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Gordon Birtwistle, the Glossary

Gordon Birtwistle (born 6 September 1943) is a British Liberal Democrat politician and former MP.^[1]

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Councillors in Lancashire
Politics of Burnley

Accrington

Accrington is a town in the Hyndburn borough of Lancashire, England.

An all-party parliamentary group (APPG) is a technical group in the Parliament of the United Kingdom that is composed of members of parliament from all political parties, but have no official status within Parliament.

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Apprenticeship

Apprenticeship is a system for training a new generation of practitioners of a trade or profession with on-the-job training and often some accompanying study (classroom work and reading).

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Blackburn

Blackburn is an industrial town and the administrative centre of the Blackburn with Darwen borough in Lancashire, England.

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Borough of Burnley

The Borough of Burnley is a local government district with the borough status in Lancashire, England.

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Burnley

Burnley is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Burnley in Lancashire, England, with a 2001 population of 73,021.

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Burnley (UK Parliament constituency)

Burnley is a constituency centred on the town of Burnley in Lancashire which has been represented since 2024 by Oliver Ryan, of the Labour Party. Gordon Birtwistle and Burnley (UK Parliament constituency) are politics of Burnley.

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Burnley College

Burnley College is a further education college based in Burnley, Lancashire.

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Burnley Manchester Road railway station

Burnley Manchester Road is the main railway station in Burnley, Lancashire, England.

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Chief Secretary to the Treasury

The Chief Secretary to the Treasury is a ministerial office in the government of the United Kingdom and is the second most senior ministerial office in HM Treasury, after the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

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Civil partnership in the United Kingdom

Civil partnership in the United Kingdom is a form of civil union between couples open to both same-sex couples and opposite-sex couples.

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Conservative Party (UK)

The Conservative and Unionist Party, commonly the Conservative Party and colloquially known as the Tories, is one of the two main political parties in the United Kingdom, along with the Labour Party.

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Danny Alexander

Sir Daniel Grian Alexander (born 15 May 1972) is a former politician who was Chief Secretary to the Treasury between 2010 and 2015. Gordon Birtwistle and Danny Alexander are uK MPs 2010–2015.

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David Cameron

David William Donald Cameron, Baron Cameron of Chipping Norton, (born 9 October 1966) is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2016, and as UK Foreign Secretary under Prime Minister Rishi Sunak from November 2023 to July 2024. Gordon Birtwistle and David Cameron are uK MPs 2010–2015.

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Electoral district

An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, electorate, or (election) precinct, is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity) created to provide its population with representation in the larger state's legislature.

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Emergency department

An emergency department (ED), also known as an accident and emergency department (A&E), emergency room (ER), emergency ward (EW) or casualty department, is a medical treatment facility specializing in emergency medicine, the acute care of patients who present without prior appointment; either by their own means or by that of an ambulance.

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Great Harwood

Great Harwood is a town in the Hyndburn district of Lancashire, England, located north east of Blackburn and adjacent to the Ribble Valley.

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House of Commons of the United Kingdom

The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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Howard & Bullough

Howard & Bullough was a firm of textile machine manufacturers in Accrington, Lancashire.

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Julie Cooper (politician)

Julie Elizabeth Cooper (born 20 June 1960) is a British Labour Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Burnley from 2015 to 2019. Gordon Birtwistle and Julie Cooper (politician) are Councillors in Lancashire, leaders of local authorities of England and politics of Burnley.

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Kitty Ussher

Katharine Anne Ussher (born 18 March 1971) is a British economist, public policy research professional and former politician. Gordon Birtwistle and Kitty Ussher are politics of Burnley.

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Labour Party (UK)

The Labour Party is a social democratic political party in the United Kingdom that sits on the centre-left of the political spectrum.

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Lancashire

Lancashire (abbreviated Lancs) is a ceremonial county in North West England.

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Lancashire County Council

Lancashire County Council is the upper-tier local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Lancashire, England.

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Liberal Democrats (UK)

The Liberal Democrats (colloquially known as the Lib Dems) are a liberal political party in the United Kingdom, founded in 1988.

