Stephen Richard Day (born 30 October 1948) is a

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politician in the

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, and a former

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(MP). He was the Conservative candidate for

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at the 1983 general election, before being elected as MP for Cheadle from

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, when he lost his seat by 33 votes, the smallest margin of any constituency in the country. He stood again in the 2005 general election and lost by over 4,000 votes, 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

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candidate, Mark Hunter. 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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* 1948 births Living people Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1987–1992 UK MPs 1992–1997 UK MPs 1997–2001 Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Cheadle Councillors in Leeds {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1940s-stub