CWU SUPPORTED MPs/PROSPECTIVE PARLIAMENTARY CANDIDATES

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No. 404/10
Ref GS 14.0
Date: 10/05/10
(To all Branches)

To:    The Branch Secretary

Dear Colleague

CWU SUPPORTED MPs/PROSPECTIVE PARLIAMENTARY CANDIDATES: GENERAL ELECTION 2010

It will be recalled that the CWU had 14 members of the CWU Parliamentary Group prior to the 2010 General Election.

Bob Laxton MP, MP for Derby North, stood down. John Grogan MP for Selby stood down following a boundary change. Of the remaining 12, 10 were re-elected on May 6th 2010.

Geraldine Smith, MP for Morecambe and Lunesdale, was not successful in seeking re-election, nor was Gordon Prentice, MP for Pendle.

Together with the CWU Group, the CWU was supporting: Margaret Curren (CWU member and former Member of the Scottish Parliament) in Glasgow East, Mark Tami for Alyn & Deeside, Gerry Ryan, PPC for Croydon Central, Gary Heather, PPC for Tunbridge Wells and Jon Tandy, PPC for Shrewsbury and Atcham. Margaret Curren was successfully elected as MP for Glasgow East and Mark Tami was also elected in Alyn and Deeside.

Attached to this LTB are the details of their election results, together with the full list of the new Parliament of all Parties. (RMC Members will need to go to CWU site to download the PDF attachment)

I am sure that Branches will want to thank Bob Laxton, Geraldine Smith, Gordon Prentice and John Grogan for the unstinting work they have performed on behalf of the CWU during their time in Parliament. Should Branches wish to make contact with those MPs, they can do so through the constituency offices or via e-mail:

John Grogan 01757 291153 selby@johngroganmp.u-net-
Geraldine Smith 01524 411367 smithg@parliament.uk
Bob Laxton 01332 206699 laxtonb@parliament.uk
Gordon Prentice 01282 695471 prenticeg@parliament.uk

Any enquiries on this LTB should be addressed to the General Secretary’s Office quoting the reference GS 14.0.

Yours sincerely
W HAYES
General Secretary