blessed Edward Jones Comprehensive; University of Wales, Aberystwyth, MA Politics and History; University of Liverpool PGCE. Affiliations: NUT. Hobbies: Cooking, reading, walking, humour.
b. 18 July 1958, St Asaph. Married with two children.
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2001 |
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Votes |
% |
+/- % |
Votes |
% |
| Labour |
14,875 |
46.0 |
-4.0 |
16,179 |
50 |
| Conservative |
10,206 |
31.6 |
-0.6 |
10,418 |
32.2 |
| Lib Dem |
3,820 |
11.8 |
2.4 |
3,058 |
9.5 |
| Plaid Cyrmu |
2,309 |
7.2 |
0.0 |
2,300 |
7.1 |
| Independent |
442 |
1.4 |
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| UKIP |
375 |
1.2 |
-0.1 |
391 |
1.2 |
| L Cannabis |
286 |
0.9 |
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| Majority |
4,669 |
14.4 |
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5,761 |
17.8 |
| Turnout |
32,313 |
62.2 |
-0.9 |
32,346 |
63.1 |
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