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RUSSELL, Christine |
City of Chester |
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 Member for City of Chester since 1997. Political career: Parliamentary Private Secretary to Beverley Hughes, Minister of State, Department for Education and Skills since 2005; Chester City Council, Chair of Development Committee 1980-97. Special political interests: Urban regeneration, transport, arts. Profession/Trade: Librarian. Education: London School of Librarianship. Affiliations: Magistrates Association; Secretary, All-Party Football Group and the Architecture and Planning Group. Hobbies: Film, visual arts, hill-walking. b. 25 March 1945, Holbeach, Lincolnshire. Divorced with two children.
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Votes |
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+/- % |
Votes |
% |
| Labour |
17,459 |
38.9 |
-9.6 |
21,760 |
48.5 |
| Conservative |
16,542 |
36.8 |
3.7 |
14,866 |
33.1 |
| Lib Dem |
9,818 |
21.9 |
7.2 |
6,589 |
14.7 |
| UKIP |
776 |
1.7 |
-0.3 |
899 |
2 |
| Independent |
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763 |
1.7 |
| Eng Dem |
308 |
0.7 |
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| Majority |
917 |
2 |
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6,894 |
15.4 |
| Turnout |
44,903 |
64.3 |
0.5 |
44,877 |
63.8 |
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