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BLEARS, Hazel Rt Hon |
Salford and Eccles |
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Member for Salford and Eccles since 2010, for Salford 1997-2010. Committees: 1971-2001: Vice-President, Local Government Association; Vice-Chair, Home Affairs Committee; Party Development Co-ordinator; Member, Health and Culture Media and Sport Backbench Committees. Political career: Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 2007-09; Chair of the Labour Party and Minister without portfolio at the Cabinet Office 2006; Minister of State, Home Office 2003-06; Public Health Minister 2002-03; Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Health 2001-02; Parliamentary Private Secretary to Alan Milburn as Chief Secretary to the Treasury Jan 1999-Oct 1999, and as Minister of State for Health 1998. Special political interests: Health, regeneration, arts and culture. Profession/Trade: Solicitor; councillor. Education: Chester College of Law; Trent Polytechnic, BA (Hons) Law; Eccles Sixth Form College; Wardley Grammar School, Swinton. Languages spoken: French (basic), Spanish. Author of: The Politics of Decency (Mutuo, 2004); Communities in Control (Fabian, 2003); Making Health Care Mutual (Mutuo, 2002). Affiliations: Member, USDAW; Member, Co-operative Action. Hobbies: Motorcycling, dancing, cinema, theatre, gardening. b. 14 May 1956, Salford. Married. |
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2010 |
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2005 |
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Votes |
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+/- % |
Votes |
% |
| Labour |
16,655 |
40.1 |
-17.5 |
13,007 |
57.6 |
| Lib Dem |
10,930 |
26.3 |
3.9 |
5,062 |
22.4 |
| Conservative |
8,497 |
20.5 |
5.3 |
3,440 |
15.2 |
| BNP |
2,632 |
6.3 |
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| UKIP |
1,084 |
2.6 |
-2.2 |
1,091 |
4.8 |
| TU & Soc Coalition |
730 |
1.8 |
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| English Democrats |
621 |
1.5 |
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| Independent |
384 |
0.9 |
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| Majority |
5,725 |
13.8 |
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7,945 |
35.2 |
| Turnout |
41,533 |
55.0 |
12.6 |
22,600 |
42.4 |
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