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DORRELL, Stephen Rt Hon |
Charnwood |
Conservative |
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Member for Charnwood (revised boundary) since 6 May 2010, for Charnwood 1997-2010, for Loughborough 1979-97. Committees: Chair, Health Select Committee since 2010; Member, Liaison Select Committee since 2010; Member, Joint Committee on Consolidation, Etc, Bills since 2005; Honorary Member, Public Accounts Committee 1992-94; Member, Select Committee on Transport 1979-83. Political career: Appointed by the Rt Hon David Cameron MP as Co-Chair, Public Services Improvement Group; Shadow Secretary of State, Education and Employment 1997-98; Secretary of State for Health 1995-97; Secretary of State for National Heritage 1994-95; Financial Secretary to the Treasury 1992-94; Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health 1990-92; Lord Commissioner of the Treasury and Government Whip 1988-90; Assistant Whip 1987-88; Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Rt Hon Peter Walker MP as Secretary of State for Energy 1983-87; Elected as Member for Loughborough 1979; PA to Peter Walker MP in Feb 1974 General Election; Parliamentary Candidate for Hull East 1974. Education: Brasenose College, Oxford; Uppingham School. b. 25 March 1952. Married with four children. |
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2010 |
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2005 |
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| CON HOLD |
Votes |
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+/- % |
Votes |
% |
| Conservative |
25,560 |
49.6 |
3.0 |
23,571 |
46.6 |
| Lib Dem |
11,531 |
21.5 |
3.6 |
9,057 |
17.9 |
| Labour |
10,536 |
19.7 |
-9.5 |
14,762 |
29.2 |
| BNP |
3,116 |
5.8 |
2.4 |
1,737 |
3.4 |
| UKIP |
1,799 |
3.4 |
0.5 |
1,489 |
2.9 |
| Majority |
15,029 |
28.1 |
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8,809 |
17.4 |
| Turnout |
53,542 |
71.9 |
5.5 |
50,616 |
66.4 |
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