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DOWD, Jim

Lewisham West and Penge Labour
 

Member for Lewisham West since 1992. Committees: Member, Health Select Committee 2001-10; Chair, All-Party Small Shops Group. Political career: Senior Government Whip 1997-2001; Opposition Spokesperson on Northern Ireland 1995-97; Opposition Whip with responsibility for London1993-95; Councillor, Lewisham Borough Council 1974-94; Mayor of Lewisham 1992. Special political interests: Health, education, transport, economy, industry, animal welfare. Profession/Trade: Former electronics engineer for Plessey/GPT; former petrol station manager. Education: Sedgehill Comprehensive School, London; London Nautical School. Affiliations: Member, Co-operative Party, Co-operative Wholesale Society, AMICUS, GMB, League Against Cruel Sports, WWF, IFAW, RSPB, NSPCC, Oxfam, Bromley Labour Club. Hobbies: Music, theatre, reading. b. 5 March 1951, Bad Eilsen, Germany. Single.

 
  2010     2005  
LAB HOLD Votes % +/- % Votes %
Labour 18,501 41.1 -10.9 16,611 52.0
Lib Dem 12,673 28.1 7.2 6,679 20.9
Conservative 11,489 25.5 5.5 6,396 20.0
UKIP 1,117 2.5 0.1 773 2.4
Green 931 2.1 -0.5 1,464 4.6
CPA 317 0.7      
Majority 5,828 12.9   9,932 31.1
Turnout 45,028 65.2 10.5 31,923 54.7