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BANKS, Gordon |
Ochil & South Perthshire |
Labour |
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Member for Ochil and South Perthshire since 2005. Committees: Secretary, All-Party Parliamentary Group Coeliac Disease and Dermatitis Herpetiformis; Chair, All-Party Political Group on Publishing; Past Chair, PLP Foreign Affairs Committees. Political career: Shadow Minister for Business, Innovation and Skills 2010-2011; Parliamentary Private Secretary to James Purnell, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport and Parliamentary Private Secretary to James Purnell, Minister of State for Pensions Reform 2006-09. Profession/Trade: Director, building supply company. Education: BA (Hons) History and Politics. Affiliations: TGWU; Member, Coeliac UK Society. Hobbies: Music, song writing, reading. b. 14 June 1955, Acomb, Northumberland. Married with two children. |
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2010 |
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2005 |
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Votes |
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+/- % |
Votes |
% |
| Labour |
19,131 |
37.9 |
6.5 |
14,645 |
31.4 |
| SNP |
13,944 |
27.6 |
-2.3 |
13,957 |
29.9 |
| Conservative |
10,342 |
20.5 |
1.0 |
10,021 |
21.5 |
| Lib Dem |
5,754 |
11.4 |
-1.9 |
6,218 |
13.3 |
| UKIP |
689 |
1.4 |
0.8 |
275 |
0.6 |
| Green |
609 |
1.2 |
-1.1 |
978 |
2.1 |
| Majority |
5,187 |
10.3 |
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688 |
1.5 |
| Turnout |
50,469 |
67.2 |
1.2 |
46,697 |
66 |
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