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  Patsy Calton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Patsy Calton (19 September 1948 29 May 2005) (born Patricia Yeldon) was a British politician, and was the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for the constituency of Cheadle.
Patsy was born into a Royal Air Force family and as a result moved around frequently as a child.
Patsy Calton was first diagnosed with breast cancer following the 1997 election campaign.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Patsy_Calton   (447 words)

  
 PATSY CALTON FACTS AND INFORMATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Patsy Calton (19_September 1948 – 29_May 2005) (born Patricia Yeldon) was a British politician, and was the Liberal Democrat Member_of_Parliament for the constituency of Cheadle.
She won her seat in the 2005 general election with a majority of 4,020 votes over Stephen_Day (Conservative Party), an increase from the 33 vote majority she had in 2001, despite being too ill with cancer to personally campaign.
Patsy was born into a Royal_Air_Force family and as a result moved around frequently as a child.
www.flowergods.com /Patsy_Calton   (427 words)

  
 Obituary: Patsy Calton
Calton grew up in Norfolk, and read biochemistry at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, where she married her husband Clive at the age of 21.
At Westminster, she became a party spokesman on Northern Ireland, and later on health, where she campaigned for everything from better handling of hepatitis C and cerebral palsy to wider fluoridisation and fairer treatment for dwarfs.
Calton also mentored other aspiring women MPs, helping her party achieve its best ever gender balance in the recent election.
www.buzzle.com /editorials/5-30-2005-70767.asp   (515 words)

  
 MP Patsy dies from cancer
PATSY CALTON, Liberal Democrat MP for Cheadle died today at the age of 56 after a long battle with cancer, the party announced.
Despite a recurrence of her illness during the general election campaign, Ms Calton decided to remain a candidate and was returned to Parliament on May 5 with a greatly increased majority.
Her seat was the most marginal in the country and the Conservatives' top target on May 5, but she increased her wafer-thin majority to 4,020, boosting her share of the vote by 6.5% to 48.9%.
www.manchesteronline.co.uk /men/news/s/160/160546_mp_patsy_dies_from_cancer.html   (569 words)

  
 UMIST - Famous UMIST graduates   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Patsy graduated from UMIST with a degree in Biochemistry.
She is a member of the House Administration Select Committee, Vice chair of the All party Equalities Group and Chair of the Parliamentary Travel subcommittee.
Patsy is also number two in the Liberal Democrat shadow Health Team.
www.umist.ac.uk /prospectivestudents/international/whyumist/famousgraduates/politics.htm   (285 words)

  
 Courage of MP Patsy
COURAGEOUS MP Patsy Calton, who suffers from cancer, arrived at the House of Commons in an ambulance to swear her oath of allegiance.
Ms Calton, who represents Cheadle for the Lib Dems, was taken into the chamber in a wheelchair.
Ms Calton held on to Cheadle, the most marginal seat in the country, at the General Election this month, boosting her majority from 33 to 4,020.
www.manchesteronline.co.uk /men/news/s/160/160015_courage_of_mp_patsy.html   (290 words)

  
 Homicide and Old Lace
The Cheadle MP presided over the most marginal seat in the UK until she was returned to Parliament on 5 May with a greatly increased majority.
"Patsy was a spirited and courageous MP, and nowhere was that spirit and commitment more evident than in the way she continued to represent Cheadle throughout the recurrence of her illness during the general election campaign, and most movingly when only last week she took her oath in the House of Commons.
Ms Calton won her seat with a majority of about 4,000 despite defeated Conservative MP Stephen Day trying to win it back.
www.livejournal.com /users/magneticflip   (1247 words)

  
 Stockport Express - Tributes flood in for Patsy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Patsy, 56, who was first elected to the constituency in 2001, held the country’s smallest majority of 33 until last month’s General Election when she increased her lead over the Tories to more than 4,000.
Stockport Council leader and fellow Lib-Dem, Coun Mark Hunter said: “Patsy was a tireless worker and a committed and courageous campaigner for her constituents who admired and respected the job she did on their behalf.
Joy Wolfe, who had known Patsy for a number of years and stood as Lib Dem candidate in Cheadle, said: “She was one of those rare individuals, a politician who did not compromise herself in any way, and was always prepared to go the extra mile to help anyone.”
www.stockportexpress.co.uk /news/s/200/200592_tributes_flood_in_for_patsy.html   (723 words)

