Gina Dowding

Cllr
Gina Dowding
Dowding in 2010
Member of the European Parliament
for North West England
In office
2 July 2019 – 31 January 2020
Preceded byWajid Khan
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Personal details
Born (1962-07-15) 15 July 1962 (age 62)
London, England
Political partyGreen Party of England and Wales
WebsiteGina Dowding MEP
Other elected offices
Lancaster City Councillor
for Marsh
Incumbent
Assumed office
3 May 2019
Preceded byJon Barry
Lancashire County Councillor
for Lancaster Central
Incumbent
Assumed office
2 May 2013
Preceded byChristopher Coates
Lancaster City Councillor
for Dukes
Castle (1999–2003)
In office
6 May 1999 – 3 May 2007
Preceded byR. Pye
Succeeded byAnne Chapman

Gina Dowding (born 15 July 1962) is a British politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for North West England from 2019 to 2020, on behalf of the Green Party. She was elected to the role in the 2019 European Parliament Election on 23 May of that year.[1]

Before being elected as an MEP, Dowding was a Green Party councillor on Lancaster City Council from 1999 to 2007 and again in 2019, and a councillor on Lancashire County Council from 2013.[2][3][4]

She stood in Fylde at the snap 2019 general election, and came in fourth place out of five candidates, losing her deposit.[5]

Dowding first joined the Green Party in 1986 at the age of 22, citing a voluntary work visit to Bangladesh as a turning point in her awareness of inequality.[6]

Electoral performance

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UK Parliament elections
Date of election Constituency Party Votes % of votes Result
1992 Lancaster Green 433 0.9 Not elected
2010 Lancaster and Fleetwood Green 1,888 4.4 Not elected
2019 Fylde Green 1,731 3.7 Not elected
2024 Morecambe and Lunesdale Green 2,089 4.3 Not elected
European Parliament elections
Date of election Constituency Party Votes % of votes Result
1999 North West England Green 56,828 5.6 Not elected
2004 North West England Green 117,393 5.6 Not elected
2014 North West England Green 123,075 7.0 Not elected
2019 North West England Green 216,581 12.5 Elected
Lancashire County Council elections
Date of election Ward Party Votes % of votes Result
1993 Lancaster City Green 758 16.8 Not elected
1997 Lancaster Rural Central Green 290 4.0 Not elected
2013 Lancaster Central Green 1,639 38.4 Elected
2017 Lancaster Central Green 2,206 51.8 Elected
2021 Lancaster Central Green 2,760 59.8 Elected
Lancaster City Council elections
Date of election Ward Party Votes % of votes Result
1991 Castle Green 886 28.3 Not elected
1995 Castle Green 912 32.4 Not elected
1999 Castle Green 1,412 53.8 Elected
2003 Dukes Green 328 59.0 Elected
2019 Marsh Green 1,174 71.4 Elected
2023 Marsh Green 1,241 70.3 Elected

References

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  1. ^ "The UK's European elections 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Gina Dowding". North Lancashire Green Party. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Councillor details - County Councillor Gina Dowding". Lancashire County Council. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Councillor details - Councillor Gina Dowding". Lancaster City Council. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Fylde parliamentary constituency - Election 2019 - BBC News". Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Meet Gina Dowding". Green European Foundation. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
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