Stephen Day (British politician)

Stephen Richard Day (born 30 October 1948)[1] is a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom, and a former Member of Parliament (MP).

Stephen Day
Member of Parliament for Cheadle
In office 11 June 1987 – 14 May 2001
Preceded by	Tom Normanton
Succeeded by	Patsy Calton
Leeds City Councillor for Otley Ward
In office 1975 – 1980
Preceded by	D. Whitley
Succeeded by	Ward abolished
Personal details
Born	30 October 1948
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative

He was the Conservative candidate for Bradford West at the 1983 general election,[2] before being elected as MP for Cheadle from 1987 to 2001,[1] when he lost his seat by 33 votes,[3] the smallest margin of any constituency in the country. He stood again in the 2005 general election and lost by over 4,000 votes,[3] but the seat became vacant within a month on the death of MP Patsy Calton. Day was the Conservative candidate in the resulting by-election, but lost to Liberal Democrat candidate, Mark Hunter.[3] As a result, Day announced that he would not be the Conservative candidate at the next general election.

Day is also Secretary of the Association of Conservative Clubs (ACC) and is prominent within the Conservative Clubs movement in the United Kingdom.

References

1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 3)
2. "UK General Election results June 1983, part 3". pp. Richard Kimber's political science resources. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
3. "Politics: Cheadle". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 July 2010.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Stephen Day