Sentences with phrase «midlands seats they are defending»
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The parliamentary candidate for Broxtowe in 2001 and a candidate for the European Parliament in the East Midlands in both 1999 and 2004, Pauline was selected for this seat in June 2006 and will defend a notional Conservative majority of 5,329.
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First elected in Redditch in 1997 — always a West Midlands swing seat, she plans to defend it in what will be a tough contest — she had served as a junior minister, notably in education, and latterly as Tony Blair's chief whip.