Party:
Labour

Constituency:
Ipswich

Date of birth:
16 March 1958

Telephone:
020 7219 3000

Address:
The House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Political profile:
Chris Mole entered the Commons in November 2001, holding Ipswich for Labour after the death of Jamie Cann.

It was the first by-election of the 2001 Parliament; the campaign was notable mainly for the misspelled letter which Tony Blair sent Mr Mole in the course of the campaign.

Polling day itself was livened up by falling on the same date as Ipswich Town's win at home against Inter Milan in the Uefa Cup.

A model Blairite, Mr Mole led Suffolk County Council for eight years with reforming zeal.

Shortly before Mr Mole's election to Parliament, Suffolk was named Council of the Year by the Local Government Association - the first County Council to be so recognised.

Mr Mole is also deputy Chair of the East of England Development Agency.

Prior to his election, he worked as an electronics engineer.

TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE
Labour		43.4%
Conservative		28.4%
Liberal Democrat		22.122.4%

IN DETAIL
Name	Party	Votes	%
Chris Mole	Labour	11,881	43.4
Paul West	Conservative	7,794	28.4
Tessa Munt	Liberal Democrat	6,146	22.122.4
David Cooper	CPA	581	2.1
Jonathan Wright	UK Independence Party	276	1
Anthony Slade	Green	255	0.9
John Ramirez	Independent	236	0.8
Peter Leech	SA	152	0.5
Nicholas Winskill	Independent	84	0.3
Majority		4,087
Turnout		40.1%

POLITICAL MAKE UP OF EASTERN