2005 Election Campaign - highlights

Lawrie in narrow loss to Tories

Lawrie Quinn was narrowly defeated by the Tory candidate in the parliamentary campaign.
The Conservative candidate took the seat 1245 majority, just 2.7%.
The full results are:

CANDIDATES
Name	Party	Votes	%	+/- %
Robert Goodwill	Conservative	19,248	41.0	+1.4
Lawrie Quinn	Labour	18,003	38.4	-8.8
Tania Exley-Moore	Liberal Democrat	7,495	16.0	+7.6
Jonathan Dixon	Green	1,214	2.6	+0.4
Paul Abbott	UKIP	952	2.0	-
Majority		1,245	2.7
Turnout		46,912	71.7	+8.5

Read Lawrie's Post election final diary entry

Bricks, birthdays, two Johns and the PM

Lawrie's final day of the campaign was as busy and varied as expected.
It started with a brick, a birthday, and then a series of high profile visits culminating in Scarborough's election rally - and a Magpie supper with John Prescott.
Lawrie's Election Diary | Read John Prescott's election day message

Lawrie best for local progress

Government Chief Whip Hilary Armstrong today gave Lawrie Quinn a ringing endorsement.
She said if people want to continue the progress for Whitby and for Scarborough then they've got to vote Labour and vote for Lawrie Quinn.
More... | Hear Hilary speak (wav file, 75K)

Sure Start for Children

Lawrie Quinn is hosting a visit by David Miliband, a Cabinet Office Minister to the Sure Start Children's Centre, Briercliffe on Wednesday the 4th of May.
The aim is to highlight the Government's drive to raise the life chances of all children. The Centre is next to Barrowcliff Infant and Junior School

Balls, Bongos, Benn, Bananas and Butties

Lawrie's latest diary entries for Monday and Tuesday
Election diary...

Health care focus

Health Minister, Rosie Winterton and Douglas Alexander, Minister for Trade visit Scarborough

Lawrie Quinn invited Rosie Winterton, Minister of State for Health (responsible for NHS Dentistry) and Douglas Alexander, Minister of State for Trade and Foreign Affairs to meet local people in Scarborough to discuss local health and business issues in Eastfield on Tuesday 3 May.
The Ministers met with John Renshaw, Scarborough Dentist and British Dental Association, BDA's President and Colin Barnes local Voluntary Sector Chief Executive to hear about the progress being made in delivery of primary healthcare locally.
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Fairtrade focus: Secretary of State Benn in Whitby

Labour candidate Lawrie Quinn invited Secretary of State for International Development, Hilary Benn to visit Whitby this Bank Holiday Monday
He met local campaigners on International Development issues after a walk through the Town.
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This follows a hectic Sunday with Hounds, Hustings and Hilary - Armstrong, not Benn.
Sunday's Election Diary...

Policies to tackle Boom & Bust

Hammer, Helium and Help!

Another busy day meetin' & greetin, with balloons, bags and banging of hammers.
Lawrie Quinn hits the road for miles to take Labour's message to the voters.
Election diary latest...

Another anniversary...... Balamory and a pensioners' dance!

Another busy week for a busy candidate

John Prescott fails to appear in black leather... Dracula seen in Whitby... many miles motored... debates, hustings and Balamory under threat!
The many things a hardworking campaigner must attend to...
Lawrie's latest diary...

Lawrie fighting to save NHS from Tory cuts

Lawrie has challenged the Tories to come clean with local people about how their plans to cut public service spending by £35 billion would affect proposals for the future of Whitby Hospital.
He has written to Tory deputy leader Michael Ancram asking just how cutting £35 billion from Labour's planned spending would help. Lawrie opposes the Tory plan to make people pay for operations so the better off can jump the queue.
John Hutton, Minister of State for Health visited Scarborough & Whitby and accompanied Lawrie Quinn on a visit to Whitby Hospital
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Lawrie peers into TV, and meets 500 people a day!

Read the hectic schedule of a hard campaigning candidate

In the last week, Lawrie has travelled hundreds of miles, met a Minister, three Lords and fixed a TV!
The life of a Parliamentary Candidate needs at least 28 hours a day, but Lawrie rises to the challenge.
Lawrie's Election Diary... | Election Statement

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