  
 British Liberal Democrat Patsy Calton, 56, dies of cancer - Wikinews
Patsy Calton from Bramhall, Cheshire, England, a Liberal Democrat MP for the Cheadle constituency died at age 56 from cancer on Sunday May 29.
She is survived by her husband Clive Calton, who worked as her researcher at the House of Commons, and her son and two daughters.
All content created after September 25, 2005 is available under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 License unless otherwise specified.
en.wikinews.org /wiki/British_Liberal_Democrat_Patsy_Calton,_56,_dies_of_cancer   (221 words)

  
 Falun Dafa UK - Falun Dafa UK   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Calton is a Member of Parliament from the Liberal Democrats, the third largest party in the UK Parliament.
Calton said that she had raised questions in the House of Commons about Falun Gong’s situation in general, and had talked about this issue with the United Nations Human Rights Commissioner.
Calton said that the issue of Falun Gong deserves to be kept at the forefront of understanding.
www.falungong.org.uk /article.php?op=Print&sid=76&PHPSESSID=cf9678dcc479aae16caf99547d9cb20e   (482 words)

  
 Wycombe Liberal Democrats Parliamentary Spokesman: Patsy Calton MP   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Wycombe Liberal Democrats Parliamentary Spokesman: Patsy Calton MP Wycombe Liberal Democrats Parliamentary Spokesman
Patsy Calton MP Over the Weekend I was very sorry to learn of the death of Patsy Calton MP.
Patsy joined a Parliamentary trip to Estonia that I helped to organize a couple of years ago.
www.wycombelibdems.org.uk /2005/05/patsy-calton-mp.html   (250 words)

  
 Liberal Democrats : Tribute to Patsy Calton MP   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Liberal Democrats : Tribute to Patsy Calton MP News
Tribute to Patsy Calton MP 29 May 2005
"Patsy was a spirited and courageous member of parliament, and nowhere was that spirit and commitment more evident than in the way she continued to represent Cheadle throughout the recurrence of her illness during the General Election campaign, and most movingly when only last week she took her oath in the House of Commons.
www.libdems.org.uk /news/story.html?id=8705&navPage=news.html   (224 words)

  
 IIP 2004 - Abney Garsden McDonald, solicitors, quality legal advice for all people
The award was presented by Patsy Calton MP the Liberal Democrate MP for Cheadle Hulme ward.
Patsy Calton MP present the award to Peter and Paul with Roger from IIP
In 1997 Abney Garsden McDonald was the first firm of solicitors in South and East Cheshire and the Stockport area to be awarded an Investors in People Certificate.
www.abneys.co.uk /IIPCeremonies2004.htm   (170 words)

  
 Patsy Calton, former MP, Cheadle (TheyWorkForYou.com)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
This data was produced by TheyWorkForYou from a variety of sources.
Patsy Calton, former MP Former Liberal Democrat MP for Cheadle
The voting record is not affected by what MPs have said, only how they voted in relation to that topic in the house - i.e.
www.theyworkforyou.com /mp/patsy_calton/cheadle   (238 words)

  
 ePolitix.com - Cheadle prepares for poll   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Liberal Democrats are defending a general election majority of 4,020 - an increase on the 33-vote majority Calton won the seat with in 2001.
Calton died of cancer last month, just weeks after defending her seat in the May general election.
Former Tory leader William Hague is also hitting the campaign trail in the constituency on Monday.
www.epolitix.com /EN/News/200507/8d395ad5-9d9b-4001-90c9-9811d2384332.htm   (205 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | UK | England | Manchester | Voters go to polls in by-election   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Patsy Calton died weeks after holding the Cheadle seat
Voting is due to start in Cheadle in a by-election triggered by the death of Liberal Democrat MP Patsy Calton.
Mr Day was MP for Cheadle from 1987 to 2001, when he was ousted by Ms Calton, who won by 33 votes.
news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/uk_news/england/manchester/4680751.stm   (232 words)

  
 General Election Result 1992 Cheadle -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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1992.faasv.com /index.php?k=general-election-result-1992-cheadle   (1198 words)

  
 Mark Hunter & Cheadle Liberal Democrats
Succeeding Patsy Calton, Mark spoke of her courage determination and commitment.
The Lib Dems were delighted to hold the seat with a swing to the Party in the parliamentary by-election triggered by the death of popular MP Patsy Calton.
Local man Mark fought a positive campaign on the issues that matter to local people, and is delighted to have been elected to succeed local favourite Patsy Calton.
cheadle-libdems.org.uk   (741 words)

