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SWIRE, Hugo |
East Devon |
Conservative |
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 Member for East Devon since 2001. Political career: Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 2005-07; Shadow Minister for the Arts 2004-05; Opposition Whip 2003-04; Parliamentary Private Secretary to Theresa May as Chairman of the Conservative Party 2003. Special political interests: Defence, foreign affairs, the arts, rural issues. Education: Eton College; St Andrew-s University; RMA Sandhurst. Affiliations: Fellow, Royal Society of Arts; Chairman, Speakers Advisory Committee on Works of Art. b. 1959, London. Married with two children.
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2001 |
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Votes |
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+/- % |
Votes |
% |
| Conservative |
23,075 |
46.9 |
-0.6 |
22,681 |
47.4 |
| Lib Dem |
15,139 |
30.7 |
0.5 |
14,486 |
30.3 |
| Labour |
7,598 |
15.4 |
-1.2 |
7,974 |
16.7 |
| UKIP |
3,035 |
6.2 |
0.5 |
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| Independent W |
400 |
0.8 |
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| Majority |
7,936 |
16.1 |
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8,195 |
17.1 |
| Turnout |
49,247 |
69.3 |
1.2 |
47,837 |
68.1 |
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