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'''Eileen Gordon''' (born 22 October 1946) is a politician in the United Kingdom. |
'''Eileen Gordon''' (born 22 October 1946) is a politician in the United Kingdom. |
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| ⚫ | She became the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] for [[Romford (UK Parliament constituency)|Romford]] in [[1997 United Kingdom general election|1997]], as part of the landslide victory spearheaded by [[Leader of the Labour Party (UK)|party leader]] [[Tony Blair]]. Gordon was the first MP from her party to be elected for the seat since [[1970 United Kingdom general election|1970]]. |
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| ⚫ | Following her defeat to Rosindell, she returned to work as a researcher for the Labour MP for [[West Ham (UK Parliament constituency)|West Ham]], [[Tony Banks, Baron Stratford|Tony Banks]].{{citation needed|date=April 2009}} |
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However, despite Blair winning a second term as [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] at the subsequent [[2001 United Kingdom general election|2001 election]], she lost her seat to the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] candidate [[Andrew Rosindell]]. It was one of the few Labour losses at that election, which saw her party retain its large majority from the 1997 [[Landslide (politics)|landslide]]. |
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Revision as of 01:46, 7 March 2021
Eileen Gordon | |
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| Member of Parliament for Romford | |
| In office 1 May 1997 – 14 May 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Michael Neubert |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Rosindell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 October 1946 |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
Eileen Gordon (born 22 October 1946) is a politician in the United Kingdom.
Gordon was educated at Harold Hill Grammar School, Shoreditch Comprehensive School, and Westminster College, Oxford (Cert.Ed.). She worked as a teacher for the Mawney School in Romford.
She became the Labour Member of Parliament for Romford in 1997, as part of the landslide victory spearheaded by party leader Tony Blair. Gordon was the first MP from her party to be elected for the seat since 1970.
However, despite Blair winning a second term as Prime Minister at the subsequent 2001 election, she lost her seat to the Conservative candidate Andrew Rosindell. It was one of the few Labour losses at that election, which saw her party retain its large majority from the 1997 landslide.
Following her defeat to Rosindell, she returned to work as a researcher for the Labour MP for West Ham, the late Tony Banks.[citation needed]
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