Rt Hon Andy Burnham

Andy Burnham

Constituency

Leigh

Party

Labour

Address as

Mr Burnham

Contact details

Westminster

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 8250
andy.burnham.mp@parliament.uk

Constituency

10 Market Street, Leigh, WN7 1DS
Tel: 01942 682353
Fax: 01942 731992

Biography

Electoral history

Member for Leigh 2001-10, for Leigh (revised boundary) since 6 May 2010 general election

Parliamentary career

PPS to: David Blunkett as Home Secretary 2003-04, Ruth Kelly as Secretary of State for Education and Skills 2004-05; Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office 2005-06; Minister of State, Department of Health (Delivery and Reform) 2006-07; Chief Secretary to the Treasury 2007-08; Secretary of State for: Culture, Media and Sport 2008-09, Health 2009-10; Election Co-ordinator 2010-11; Shadow Secretary of State for: Health 2010, 2011-, Education 2010-11

Party groups

Member, Co-operative Party; Contested Labour leadership 2010

Select committees

Member: Health 2001-03

Councils, public bodies

Chair, Supporters Direct 2002-05

Political interests

Health, sport, media, education, crime

General Election 2010 - Leigh

Name Party Votes %
Burnham, Andy Lab 24295 51.16%
Awan, Shazia Con 9284 19.55%
Blackburn, Chris Lib Dem 8049 16.95%
Chadwick, Gary BNP 2724 5.74%
Lavelle, Mary UKIP 1535 3.24%
Bradbury, Norman Ind 988 2.09%
Dainty, Terence Ind 320 0.68%
Hessell, Ryan Christian 137 0.29%
Result Lab Hold (4.91% from Lab to Con)