Member for Islington North since 1983. Committees: Vice-Chair, Human Rights; All-Party Parliamentary Group membership: Chair, Chagos Islands; Chair, Western Sahara; Chair, Mexico; Secretary, Latin America; Secretary, Bolivia; Vice-Chair, Latin America; Member, Britain-Palestine; Member, Malaysia; Member, Extraordinary Rendition; Member, Global Security and Non Proliferation; Member, Labour Friends of Palestine. Political career: Former Executive of Greater London Labour Party; Member, Haringey Borough Council 1974-83. Special political interests: International affairs; peace and justice; socialism; local issues, especially housing and immigration, health service; miscarriages of justice (including Guildford 4, Birmingham 6 and Danny MacNamee). Profession/Trade: Former trade union official, NUPE. Education: Adams Grammar School, Newport, Shropshire. Affiliations: Unison; National Vice-Chair, CND Stop the War; Member, United Nations; PCS, NUJ, FBU and RMT; Patron, the Palestine Solidarity Campaign. Hobbies: Running, animals, allotment. b. 26 May 1949. |
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2010 |
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2005 |
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| LAB HOLD |
Votes |
% |
+/- % |
Votes |
% |
| Labour |
24,276 |
54.5 |
3.3 |
16,118 |
51.2 |
| Lib Dem |
11,875 |
26.7 |
-3.2 |
9,402 |
29.9 |
| Conservative |
6,339 |
14.2 |
2.6 |
3,740 |
11.9 |
| Green |
1,348 |
3.0 |
-4.1 |
2,234 |
7.1 |
| UKIP |
716 |
1.6 |
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| Majority |
12,401 |
27.8 |
|
6,716 |
21.3 |
| Turnout |
44,554 |
65.4 |
11.5 |
31,494 |
53.9 |
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