Mike Hancock (British politician)
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Mike Hancock CBE |
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Member of Parliament for Portsmouth South |
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In office 1 May 1997 – 30 March 2015 |
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| Preceded by | David Martin |
| Succeeded by | Flick Drummond |
| Majority | 5,200 (12.6%) |
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In office 14 June 1984 – 11 June 1987 |
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| Preceded by | Bonner Pink |
| Succeeded by | David Martin |
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9 July 1946 Portsmouth, Hampshire, England |
| Political party | Independent |
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Liberal Democrats (1988-2014) Labour (1968–81) SDP (1981–88) |
| Spouse(s) | Jacqueline Elliott |
| Children | 1 son, 1 daughter |
| Residence | Portchester, Fareham |
| Occupation | Member of Parliament |
| Website | www.mikehancock.co.uk |
Michael Thomas Hancock, CBE (born 9 July 1946) is a British politician. He was most recently an independent Member of Parliament (MP) for Portsmouth South.
Hancock formally resigned from the Liberal Democrat whip in early June 2014 until a civil court action brought against him by a female constituent alleging improper conduct was resolved. An out-of-court settlement with the woman, known only as 'Annie', was reached later in June 2014 in which Hancock admitted that he "crossed the line" into inappropriate behaviour. Hancock's resignation was announced on 18 September 2014.
He stood as an independent candidate in the 2014 Portsmouth City Council elections and lost his seat in Fratton Ward to UKIP candidate Julie Swan. The Liberal Democrats lost overall control of the council.
Hancock was previously the Member of Parliament for Portsmouth South for the SDP following a by-election in 1984 until 1987.
Hancock was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, the son of a Portsmouth sailor. He was educated at comprehensive schools in Portsmouth. He worked as an engineer until he was first elected to Parliament, and in the years between his parliamentary career he worked as both a director of the Daytime Club at the BBC and as a district officer for Mencap.
He joined the Labour Party in 1968 and was elected as a councillor to the Portsmouth City Council in 1971. He left the Labour Party and joined the new Social Democratic Party (SDP) in 1981, becoming the leader of the council in 1989 until his second election to the House of Commons, and he remained a member for Fratton on the city council until 22 May 2014 when he was defeated. He was also elected to the Hampshire County Council in 1973, becoming the leader of the Labour group on the council in 1977 until he left the party, leading the council as a Liberal Democrat between 1993 and 1997, when the creation of the Portsmouth Unitary Authority meant that he was no longer eligible to stand.
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