| Dorset Mid & Poole North General Election Result |
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Turnout: 46788 (64%)
45.1%
Liberal Democrats: 21100 (−4.9%)
44.5%
Conservative: 20831 (+7.7%)
5.9%
Labour: 2748 (−4.2%)
View the results in detail.
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"How can you possibly take on such a large financial commitment as Trident without considering the military and political implications? If fierce cuts are to be made in Britain's conventional forces, surely we have to consider whether replacing Trident can be justified. "
Sir Menzies Campbell
Response to announcement that the Ministry of Defence will be responsible for the cost of replacing Trident - 30 July
"With most of their leadership contenders claiming to back AV for a fairer voting system, it is astonishing they now wish to block the legislation to make that happen. Each and every Labour MP campaigned on a manifesto committing to a referendum. Now they have the opportunity to make this happen but have chosen to say no for opposition's sake. "
Simon Hughes MP
Comment on Labour's decision to oppose legislation for a referendum on the alternative vote - 28 July
"With more than half of ASBOs breached in 2008, this was a policy more about posturing than effective policing. Local communities know that other measures, such as Acceptable Behaviour Contracts can nip problems in the bud before they escalate. "
Co-Chair of the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Committee for Home Affairs and Justice, Tom Brake MP
Commenting on speech by the Home Secretary in which she said it was 'time to move beyond Anti Social Behaviour Orders (ASBOs) - 28 July
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Welcome to Annette Brooke's website
Dear friend,
I would like to thank all those people who helped re-elect me on May 6th. Having represented this area for nearly 9 years I look forward to continuing my work and fully embracing the new parts of the constituency, Wimborne and Colehill. I have lived in the area for over 35 years and brought up my family here, and I care deeply about local issues. I promise to do all I can to work for, and with, all the people who live in this area.
On this site you can find details of my recent activities in the constituency and in Westminster, the campaigns I am involved in and speeches I have made. I hope that you will feel connected to the work I do supporting constituents and local causes. If you have any comments, do not hesitate to contact me.
I would be happy to hear from you. Online you can:
Annette Brooke MP helps launch the 2010 Summer Reading Challenge
Wed 21st Jul 2010
Annette Brooke, MP for Mid Dorset and North Poole, has helped to launch the 2010 Summer Reading Challenge at a special reception held in the House of Commons on 19 July, marking another year of the popular and successful initiative to keep children reading throughout the school summer holidays.
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Read "Annette Brooke MP helps launch the 2010 Summer Reading Challenge" in full (366 words).
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5.6% fall in unemployment in Mid Dorset and North Poole
Mon 19th Jul 2010
New figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) giving unemployment figures for June 2010 have shown that the number of people claiming unemployment benefits in the constituency of Mid Dorset and North Poole has fallen by 5.6 per cent in the last month.
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Read "5.6% fall in unemployment in Mid Dorset and North Poole" in full (163 words).
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Lib Dem win in Corfe Mullen By Election
Mon 19th Jul 2010
Lib Dem candidate Philip Harknett won a resounding victory in the East Dorset District Council by election for Corfe Mullen South ward on Thursday 15th July. The by election had been called after former Councillor Stewart Hearn resigned in protest at the Council's lack of action on a number of core issues, including providing affordable housing in the area.
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Read "Lib Dem win in Corfe Mullen By Election" in full (185 words).
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Good news for park home owners - Annette Brooke MP
Wed 14th Jul 2010
Just one week after Annette Brooke's Prime Minister's Question on park homes, a Written Ministerial Statement released today by the Department for Communities and Local Government has announced that the Government will lay before Parliament the necessary legislation to transfer the jurisdiction that County Courts have under the Mobile Homes Act 1983 over resolution of park home owners' disputes to Residential Property Tribunals.
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Read "Good news for park home owners - Annette Brooke MP" in full (278 words).
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Annette Brooke MP pledges to become Child Poverty Champion
Tue 13th Jul 2010
Annette Brooke, Member of Parliament for Mid Dorset and North Poole, has been praised by the Child Poverty Action Group for pledging to become a 'Child Poverty Champion' working in her constituency to end child poverty by 2020. Annette has also pledged to work in parliament on national action that will held end child poverty for all UK children.
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Annette Brooke MP calls for improved Ankylosing Spondylitis services
Mon 12th Jul 2010
Annette Brooke, MP for Mid Dorset and North Poole, met with Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) patients and experts last week to discuss the barriers to AS patients receiving the best care for the painful and disabling spinal condition. The patients were in Westminster for the launch of the National Ankylosing Spondylitis Society's (NASS) report Looking Ahead which highlights the problems people with AS face due to delayed diagnosis and a lack of access to appropriate expertise and therapies.
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Read "Annette Brooke MP calls for improved Ankylosing Spondylitis services" in full (340 words).
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