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SPELMAN, Caroline |
Meriden |
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 Member for Meriden since 1997. Committees: Vice-Chair, All-Party Parliamentary Group on Poverty 1998-2001; Member, Science and Technology Select Committee 1997-98. Political career: Conservative Party Chairman since 2007; Shadow Secretary of State for the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister/Department for Communities and Local Government 2004-07; Shadow Secretary of State for the Environment 2003-04; Shadow Minister for Women 2001-04; Shadow Secretary of State for Internal Development 2001-03; Opposition Health Spokesperson 1999-2001; Opposition Whip 1998-99; Parliamentary Candidate for Bassetlaw 1992. Special political interests: Debt relief, overseas aid, foreign affairs, agriculture, health. Profession/Trade: Agricultural consultant. Education: Herts and Essex Girls- Grammar School; Queen Mary College, University of London, BA (Hons) First Class, European Studies. Languages spoken: French, German. Author of: The Non-Food Uses of Agricultural Raw Materials (1997). Hobbies: Tennis, skiing. b. 4 May 1958, Bishop-s Stortford. Married with three children.
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Votes |
% |
+/- % |
Votes |
% |
| Conservative |
22,416 |
48.2 |
0.5 |
21,246 |
47.7 |
| Labour |
15,407 |
33.1 |
-6.1 |
17,462 |
39.2 |
| Lib Dem |
7,113 |
15.3 |
4.2 |
4,941 |
11.1 |
| UKIP |
1,567 |
3.4 |
1.3 |
910 |
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| Majority |
7,009 |
15.1 |
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3,784 |
8.5 |
| Turnout |
46,503 |
60.1 |
0.2 |
44,559 |
59.9 |
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