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BATTLE, Rt Hon John

Member for Leeds West since 1987. Committees: Member, International Development Select Committee since 2001; Chair, All-Party Parliamentary Friends of CAFOD since 2001. Political career: Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office 1999-2001; Minister of State, Department of Trade and Industry 1997-99; Shadow Energy Spokesman 1995-97; Member, Leeds City Council 1980-87; National Co-ordinator, Church Action on Poverty 1983-87.
Special political interests: International development, poverty, housing. Profession/Trade: Political campaigner. Title/Honours/Decorations: Privy Counsellor 2002. Education: University of Leeds, BA English. Affiliations: Amicus. Author of: Tom Maguire: Socialist and Poet.
Hobbies: Walking, music, poetry, supporting Leeds United FC.
b. 26 April 1951, Bradford, Yorkshire. Married with three children.

Constituency: Leeds West
 

2005

 

 

 

2001

 

LAB HOLD

Votes

%

+/- %

Votes

%

Labour

18,704

55.5

-6.7

19,943

62.1

Lib Dem

5,894

17.5

7

3,350

10.4

Conservative

4,807

14.3

-1.4

5,008

15.6

Green

2,519

7.5

-0.6

2,573

8

BNP

6

3.5

-

-

-

UKIP

628

1.9

-0.5

758

2.4

Liberal

-

-

-

462

1.4

Majority

12,810

38

-

14,935

46.5

Turnout

33,718

53.6

3.6

32,094

50

 

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