  
 Mark Hunter (Mark Hunter & Cheadle Liberal Democrats)
Mark Hunter is the Member of Parliament for Cheadle with a majority of 3,657, having been elected in a by-election to succeed local favourite Patsy Calton on 14 July.
Mark has a proven record of action for local people in the Cheadle Constituency over many years both as leader of the local Council and working alongside Patsy Calton.
Along with Patsy Calton, Mark has played a leading role in moving forward the vital long awaited A555 link road that will do much to tackle congestion across our area.
cheadle-libdems.org.uk /pages/markhunter.html   (395 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Politics | Patsy Calton
Friday, 18 October, 2002, 10:47 GMT 11:47 UK Patsy Calton
Patsy Calton won Cheadle from the Conservatives by a whisker at the 2001 election, after also standing there at the two previous elections.
Soon after her election, she was appointed a junior Liberal Democrat spokesman on Northern Ireland and has subsequently become a junior health spokesman.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/low/uk_politics/2061984.stm   (123 words)

  
 Vote4Peace   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Councillor Mark Hunter (the Leader of Stockport Council, which covers Cheadle) was selected by party members to be the Lib-Dem candidate for the by-election following the sad death of Patsy Calton MP.
Patsy won a much deserved personal vote in May, but now there is a by-election we cannot be complacent about the outcome.
Mark will make an excellent successor to Patsy, but only if we all work hard to ensure he has the support he needs.
www.vote4peace.org.uk   (721 words)

  
 patsy - OneLook Dictionary Search
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www.onelook.com /?w=patsy&ls=a   (225 words)

  
 Liberal Democrats celebrate by-election win
The by-election, which was held following the death of Liberal Democrat MP Patsy Calton from cancer shortly after the General Election, proved to be a huge disappointment for Labour.
However, by this year’s General Election, Patsy Calton had increased the majority to over 4,000, in spite of being unable to campaign due to her illness.
Mr Hunter said that the vote had shown people wanted a more honest approach and accused the Conservatives of waging a “more negative, mud-slinging campaign than ever before”.
www.4ni.co.uk /nationalnews.asp?id=42418   (375 words)

  
 Stockport Express - MP Patsy loses fight for life
Stockport Express - MP Patsy loses fight for life
HONOUR: Patsy Calton being sworn in at the House of Commons last week
PATSY Calton, Liberal Democrat MP for Cheadle has died at the age of 56 after a long battle with cancer.
www.stockportexpress.co.uk /news/s/200/200564_mp_patsy_loses_fight_for_life.html   (674 words)

  
 Kashmir News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The delegation members said that they were deeply moved on meeting Kashmiri migrants in Azad Jammu and Kashmir and the experiences and traumas these migrants have been going through were horrible and distressing.
The delegation included Dr. Jenny Tonge, Pasty Calton, Qasim Afzal and Ben Jephcott.
They stressed the need to further accelerate the efforts all over the world to apprise people at large about the ground situation of Jammu and Kashmir and the need of getting the dispute resolved once for all.
www.pak.gov.pk /public/news/news2003/kash2003/kash_january29_2003.htm   (465 words)

  
 Scotsman.com News - Politics - Lib Dems lose their MP who ran and won despite illness
Lib Dems lose their MP who ran and won despite illness
THE Liberal Democrat MP for Cheadle, Patsy Calton, died yesterday at 56 after a long battle with cancer.
Lib Dem leader Charles Kennedy paid tribute to her: "I wish to extend my most profound sympathies and condolences to the family and friends of the late Patsy Calton following her death this afternoon.
news.scotsman.com /politics.cfm?id=589202005   (450 words)

  
 The Beveridge Group   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Evan Harris MP, Paul Holmes MP, John Pugh MP The Beveridge Group has been set up not in reaction or in opposition to any other group but to promote debate on the subject of public service provision within the Liberal Democrats.
Member of the Beveridge Group, and MP for Cheadle, Patsy Calton has sadly died, after a long battle with cancer.
Founder member of the Beveridge Group, Paul Holmes has been elected leader of the Lib Dem Parliamentary Party.
www.beveridgegroup.org.uk /about.htm   (206 words)

  
 By-elections | Houses of Parliament
Cheadle - 14 July 2005 (Lib Dem hold)
Death of Patsy Calton on 29 May 2005
Death of Robin Cook on 6 August 2005
www.parliament.uk /directories/hcio/by_elections.cfm   (133 words)

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