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WARD, David |
Bradford East |
Liberal Democrat |
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Member for Bradford East (previously Bradford North) since 2010.Committees: Member, Select Committee on Business, Innovation and Skills since 2010. Political career: Bradford Metropolitan District Council: Chair, Bradford North Area Committee since 2005; Deputy Leader, Liberal Democrat Group since 2004; Councillor since 1984; Education Portfolio Holder 2000-04. Contested Bradford North 1990 by-election and 2005, 2001 and 1992 general elections. Special political interests: Education, community cohesion. Education: Boston Grammar School, Boston, Lincolnshire, University of Bradford (MBA & MPhil), University of Leicester (MSc). b: 1953. Married with two children. |
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2010 |
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| LIB DEM GAIN |
Votes |
% |
+/- % |
Votes |
% |
| Lib Dem |
13,637 |
33.7 |
1.4 |
11,111 |
32.3 |
| Labour |
13,272 |
32.8 |
-9.7 |
14,622 |
42.5 |
| Conservative |
10,860 |
26.8 |
10.6 |
5,569 |
16.2 |
| BNP |
1,854 |
4.6 |
-1.4 |
2,061 |
6.0 |
| Independent |
375 |
0.9 |
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| Independent B |
237 |
0.6 |
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| National Front |
222 |
0.5 |
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| Majority |
365 |
0.9 |
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3,511 |
10.2 |
| Turnout |
40,457 |
62.1 |
8.8 |
34,397 |
53.3 |
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