Rt Hon Andy 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) |