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Stephen said "I am delighted to have been selected to fight for the Liberal Democrats in Wimbledon. I care passionately about the area, I grew up and was educated in the West Barnes Ward and understand the issues that matter to local residents. Liberal Democrats campaign all year round, and I'm keen to get out and meet residents and listen to their problems. The Labour party has all but collapsed in Wimbledon. At the last local elections, Lib Dem candidates came second to the Tories in half of Wimbledon. And at the last General Election we saw the largest increase in share of the vote of any party. In Wimbledon the real choice is between Liberal Democrats and the Tories."
Anthony Fairclough, chair of Merton Liberal Democrats said "I'm pleased that Lib Dem members have chosen such an excellent candidate to represent us at the next election. I look forward to working with Steve in the near future, helping to improve the lives of Wimbledon residents".
Background
2005 General Election
WIMBLEDON (turnout: 68.1 %)
STEPHEN GEE (LD) - 7,868 (18.1%) - an inrease of 5.1% ROGER CASALE (Lab) - 15,585 (35.9%) - a decrease of 9.9% STEPHEN HAMMOND (Con) - 17,886 (41.2%) - an inrease of 4.6% OTHERS 2065 (4.8%) Stephen Gee 
Stephen was born in Liverpool and grew up and was educated in the Wimbledon constituency. Married with 2 children, Stephen now lives with his family in Banstead. Having completed a degree in Quantity Surveying at Reading University and qualification as a Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, in 1985 Stephen was one of the founding partners of a construction consultancy based in Ealing. He is now the Managing Partner of the business which employs over 70 staff and was featured as one of the Sunday Times Best Companies 2007. With a passion for all sports, Stephen still plays regular 11-a-side football and cricket and is an enthusiastic competitor and specator in these and many others. He was a member of the Liberal Democrat working group on Sports policy and helped draft the policy paper Sporting Best. As well as running and standing in campaigns for numerous council elections, Stephen was the candidate for Wimbledon in the 2005 General Election when he achieved a large increase in vote share for the Liberal Democrats. In addition to sport, Stephen has a great interest in business, economics, foreign affairs and the environment policy.
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At a packed meeting in Wimbledon Community Centre on 5 March, local Liberal Democrats chose Stephen Gee as their candidate for the next General Election. With pressure increasing on Gordon Brown to call a snap election as soon as he's made Prime Minister, local Lib Dems are already kicking off the campaign. Stephen fought for the Lib Dems in Wimbledon in 2005, achieving the highest increase in share of the vote of any of the parties.