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Revision as of 11:53, 26 May 2015
Peter Dowd is the Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) for Bootle. [1]
Dowd replaced Joe Benton, the Labour MP who Bootle since 1990, when he retired in 2015. [2] Dowd went on to retain the seat with a majority of 28,704 in the May 2015 general election. [1]
Background
Dowd previously worked in the Merseyside area in health and social care as a qualified social worker, who has a 'particular interest in education, children's social care and all age mental health services'. [3]
He also served as a member of the Merseyside county council from 1981 until 1986 and then joined Sefton council in 1991 becoming leader of Sefton's Labour Group in 2008. [3]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Peter Dowd MP www.parliament.uk, accessed 26 May 2015
- ↑ Mr Joe Benton www.parliament.uk, accessed 26 may 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Peter Dowd The Labour Party, accessed 26 May 2015
