Stephen Richard Day (born 30 October 1948)[1] is a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom, and a former Member of Parliament (MP).

Quick Facts Member of Parliament for Cheadle, Preceded by ...
Stephen Day
Member of Parliament
for Cheadle
In office
11 June 1987  14 May 2001
Preceded byTom Normanton
Succeeded byPatsy Calton
Leeds City Councillor
for Otley Ward
In office
19751980
Preceded byD. Whitley
Succeeded byWard abolished
Personal details
Born (1948-10-30) 30 October 1948 (age 75)
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
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He was the Conservative candidate for Bradford West at the 1983 general election,[2] before being elected as MP for Cheadle from 1987 to 2001,[1] when he lost his seat by 33 votes,[3] the smallest margin of any constituency in the country. He stood again in the 2005 general election and lost by over 4,000 votes,[3] but the seat became vacant within a month on the death of MP Patsy Calton. Day was the Conservative candidate in the resulting by-election, but lost to Liberal Democrat candidate, Mark Hunter.[3] As a result, Day announced that he would not be the Conservative candidate at the next general election.

Day is also Secretary of the Association of Conservative Clubs (ACC) and is prominent within the Conservative Clubs movement in the United Kingdom.

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