Andy King
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Andrew "Andy" King is a British
Labour Party
politician. He was Member of Parliament
for Rugby and Kenilworth until 2005, having first won the seat in the 1997 general election
. He lost his parliamentary seat at the 2005 general election
to the Conservative Party candidate, Jeremy Wright
.
Following the 2005 election, Parliamentary constituency boundaries were redrawn, and Rugby became a seat in its own right. Academic research by election experts Lewis Baston and Simon Henig for The House Magazine suggests that Labour would have won the new Rugby seat in 2005. On 22 July 2007 Andy King was selected by the Rugby Constituency Labour Party as their prospective parliamentary candidate for the next general election.
United Kingdom
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Labour Party
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
politician. He was Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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for Rugby and Kenilworth until 2005, having first won the seat in the 1997 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1997
The United Kingdom general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997, more than five years after the previous election on 9 April 1992, to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party ended its 18 years in opposition under the leadership of Tony Blair, and won the general...
. He lost his parliamentary seat at the 2005 general election
United Kingdom general election, 2005
The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 to elect 646 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party under Tony Blair won its third consecutive victory, but with a majority of 66, reduced from 160....
to the Conservative Party candidate, Jeremy Wright
Jeremy Wright (politician)
Jeremy Paul Wright is a British Conservative Party politician, and current Member of Parliament for the constituency of Kenilworth and Southam in Warwickshire...
.
Following the 2005 election, Parliamentary constituency boundaries were redrawn, and Rugby became a seat in its own right. Academic research by election experts Lewis Baston and Simon Henig for The House Magazine suggests that Labour would have won the new Rugby seat in 2005. On 22 July 2007 Andy King was selected by the Rugby Constituency Labour Party as their prospective parliamentary candidate for the next general election.