Tony Clarke (British politician)
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Clarke, second left, with his then constituency residents in Milton Malsor village hall at the launch of their Parish Plan, January 2003
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| Member of Parliament for Northampton South |
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In office 1 May 1997 – 5 May 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Michael Morris |
| Succeeded by | Brian Binley |
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6 September 1963 Northampton |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Green Party |
| Other political affiliations |
Independent (2007-2013) Labour (until 2007) |
| Residence | Northampton |
| Occupation | Northampton Borough Councillor 2007 - 5 May 2011 |
Anthony Richard Clarke (born 6 September 1963, Northampton, England), known as Tony Clarke is a former Member of Parliament and ex General Manager of Northampton Town Football Club. He is currently a teacher at Northampton College. A politician of the left,Clarke was until was until recently the Green Party National Spokesperson on International and Foreign Affairs; previously a British Labour Party politician, he was Member of Parliament for Northampton South from 1997-2005. Clarke was also a director of Northampton Town Football Club for 11 years 1999- 2010 and as General Manager at the club between 2005 and 2008. He served three terms (12 years) on Northampton Borough Council (2 Labour, 1 Independent) and one term (4 years) on Northamptonshire County Council (Independent) He also served as a Special Constable with Northamptonshire Police between 2003 and 2007.
On 11 March 2013, Clarke announced that he had joined the Green Party, and would campaign as an Independent Green and stand as a Green Party candidate in the 2013 local elections. He is quoted as saying: "I left the Labour Party, and then discovered that really it had left me, I have battled on as an Independent to try to make a difference for local people and have had some successes, but now it is time to truly give the power back to the people. I have chosen to campaign and as an Independent Green and proudly display the Green Party Logo on the ballot paper". Tony Clarke is still a local community activist in Northampton and is currently employed teaching public Services at Northampton College.
Before becoming an MP, Clarke had previously been a Social Work lecturer and Labour Councillor on Northampton Borough Council. He won the parliamentary seat unexpectedly at the 1997 general election with a majority of 744 over the sitting Conservative MP Michael Morris, with a campaign based on local representation. Morris, the Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons, had a 14,000 vote majority at the 1992 election, and the seat was considered safe for the Conservatives.
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