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100 new MPs support Carers Week

 

Several hundred candidates from 10 different political parties pledged to support Carers Week during the General Election campaign.

The Carers Week Parliamentary Ambassadors were all re-elected:

Tony Baldry MP (Conservative) Banbury (pictured)
Paul Burstow MP (Liberal Democrat) Sutton & Cheam
Hywel Francis MP (Labour) Aberavon

They were joined by 97 other candidates (listed below) who came top of the poll in their constituencies, and will be taking their place as MPs in the new Parliament.

ABERCONWY
Guto Bebb, Conservative

ABERDEENSHIRE WEST & KINCARDINE
Robert Smith, Liberal Democrat

ALTRINCHAM & SALE WEST
Graham Brady, Conservative

ASHFORD
Damian Green, Conservative
 
ASHTON UNDER LYNE
David Heyes, Labour

AYRSHIRE NORTH & ARRAN
Katy Clark, Labour

BANFF & BUCHAN
Eilidh Whiteford, SNP
 
BATLEY & SPEN
Mike Wood, Labour
 
BATTERSEA
Jane Ellison, Conservative

BERWICK-UPON-TWEED
Alan Beith, Liberal Democrat

BEXLEYHEATH & CRAYFORD
David Evenett, Conservative

BLAENAU GWENT
Nick Smith, Labour

BOGNOR REGIS & LITTLEHAMPTON
Nicholas Gibb, Conservative

BOOTLE
Joe Benton, Labour

BOSTON & SKEGNESS
Mark Simmonds, Conservative
 
BRADFORD EAST
David Ward, Liberal Democrat

BRADFORD SOUTH
Gerry Sutcliffe, Labour
 
BRISTOL EAST
Kerry McCarthy, Labour

BROMSGROVE
Sajid Jaavid, Conservative
 
BURY SOUTH
Ivan Lewis, Labour

CAMBRIDGE
Julian Huppert, Liberal Democrat

CAMBRIDGESHIRE SOUTH EAST
Jim Paice, Conservative
 
CARDIFF CENTRAL
Jenny Willott, Liberal Democrat

CASTLE POINT
Rebecca Harris, Conservative

CHORLEY
Lindsay Hoyle, Labour

CLEETHORPES
Martin Vickers, Conservative

CLWYD WEST
David Jones, Conservative

COVENTRY SOUTH
Jim Cunningham, Labour
 
CRAWLEY
Henry Smith, Conservative
 
DENTON & REDDISH
Andrew Gwynne, Labour

DERBYSHIRE DALES
Patrick McLoughlin, Conservative

EASINGTON
Grahame Morris, Labour

EASTBOURNE
Stephen Lloyd, Liberal Democrat

EDINBURGH WEST
Mike Crockart, Liberal Democrat

ELLESMERE PORT & NESTON
Andrew Miller, Labour

FELTHAM & HESTON
Alan Keen, Labour & Co-operative

GLENROTHES
Lindsay Roy, Labour

HACKNEY NORTH & STOKE NEWINGTON
Dianne Abbott, Labour
 
HALTON
Derek Twigg, Labour

HAMPSHIRE NORTH WEST
George Young, Conservative
 
HARLOW
Robert Halfon, Conservative

HARROW WEST
Gareth Thomas, Labour & Co-operative

HAZEL GROVE
Andrew Stunell, Liberal Democrat

HEMSWORTH
Jon Trickett, Labour

HERTFORDSHIRE NORTH EAST
Oliver Heald, Conservative

HERTFORDSHIRE SOUTH WEST
David Gauke, Conservative

HEYWOOD & MIDDLETON
Jim Dobbin, Labour & Co-operative
 
INVERCLYDE
David Cairns, Labour

KENILWORTH & SOUTHAM
Jeremy Wright, Conservative

LANARK & HAMILTON EAST
Jim Hood, Labour
 
LANCASHIRE WEST
Rosie Cooper, Labour

LEEDS WEST
Rachel Reeves, Labour

LEIGH
Andy Burnham, Labour

MAKERFIELD
Yvonne Fovargue, Labour

MANCHESTER CENTRAL
Tony Lloyd, Labour

MERIDEN
Caroline Spelman, Conservative

MERTHYR TYDFIL & RHYMNEY
Dai Havard, Labour

MIDLOTHIAN
David Hamilton, Labour

NEWPORT WEST
Paul Flynn, Labour

NEWTON ABBOT
Anne Marie Morris, Conservative

NORFOLK MID
George Freeman, Conservative
 
NORFOLK NORTH
Norman Lamb, Liberal Democrat

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE SOUTH
Andrea Ledsom, Conservative

OGMORE
Huw Irranca-Davies, Labour

PENISTONE & STOCKSBRIDGE
Angela Smith, Labour
 
READING WEST
Alok Sharma, Conservative

REDDITCH
Karen Lumley, Conservative

RICHMOND PARK
Zac Goldsmith, Conservative

ST. AUSTELL & NEWQUAY
Steve Gilbert, Liberal Democrat

SALFORD & ECCLES
Hazel Blears, Labour
 
SHEFFIELD SOUTH EAST
Clive Betts, Labour

SHIPLEY
Philip Davies, Conservative

SOMERSET NORTH
Liam Fox, Conservative

SOUTH SHIELDS
David Miliband, Labour

SOUTHAMPTON TEST
Alan Whitehead, Labour

STAFFORD
Jeremy Lefroy, Conservative
 
STOKE-ON-TRENT NORTH
Joan Walley, Labour
 
STOURBRIDGE
Margot James, Conservative

STRETFORD & URMSTON
Kate Green, Labour

SUFFOLK CENTRAL & IPSWICH NORTH
Daniel Poulter, Conservative

SWINDON SOUTH
Robert Buckland, Conservative

THANET SOUTH
Laura Sandys, Conservative

THORNBURY & YATE
Steve Webb, Liberal Democrat

TORFAEN
Paul Murphy, Labour

WATFORD
Richard Harrington, Conservative

WEST HAM
Lyn Brown, Labour

WESTMORLAND & LONSDALE
Tim Farron, Liberal Democrat

WILTSHIRE SOUTH WEST
Andrew Murrison, Conservative

WITHAM
Priti Patel, Conservative

WORCESTER
Robin Walker, Conservative
 
WORCESTERSHIRE MID
Peter Luff, Conservative

WORSLEY & ECCLES SOUTH
Barbara Keeley, Labour
 
WORTHING EAST & SHOREHAM
Tim Loughton, Conservative

WREXHAM
Ian Lucas, Labour

WYRE FOREST
Mark Garnier, Conservative
 
WYTHENSHAWE & SALE EAST
Paul Goggins, Labour

YORK CENTRAL
Hugh Bayley, Labour

For a full list of every candidate who took time out from campaigning to sign up to Carers Week go here

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