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WATSON, Tom |
West Bromwich East |
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Member for West Bromwich East (revised boundary) since 2010 and for West Bromwich East 2001-10. Committees: Member, Labour Partys West Midlands Executive since 1997; Member, Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee since 2009; Member, Home Affairs Select Committee 2001-03. Political career: Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Cabinet Office 2008-09 (resigned); Assistant Government Whip 2007-08; Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence, Minister for Veterans 2006 (resigned); Lord Commissioner to the Treasury May 2005-May 2006; Assistant Whip, September 2004-May 2005; Parliamentary Private Secretary to Paymaster General 2003-04; Chair, Wyre Forest CLP 1998-2000; Labour Party Deputy General Election Co-ordinator until 1997; Chair, Labour Students 1992-93. Special political interests: Digital economy/technology, law and order, manufacturing. Profession/Trade: Political officer, AEEU Engineering Union; worked for Save the Children Fund. Author of: Taking Responsibility Dealing with the Legacy of Radioactive Waste (2002); (Co-author with Mark Tami) Votes For All (2002). Hobbies: Watching football, reading, cinema and video games. Married. |
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2005 |
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| LAB HOLD |
Votes |
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+/- % |
Votes |
% |
| Labour |
17,657 |
46.5 |
-9.1 |
19,741 |
55.6 |
| Conservative |
10,961 |
28.9 |
6.1 |
8,089 |
22.8 |
| Lib Dem |
4,993 |
13.2 |
0.8 |
4,386 |
12.4 |
| BNP |
2,205 |
5.8 |
-0.8 |
2,329 |
6.6 |
| English Democrats |
1,150 |
3.0 |
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| UKIP |
984 |
2.6 |
0.9 |
607 |
1.7 |
| Majority |
6,696 |
17.6 |
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11,652 |
32.8 |
| Turnout |
37,950 |
60.4 |
1.8 |
35,512 |
58.6 |
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