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WARD, Claire |
Watford |
Labour |
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 Member for Watford since 1997. Committees: Chair, All-Party Film Industry Group 1997-2005; Chair/Secretary, All-Party Youth Affairs Group 2001-05; Chocolate and Confectionery Industry Group 2001-05; All-Party Football Group since 2001; Member, Labour Departmental Committees for Education and Employment 1997-2001, Home Affairs 1997-2001, National Heritage/Culture, Media and Sport 1997-2001. Political career: Government Whip since 2006; Assistant Government Whip 2005-06; Lords Commissioner to HM Treasury (Whip) 2005-06; Parliamentary Private Secretary to John Hutton as Minister of State, Department of Health 2001-05. Special political interests: Transport, education, employment, home affairs, culture, media, sport. Education: Loreto College, St Albans, Hertfordshire; University of Hertfordshire, LLB; Brunel University, MA Britain and the European Union; College of Law, London. Affiliations: Member of Fabian Society, Society of Labour Lawyers. Hobbies: Cinema, reading, restaurants, Watford Football Club. b. 9 May 1972, North Shields, Tyne and Wear. Married with one daughter
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Votes |
% |
+/- % |
Votes |
% |
| Labour |
16,575 |
33.6 |
-11.7 |
20,992 |
45.3 |
| Conservative |
14,634 |
29.6 |
-3.7 |
15,437 |
33.3 |
| Lib Dem |
15,427 |
31.2 |
13.8 |
8,077 |
17.4 |
| Green |
1,466 |
3.0 |
1.0 |
900 |
1.9 |
| UKIP |
1,292 |
2.6 |
1.5 |
535 |
1.2 |
| Soc Alliance |
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420 |
0.9 |
| Majority |
1,148 |
2.3 |
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5,555 |
12 |
| Turnout |
49,394 |
64.8 |
3.6 |
46,372 |
61.2 |
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