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BROOKE, Annette

Mid Dorset and Poole North Liberal Democrat
 

Member for Mid Dorset and North Poole since 2001. Committees: Member, Children, Schools and Families Select Committee; Chair, All-Party Parliamentary Group on Microfinance and Microcredit; Co-Chair, All-Party Parliamentary Group on Breast Cancer; ex Vice-Chair, APPG Children. Political career: Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Children 2004-2010; Councillor for Broadstone 1986-2003; Chair of Education 1996-2000; Deputy Leader, Ruling Liberal Democrat Group 1998-2000, 1995-97; Mayor of Poole 1997-98; Sheriff of Poole 1996-97; Chair of Planning 1991-96. Special political interests: Children, young people and families. Profession/Trade: Lecturer and teacher for more than 20 years until 1995; Joint owner of small family business - rocks, minerals and gemstones. Education: Romford Technical College; London School of Economics, BSc (Hons) Economics; Hughes Hall, Cambridge University, Certificate in Education. Affiliations: Young carers and breastfeeding campaigns. b. 7 June 1947. Married with two children.

 
  2010     2005  
LIB DEM HOLD Votes % +/- % Votes %
Lib Dem 21,100 45.1 -3.6 22,000 48.7
Conservative 20,831 44.5 7.9 16,518 36.6
Labour 2,748 5.9 -5.7 5,221 11.6
UKIP 2,109 4.5 1.4 1,420 3.1
Majority 269 0.6   5,482 12.1
Turnout 46,788 64.4 -4.1 45,159 68.5