Stephen Pound loses ground but hangs on to majority
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Ealing
North has re-elected local man Stephen Pound as MP (pictured
right). The Labour candidate retains the seat he has held since 1997
on a reduced majority of 13.5%
In a field strong in candidates who are active contributors to the
local scene, the Conservative candidate, Roger Curtis, held onto second
place with local Councillor Franc Fruzza performing strongly in third
place gaining 20.1% of the votes.
Alan Outten, the Green candidate said the day after the election
"As
it's really a day of 'thank yous' the only thing I'd really want to
do is send out a big bundle of thanks to all those who supported me"
In the last election Steve's majority for Labour was reduced from
29,904 to 25,022 although his share of the vote rose from 53.7%
to 55.7%. The Conservatives lost ground to the Liberal Democrats,
as their share of the vote fell from 37.2% to 29.3%.
Turnout in this election was 58.2% of those eligible to vote an increase
in the participation seen in 2001.
Mr.
Pound lives in his constituency and was born in Hammersmith. He has
worked in a wide range of fields, from seaman and hospital porter
to Area Housing Manager of Paddington Churches Housing Association.
He served as a Councillor in Ealing for a number
of years, as well as being Mayor from 1995-6, and now serves on a
variety of Parliamentary Committees and Groups, with particular interests
in housing, Europe, Ireland, transport and local government.
He believes in the importance of communicating with his constituents, and so you can get in touch with him by via his web site, where you can also find phone, fax and email contact details as well as a contact address.
In the Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush constituency, Labour also held on with Andrew Slaughter.
May 9, 2005