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COAKER, Vernon

Member for Gedling since 1997. Political career: Assistant Government Whip since 2003; Parliamentary Private Secretary to Tessa Jowell MP, Secretary of State for DCMS 2002; PPS to Estelle Morris MP, Secretary of State for Education 2002; Private Secretary to Stephen Timms MP, Financial Secretary, Treasury 2000-02. Special political interests: Crime, environment, education, sport, animal welfare. Profession/Trade: Teacher. Education: University of Warwick, BA (Hons); Trent Polytechnic, PGCE. Hobbies: Sport, walking.
b. 17 June 1953, London. Married, with two children.

Constituency: Gedling
 

2005

 

 

 

2001

 

LAB HOLD

Votes

%

+/- %

Votes

%

Labour

      20,329

46.1

-5.0

22,383

51.1

Conservative

      16,518

37.5

-0.8

16,785

38.3

Lib Dem

        6,070

13.8

3.2

4,648

10.6

UKIP

           741

1.7

-

 -

 -

Veritas

           411

0.9

-

 -

 -

Majority

        3,811

8.6

 

5,598

12.8

Turnout

      44,069

63.9

0.0

43,816

63.9

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