Barry Sheerman MP Huddersfield, Labour/Co-operative
Contact
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Tel 020 7219 5037
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Fax 020 7219 2404
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Email: sheermanb@parliament.uk
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Website: Barry Sheerman website
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Constituency address
Office F18, The Media Centre, Huddersfield HD1 1RL United Kingdom -
Parliamentary address
House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA United Kingdom
Recent appearances
Most spoken phrases
Last updated 3rd Jun 2009
- Israeli settlements
- Northcote Road shops
- Dangerous dogs petition
- Clapham Junction tube
- Heathrow expansion
- Health services
- Fly tipping
This information is based on the most frequently spoken phrases by this representative.
Biography
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Born:
17/8/1940 -
Positions
Opposition Spokesperson for: Employment and Education 1983-88, Home Affairs 1988-92, Disabled People's Rights 1992-94; Chair Cross-Party Advisory Group on Preparation for EMU 1998-; Vice-chair Joint Pre-Legislative Committee Investigating the Financial Services and Markets Bill 1998-; Chair Cross-Party Advisory Group to Chancellor of the Exchequer on European Economic Reform. -
Electoral history
Contested Taunton October 1974 general election. Member for Huddersfield East 1979-83, for Huddersfield 1983-2010, for Huddersfield (revised boundary) since 6 May 2010 general election. -
Political interests
Trade, industry, finance, further education, education, economy, social enterprise and entrepreneurship. -
Party groups
Member, Co-operative Party; Chair, Labour Forum for Criminal Justice. -
Countries of interest
European Union, Kenya, South America, USA. -
International bodies
World Bank Business Partnership for Development Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP).
Election record for Huddersfield, 05 Jun 2010
| Party | Percentage of votes |
| Lab/Co-op | 38.66% |
| Conservative | 27.67% |
| Liberal Democrat | 24.64% |
| Name | Party | Votes | % of votes |
| Sheerman, Barry | Lab/Co-op | 15,725 | 38.66 |
| Tweed, Karen | Conservative | 11,253 | 27.67 |
| Blanchard, James | Liberal Democrat | 10,023 | 24.64 |
| Cooper, Andrew | Green | 1,641 | 4.04 |
| Firth, Rachel | British National Party | 1,563 | 3.85 |
| Cooney, Paul | TUSC | 319 | 0.79 |
| Majority | 4,472 votes |
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| Electorate | 66,318 |
| Turnout | (40,679) 61.34% |
Registered interests
Land and Property: Small one-bedroom flat in London, currently let.
Remunerated employment, office, profession etc: Member of Environmental Scrutiny Board of Veolia Ltd.; environmental waste management company. Academic adviser to Arcadia University (Philadelphia, USA).
Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests: Chair of Trustees, Parliamentary Advisory Committee for Transport Safety (PACTS).
Remunerated directorships: Policy Connect, a not for profit company promoting UK competitiveness and parliamentary communication with industry. Urban Mines Ltd.; a not for profit charity promoting sustainable use of resources. Chairman, Logicap; construction industry logistics.
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