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REEVES, Rachel |
Leeds West |
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Member for Leeds West since 2010. Committees: Member, Business, Innovation and Skills Select Committee. Political career: Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury since 2011; Shadow Minister for Pensions 2010-11. Special political interests: The economy, education, transport. Profession/Trade: Economist. Education: University of Oxford, Masters degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics; London School of Economics, Masters degree in Economics. Affiliations: Member of the Unite union; a Vice-Chair of the Fabian Society; Member of the SERA Campaign. Author of: Why Vote Labour? (2010). Hobbies: Swimming, reading. |
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| LAB HOLD |
Votes |
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+/- % |
Votes |
% |
| Labour |
16,389 |
42.3 |
-13.2 |
18,704 |
55.5 |
| Lib Dem |
9,373 |
24.2 |
6.7 |
5,894 |
17.5 |
| Conservative |
7,641 |
19.7 |
5.4 |
4,807 |
14.3 |
| BNP |
2,377 |
6.1 |
2.6 |
1,167 |
3.5 |
| Green |
1,832 |
4.7 |
-2.8 |
2,519 |
7.5 |
| UKIP |
1,140 |
2.9 |
1.0 |
628 |
1.9 |
| Majority |
7,016 |
18.1 |
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12,810 |
38.0 |
| Turnout |
38,752 |
57.5 |
3.9 |
33,718 |
53.6 |
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