Dan Norris
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Member of Parliament for Wansdyke |
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In office 1 May 1997 – 12 April 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Jack Aspinwall |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
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28 January 1960 London, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | University of Sussex |
| Religion | Quaker |
| Website | www.dannorris.org.uk |
Dan Norris (born 28 January 1960) is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wansdyke from 1997 until 2010. He was also a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Norris was educated at Chipping Sodbury Comprehensive School and the University of Sussex, where he read a Master's in Social Work (MSW). He is a former teacher and child protection officer having trained with the NSPCC.
Norris was a councillor on Bristol City Council from 1989-92 / 1995-97 and Avon County Council from 1994–96, and he is a member of the GMB Union.
Norris first stood for parliament in the constituency of Northavon in 1987, losing against the Conservative incumbent, Sir John Cope. In 1992, he was the Labour candidate for Wansdyke, leapfrogging the Liberal Democrats to take Labour from third to second place against the Conservative incumbent, Jack Aspinwall.
He contested the Wansdyke seat once more in the 1997 election, and this time succeeded in taking a traditionally safe Conservative seat by 4,799 votes, overturning a majority of 11,770 votes. Whilst Norris went on to increase his majority to 5,613 in the 2001 election, the 2005 election saw his lead over the Conservatives fall to 1,839. Due to changes made by the Boundary Commission for England, the Wansdyke constituency was abolished at the 2010 election. Norris stood instead for North East Somerset, but was defeated by Jacob Rees-Mogg (C).
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