The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 274 No 7349 p572
14 May 2005

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Sandra Gidley clings to her seat in Romsey

Sandra Gidley, the only pharmacist in Parliament and the sitting Liberal Democrat MP for Romsey, almost lost her seat in the general election.

Mrs Gidley’s majority was slashed from 2,370 to just 125. Her share of the vote fell by 2.3 per cent, with the second-placed Conservative candidate gaining 2.3 per cent.

Donald Wood, a locum pharmacist in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, stood as an independent candidate in the Barnsley Central constituency. Mr Wood lost his deposit.