Brentford and Isleworth Constituency | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The battle for the Westminster seat in 2005 General Election
Election chaos as Irish voters excluded from vote due to 'admin error' The sitting MP for this seat is Ann Keen (pictured below) who represents Labour. In the 2001 election her majority fell from 14,424 to 10,318 but the reduction in her share of the vote was not untypical for Labour MPs defending big majorities. Local election battle could end in courts Green Not Greed Say Community Group
She has worked as a member of Gordon Brown's team at the Treasury during the current parliament, campaigning particularly hard on issues of third world debt and trade justice. She experienced protests from within the local Labour party due to her support of the war in Iraq and was the subject of controversy when it was revealed she was claiming allowances for a second home in Covent Garden even though her constituency is only 9 miles from Westminster.
He advises Michael Howard’s team at Conservative Central Office and is also involved in various charities.
He grew up and still lives in Brentford, but has also lived and worked in developing countries. Andrew holds an MSc in Development Management from The Open University. He is Vice-chair of Hounslow Borough Liberal Democrats and former Chair of Brentford Community Council. He works in the constituency as a Communications and Business Change Advisor.
In 1998 he was elected as the London Borough of Hounslow's first-ever independent councillor by a mere two votes and increased his majority in the subsequent election. As a councillor Phil has been at the forefront of several high-profile campaigns, most notably in recent years the sadly unsuccessful attempt to keep John Aird House, a residential care home in Brentford, open for its residents. He is a committee member of the Mogden Residents' Action Group (MRAG) and of Friends of Isleworth Town (a PTA-type body at his children's school), as well as being a deacon at Isleworth Congregational Church. The National Front are fielding Michael Stoneman as a candidate. June 17, 2005 |