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Lorely Burt

Lorely Jane Burt, Baroness Burt of Solihull (born 10 September 1954) is a British politician, who was the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Solihull from 2005 to 2015. Gordon Birtwistle and Lorely Burt are liberal Democrats (UK) MPs for English constituencies, liberal Democrats (UK) councillors and uK MPs 2010–2015.

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Lucas Industries

Lucas Industries plc was a Birmingham-based British manufacturer of motor industry and aerospace industry components.

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Maajid Nawaz

Maajid Usman Nawaz (born 2 November 1977) is a British activist and former radio presenter.

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Manchester

Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England, which had a population of 552,000 at the 2021 census.

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Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)

In the United Kingdom, a member of Parliament (MP) is an individual elected to serve in the House of Commons, the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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Minimum wage

A minimum wage is the lowest remuneration that employers can legally pay their employees—the price floor below which employees may not sell their labor.

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Oswaldtwistle

Oswaldtwistle ("ozwel twizzel") is a town in the Hyndburn borough of Lancashire, England, southeast of Blackburn, contiguous with Accrington and Church.

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Parliamentary Private Secretary

A parliamentary private secretary (PPS) is a member of Parliament (MP) in the United Kingdom who acts as an unpaid assistant to a government minister or a shadow minister.

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Politician

A politician is a person who has political power in the government of a state, a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government.

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Private member's bill

A private member's bill is a bill (proposed law) introduced into a legislature by a legislator who is not acting on behalf of the executive branch.

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Public limited company

A public limited company (legally abbreviated to PLC or plc) is a type of public company under United Kingdom company law, some Commonwealth jurisdictions, and the Republic of Ireland.

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Pupil premium

The pupil premium is a grant given by the government to schools in England to decrease the attainment gap for the most disadvantaged children, whether by income or by family upheaval.

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Reading (legislature)

A reading of a bill is a stage of debate on the bill held by a general body of a legislature.

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Same-sex marriage in the United Kingdom

Same-sex marriage is legal in all parts of the United Kingdom.

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SDP–Liberal Alliance

The SDP–Liberal Alliance was a centrist and social liberal political and electoral alliance in the United Kingdom.

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Sheffield

Sheffield is a city in South Yorkshire, England, whose name derives from the River Sheaf which runs through it.

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The Social Democratic Party (SDP) was a centrist to centre-left political party in the United Kingdom.

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Tax avoidance

Tax avoidance is the legal usage of the tax regime in a single territory to one's own advantage to reduce the amount of tax that is payable by means that are within the law.

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Twitter

X, commonly referred to by its former name Twitter, is a social networking service.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.

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University of Central Lancashire

The University of Central Lancashire (abbreviated UCLan) is a public university based in the city of Preston, Lancashire, England.

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University technical college

A university technical college (UTC) is a type of secondary school in England that is sponsored by a university and has close ties to local business and industry.

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University Technical College Lancashire

University Technical College Lancashire (or UTC Lancashire) was a university technical college (UTC) that opened in Burnley, Lancashire, England in August 2013.

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Vince Cable

Sir John Vincent Cable (born 9 May 1943) is a British politician who was Leader of the Liberal Democrats from 2017 to 2019. Gordon Birtwistle and Vince Cable are liberal Democrats (UK) MPs for English constituencies and uK MPs 2010–2015.

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1992 United Kingdom general election

The 1992 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 9 April 1992, to elect 651 members to the House of Commons.

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1997 United Kingdom general election

The 1997 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday, 1 May 1997.

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2005 United Kingdom general election

The 2005 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 5 May 2005, to elect 646 members to the House of Commons.

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2010 United Kingdom general election

The 2010 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 6 May 2010, to elect Members of Parliament (or MPs) to the House of Commons.

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2014 Liberal Democrats deputy leadership election

The 2014 Liberal Democrats deputy leadership election began on 18 December 2013, when the incumbent Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Simon Hughes, was appointed Minister of State at the Ministry of Justice, and opted to resign his party position to focus on his new post.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Birtwistle

Also known as Gordon Birtwhistle.

, 1997 United Kingdom general election, 2005 United Kingdom general election, 2010 United Kingdom general election, 2014 Liberal Democrats deputy leadership election, 2015 United Kingdom general election, 2017 United Kingdom general election, 2019 United Kingdom general election.

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See also

Councillors in Lancashire

Politics of Burnley

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