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LEIGH, Edward |
Gainsborough |
Conservative |
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Member for Gainsborough since 1997. Committees: Chairman, Public accounts Committee since 2001; Joint Secretary, Conservative Agricultural Committee 1979-81. Political career: Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Industry and Commerce 1990-93; Parliamentary Private Secretary to Minister of State, Home Office 1990; Member, GLC 1977-81; Member, Richmond Borough Council 1974-78; Member in Charge of Correspondence, Margaret Thatcher’s Private Office 1976-77; Parliamentary Candidate for Teesside Middlesbrough 1974. Special political interests: Defence, agriculture, energy, government efficiency and waste. Profession/Trade: Barrister. Education: University of Durham. Affiliations: Chair, National Council for Civil Defence 1980-82; Honorary Parliamentary Director, Coalition for Peace through Security. Author of: Right Thinking. Hobbies: Walking, reading.
b. 20 July 1950. Married with four children. |
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2010 |
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2005 |
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Votes |
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+/- % |
Votes |
% |
| Conservative |
24,266 |
49.3 |
5.4 |
20,040 |
43.9 |
| Lib Dem |
13,707 |
27.8 |
1.4 |
12,037 |
26.4 |
| Labour |
7,701 |
15.6 |
-10.1 |
11,744 |
25.7 |
| UKIP |
2,065 |
4.2 |
0.1 |
1,860 |
4.1 |
| BNP |
1,512 |
3.1 |
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| Majority |
10,559 |
21.4 |
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8,003 |
17.5 |
| Turnout |
49,251 |
68.3 |
3.7 |
45,681 |
64.6 |
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