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MILIBAND, Rt Hon David |
South Shields |
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Member for South Shields since 7 June 2001. Political career: Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Foreign Secretary) 2010; Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Foreign Secretary) 2007-10; Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 2006-07; Minister for Communities and Local Government May 2005 - May 2006; Minister of State, Cabinet Office 2004-05; Minister of Schools 2002-04; Head of Prime Ministers Policy Unit 1997-2001; Chief Policy Adviser to Tony Blair 1994-97; Secretary, John Smiths Commission on Social Justice 1992-94; Parliamentary Officer, NCVO 1987-88; former speechwriter to Neil Kinnock and Tony Blair. Profession/Trade: Policy analyst. Education: Haverstock Comprehensive; Corpus Christi, Oxford, First Class Honours Philosophy, Politics and Economics; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Kennedy Scholar, MA Political Science. Affiliations: Member, Fabian Society; Founder, Centre for European Reform; Institute for Public Policy Research; President, South Shields Football Club. b.15 July 1965, London. Married with one son. |
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2010 |
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2005 |
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| LAB HOLD |
Votes |
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+/- % |
Votes |
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| Labour |
18,995 |
52.0 |
-8.5 |
18,269 |
60.5 |
| Conservative |
7,886 |
21.6 |
4.4 |
5,207 |
17.2 |
| Lib Dem |
5,189 |
14.2 |
-5.5 |
5,957 |
19.7 |
| BNP |
2,382 |
6.5 |
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| Green |
762 |
2.1 |
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| Independent |
729 |
2.0 |
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| Independent B |
316 |
0.9 |
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| Independent C |
168 |
0.5 |
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| Fight for an Anti-War Government |
91 |
0.2 |
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| Majority |
11,109 |
30.4 |
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12,312 |
40.8 |
| Turnout |
36,518 |
57.7 |
6.9 |
30,206 |
50.8 |
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