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WHITEHEAD, Alan Dr

Southampton, Test Labour
 

Member for Southampton, Test since 1997. Committees: Member, Standards and Privileges Committee since 2005; Lord Chancellor-s Dept Select Committee since 2002. Political career: Parliamentary Private Secretary, Dept of Education 1999-2001; Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions 2001-02; Leader, Southampton City Council 1984-92. Special political interests: Environment, energy, local government, constitution, higher education. Education: Southampton University, PhD. Languages spoken: French. Affiliations: SERA; Fabian Society; TCPA. Author of: various chapters and articles, including Beyond 2002 (edited with Martin Linton). Hobbies: Football, writing, gardening, viticulture. b. 15 September 1950, Isleworth, Middlesex. Married with two children.

 
  2005     2001  
LAB HOLD Votes % +/- % Votes %
Labour 17,845 42.7 -9.8 21,824 52.5
Conservative 10,827 25.9 0.4 10,617 25.5
Lib Dem 10,368 24.8 6.7 7,522 18.1
Green 1,482 3.6      
UKIP 1,261 3 1.1 792 1.9
Soc Alliance       442 1.1
Soc Lab       378 0.9
Majority 7,018 16.7 -10.2 11,207 27
Turnout 41,783 57.3 1.1 41,575 56.3