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David Ward MP Member of Parliament
for Bradford EastIncumbent Assumed office
6 May 2010Preceded by Constituency Created Majority 365 (0.9%) Personal details Born 24 June 1953 Nationality British Political party Liberal Democrats Spouse(s) Jackie Children 2 sons Website http://davidward4bradford.org.uk David Ward (born 24 June 1953) is a British Liberal Democrat politician, who was elected at the 2010 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bradford East.[1]
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Early life
He attended Boston Grammar School in Boston, Lincolnshire. He has an MBA and MPhil from the University of Bradford, and an MSc from the University of Leicester.
Ward qualified as an accountant and worked in Local Government for 8 years. From 1985 he worked at Leeds Metropolitan University as a Principal Lecturer and Business Development Manager until 2004 when he was seconded from the University to work at Bradford City Football Club helping the club develop its community activities. He was a Liberal Democrat Councillor on Bradford City Council for Idle and Thackley from 1984 until his election to Parliament in 2010.
Parliamentary career
Ward was the Liberal Democrat candidate at the Bradford North by-election in 1990, and after his defeat he stood again in Bradford North at the general elections in 1992, 2001 and 2005 for [[Bradford North (UK Parliament constituency)|Bradford North]) In 2005, he came second, 3,500 votes behind the sitting Labour Party MP Terry Rooney. Bradford North was abolished in boundary changes for the general election in May 2010, when he won the new Bradford East seat with a majority of 365 votes over Rooney, becoming Bradford's only Liberal Democrat MP.
Personal life
Ward is married with two sons. He has lived in Bradford for over thirty years, and is a Bradford City Football Club supporter.
References
- ^ "Election 2010: Bradford East". BBC News. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/results/constituency/a58.stm. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
External links
- David Ward MP official website
- Profile at the Liberal Democrats
- Bradford Lib Dems
- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard 1803–2005
- Current session contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Electoral history and profile at The Guardian
- Voting record at PublicWhip.org
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou.com
- Profile at Westminster Parliamentary Record
- Profile at BBC News Democracy Live
- Articles authored at Journalisted
- Councillors at the City of Bradford Metropolitan Council
- His maiden speech
Parliament of the United Kingdom New constituency Member of Parliament for Bradford East
2010–presentIncumbent Categories:- Living people
- Members of the United Kingdom Parliament for English constituencies
- Liberal Democrat (UK) MPs
- UK MPs 2010–
- Politics of Bradford
- People from Boston, Lincolnshire
- Alumni of the University of Bradford
- Alumni of the University of Leicester
- 1953 births
- Councillors in Bradford
- People educated at Boston Grammar School
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