Contact details
Westminster
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 6378
ruanec@parliament.uk
Constituency
25 Kinmel Street, Rhyl, LL18 1AH
Tel: 01745 354626
Fax: 01745 334827
Biography
Electoral history
Contested Clwyd North West 1992 general election. Member for Vale of Clwyd 1997-2010, for Vale of Clwyd (revised boundary) since 6 May 2010 general election
Parliamentary career
PPS:
to Peter Hain as Secretary of State for Wales 2002-07,
to Caroline Flint:
as Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions 2007-08,
as Minister for Housing, Department for Communities and Local Government 2008,
to David Miliband as Foreign Secretary 2009-10;
PPS to Ed Balls:
as Shadow Home Secretary 2010-11,
as Shadow Chancellor 2011;
Opposition Whip 2011-13
Party groups
Member, Labour Group of Seaside MPs 1997-;
Chair, North Wales Group of Labour MPs 2002-
Select committees
Member: Welsh Affairs 1999-2002,
Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments and Commons Committee on Statutory Instruments 2009-10,
Home Affairs 2013-
Councils, public bodies
Councillor, Rhyl Town Council 1988-99
International bodies
Member, British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly
Political interests
Regeneration of seaside towns, housing, electoral registration, anti-poverty, environment, tourism, mindfulness
Countries of interest
Belize, Ireland, Vietnam
General Election 2010 - Vale of Clwyd
| Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| Ruane, Chris |
Lab |
15017 |
42.2% |
| Wright, Matt |
Con |
12508 |
35.15% |
| Penlington, Paul |
Lib Dem |
4472 |
12.57% |
| Wyn-Jones, Caryl |
PlC |
2068 |
5.82% |
| Si'Ree, Ian |
BNP |
827 |
2.33% |
| Turner, Tom |
UKIP |
515 |
1.45% |
| Butler, Mike |
Green Soc |
127 |
0.36% |
| Result |
Lab Hold (3.57% from Lab to Con) |