Contact details
Westminster
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 6609
Fax: 020 7219 5943
ann.clwyd.mp@parliament.uk
Constituency
Fourth Floor, Crown Buildings, Aberdare, CF44 7HU
Tel: 01685 871394
Fax: 01685 883006
Biography
Electoral history
Contested Denbigh 1970 and Gloucester October 1974 general elections. Member for Cynon Valley 3 May 1984 by-election to 2010, for Cynon Valley (revised boundary) since 6 May 2010 general election
Parliamentary career
Shadow Minister of Education and Women's Rights 1987-88;
Shadow Secretary of State for:
International Development 1989-92,
Wales 1992,
National Heritage 1992-93;
Opposition Spokesperson for:
Employment 1993-94,
Foreign Affairs 1994-95;
Assistant to John Prescott as Deputy Leader of Labour Party 1994-95;
Special envoy to Iraq on human rights 2003-10
Party groups
Member, National Executive Committee, Labour Party 1983-84;
Chair, Tribune Group 1986-87
Select committees
Member: International Development 1997-2005,
Foreign Affairs 2010-,
Arms Export Controls 2011-
International bodies
Inter-Parliamentary Union, British Group:
Chair 2004-07,
Vice-chair 2010-
Political interests
Human rights, international development, animal welfare
Countries of interest
Cambodia, Iran, Iraq, Russia, East Timor, Turkey, Vietnam
General Election 2010 - Cynon Valley
| Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| Clwyd, Ann |
Lab |
15681 |
52.37% |
| Davies, Dafydd |
PlC |
6064 |
20.25% |
| Thacker, Lee |
Lib Dem |
4120 |
13.76% |
| Ash, Juliette |
Con |
3010 |
10.06% |
| Hughes, Frank |
UKIP |
1001 |
3.35% |
| Result |
Lab Hold (8.68% from Lab to PlC) |