Contact details
Westminster
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 4159
mealea@parliament.uk
Constituency
85 West Gate, Mansfield, NG18 1RT
Tel: 01623 660531
Fax: 01623 420495
Biography
Electoral history
Member for Mansfield 1987-2010, for Mansfield (revised boundary) since 6 May 2010 general election
Parliamentary career
Opposition Whip 1992-94;
PPS to John Prescott:
as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party 1994-97,
as Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions 1997-98;
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 1998-99;
Adviser to Richard Caborn, as Minister of State for Sport 2002-05
Party groups
Former officer, national and local Labour Party;
Member, Co-operative Party
Select committees
Member: Home Affairs 1990-92,
Court of Referees 1999-2001;
Chair: Crossrail Bill 2006-07;
Member: Panel of Chairs 2011-
Councils, public bodies
Deputy leader, Newton Aycliffe Town Council 1974-79;
Governor Portland Training College 1988-
International bodies
Former executive member:
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA),
Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU);
Member, UK Delegation Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (CoE)/Western European Union 2000-:
Representative Kyoto Protocol 2001-09,
CoE President CTTs Environment, Agriculture, Local and Regional Democracy:
First Vice-President 2001-08,
President 2008-,
Chair, CoE Sustainable Development 2002-04,
UK Government Whip CoE Delegation 2007-,
Acting Leader, UK Delegation 2010-;
Chair, CPA Cyprus Group (British Section) 2007-
Political interests
Home affairs, European affairs, transport, health, social security, drug abuse, human rights, environment, poverty, sport, unemployment, media, music, armed forces welfare
Countries of interest
Cyprus, Europe, France, Ireland
General Election 2010 - Mansfield
| Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| Meale, Alan |
Lab |
18753 |
38.69% |
| Critchlow, Tracy |
Con |
12741 |
26.29% |
| Wyatt, Michael |
Lib Dem |
7469 |
15.41% |
| Camilleri, Philip |
Ind |
4339 |
8.96% |
| Hamilton, David |
UKIP |
2985 |
6.16% |
| Hill, Rachel |
BNP |
2108 |
4.35% |
| Result |
Lab Hold (9.5% from Lab to Con) |