Stephen Day (British politician) explained

Stephen Day
Constituency Mp:Cheadle
Term Start:11 June 1987
Term End:14 May 2001
Predecessor:Tom Normanton
Successor:Patsy Calton
Office1:Leeds City Councillor
for Otley Ward
Term Start1:1975
Term End1:1980
Predecessor1:D. Whitley
Successor1:Ward abolished
Birth Date:30 October 1948
Nationality:British
Party:Conservative

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

He was the Conservative candidate for Bradford West at the 1983 general election,[1] before being elected as MP for Cheadle from 1987 to 2001, when he lost his seat by 33 votes,[2] the smallest margin of any constituency in the country. He stood again in the 2005 general election and lost by over 4,000 votes, 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. 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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: UK General Election results June 1983, part 3. Richard Kimber's political science resources . 6 July 2010.
  2. Web site: Politics: Cheadle. The Guardian. 6 July 2010.