Stuart Bodsworth PPC

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Current MP: Ann Coffey (Lab)

Majority: 9,982  (29%)

Constituency: Stockport

Region: North West

PA Number: 534

Address:
22 Moreton Avenue
Bramhall
Stockport
Cheshire
SK7 2BD

Email: bodsworth.liberaldemocrat@ntlworld.com

Date of Birth: 17.05.1969

Occupation: Councillor

Council Experience: Stockport MBC since 2003; Chair of Scrutiny since 2004; Chair of Scrutiny Co-ordination 2006

Parliamentary Experience: 2005 General election candidate in Oldham West and Royton. Increased LD Vote 7.6% moving us from 4th (behind the BNP) in 2001 to 500 votes short of 2nd place.

Memberships: National Trust

Marital status/children: Married with one son and one daughter

Interests: Archery, Cycling, Modern History, Current Affairs

BIOGRAPHY

Born and brought up in Birmingham Stuart and his family now live in the Stockport Area.

Stuart's career outside politics has left him well qualified for the job of a Member of Parliament.

He has worked at the heart of Whitehall as a junior Diplomat in the Foreign Office, giving him experience of the way central Government works from the inside.

His experience rising up throught the ranks of one of the country's leading security companies, from security guard to managing a team of around 80 guards gave him experience of a highly competative sector of private industry.

As an Immigration Officer he worked closely with other law enforcement agencies and gained valuable first hand experience of this vitally important sector.

When running their own Café and B&B business, Stuart and his wife gained a deep understanding of the pressures faced by those who run the many small and medium sized businesses that are so important to the country's prosperity.

Inside politics Stuart has worked as an adviser to Bedford Council Lib Dems. He was Patsy Calton's campaign co-ordinator for the Cheadle constituency after her election to Parliament in 2001 with a majority of just 33 votes. Patsy Calton's majority grew to over 4000 in 2005.