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DANCZUK, Simon |
Rochdale |
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Member for Rochdale since 2010. Committees: Member, All-Party Parliamentary Group on Palestine; Member, APPG on Kashmir; Vice-Chair, APPG on Pakistan; Vice-Chair, APPG on Small Business; Vice-Chair, APPG on the Print Industry. Political career: Campaign Strategist for Labour, 2006 local elections; Campaign Manager for Janet Anderson, Rossendale and Darwen, 2005 General Election; Councillor, Blackburn and Darwen Borough Council 1993-2001; Constituency Secretary, Rossendale and Darwen Labour Party 1991-94. Special political interests: Palestine, small businesses, Kashmir, Pakistan, urban regeneration. Profession/Trade: Social researcher. Education: University of Lancaster, BA Economic Sociology and Politics. Affiliations: GMB Union. b. 24 November 1966. Engaged to be married. Four children: two from present relationship and two from first marriage. |
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2010 |
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2005 |
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| LAB GAIN |
Votes |
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+/- % |
Votes |
% |
| Labour |
16,699 |
36.4 |
-3.6 |
16,345 |
40.0 |
| Lib Dem |
15,810 |
34.4 |
-6.7 |
16,787 |
41.1 |
| Conservative |
8,305 |
18.1 |
7.6 |
4,270 |
10.5 |
| National Front |
2,236 |
4.9 |
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| UKIP |
1,999 |
4.4 |
3.2 |
499 |
1.2 |
| IZB |
545 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
361 |
0.9 |
| Independent |
313 |
0.7 |
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| Majority |
889 |
1.9 |
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442 |
1.1 |
| Turnout |
45,907 |
58.1 |
-0.3 |
40,826 |
58.4 |
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