Contact details
Westminster
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 4559
Fax: 020 7219 4843
mitchellav@parliament.uk
Constituency
13 Bargate, Grimsby, DN34 4SS
Tel: 01472 342145
Fax: 01472 251484
bentonjo@parliament.uk
Biography
Electoral history
Member for Grimsby 1977 by-election to 1983, for Great Grimsby 1983-2010, for Great Grimsby (revised boundary) since 6 May 2010 general election
Parliamentary career
PPS to John Fraser as Minister of State for Prices and Consumer Protection 1977-79;
Opposition Whip 1979-85;
Opposition Spokesperson for Trade and Industry 1988-89;
Member Public Accounts Commission 1997-
Party groups
Vice-chair Labour Campaign for Electoral Reform;
Chair:
Labour Euro-Safeguards Campaign,
Labour Economic Policy Group
Select committees
Member: Agriculture 1997-2001,
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 2001-05,
Public Accounts 2005-,
Yorkshire and the Humber 2009-10
Political interests
Economics, media, fishing industry, agriculture, poverty, accountancy, legal reform, European Union, electoral reform, constitutional reform, small businesses
Countries of interest
Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Iceland, New Zealand, Nigeria
General Election 2010 - Great Grimsby
| Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| Mitchell, Austin |
Lab |
10777 |
32.62% |
| Ayling, Victoria |
Con |
10063 |
30.45% |
| De Freitas, Andrew |
Lib Dem |
7388 |
22.36% |
| Hudson, Henry |
UKIP |
2043 |
6.19% |
| Fyfe, Steve |
BNP |
1517 |
4.6% |
| Brown, Ernie |
Ind |
835 |
2.53% |
| Howe, Adrian |
PNDP |
331 |
1.01% |
| Result |
Lab Hold (10.52% from Lab to Con) |