Christine Margaret Russell, née Carr (born 25 March 1945, Holbeach) is a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... City of Chester is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Gyles Daubeney Brandreth (born March 8, 1948 in Germany) is a celebrity, author and politician in the United Kingdom. ... The incumbent, in politics, is the current holder of a political office. ... is the 84th day of the year (85th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... Holbeach is a fenland market town with approximately 5,000 residents in the South Holland district of southern Lincolnshire. ... The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. ... is the 84th day of the year (85th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... Holbeach is a fenland market town with approximately 5,000 residents in the South Holland district of southern Lincolnshire. ... The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. ...

Russell is the Member of Parliament for the City of Chester, and Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to Beverley Hughes. She was first elected in 1997, unseating Gyles Brandreth. She won the 2001 and 2005 elections. The Conservatives first under David Jones (now an MP in Wales) and then Paul Offer have slashed her majority but failed to regain the seat. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... City of Chester is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... PPS may stand for: The PPSh Type 41 soviet WWII era submachine gun designed by Shpagin Parliamentary Private Secretary The chemical poly(p-phenylene sulfide) Polska Partia Socjalistyczna or Polish Socialist Party Partido Popular Socialista or Brazils Peoples Socialist Party Purchasing Power Standard This is a disambiguation page... Rt. ... Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ... Gyles Daubeney Brandreth (born March 8, 1948 in Germany) is a celebrity, author and politician in the United Kingdom. ... David Ian Jones (born 22 March 1952), is a Conservative politician. ... Paul Andrew Offer is the Conservative Party candidate for the City of Chester for the General Election in the United Kingdom, which must be held in or before May, 2010. ...

Russell had previously served as Sheriff of Chester in 1992-3 and was expected to be elected as Lord Mayor of Chester had she not been elected to parliament. She was one of three councillors for College Ward on Chester City Council, until she resigned after the 1997 general election.

External links

• Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Christine Russell MP
• TheyWorkForYou.com - Christine Russell MP
• Chester.gov.uk