David Watts
Contact details
Westminster
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 6325
Fax: 020 7219 0913
wattsd@parliament.uk
Constituency
Sixth Floor, Century House, Hardshaw Street, St Helens, WA10 1QU
Tel: 01744 21336
Fax: 01744 21343
davewattsmp@hotmail.com
Biography
Electoral history
Member for St Helens North 1997-2010, for St Helens North (revised boundary) since 6 May 2010 general election
Parliamentary career
PPS:
to John Spellar:
as Minister of State, Ministry of Defence 1999-2001,
as Minister of Transport, Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions 2001-02,
as Minister of State, Department for Transport 2002-03,
to John Prescott as Deputy Prime Minister 2003-05;
Government Whip 2005-10;
Opposition Whip 2010
Select committees
Member: Finance and Services 1997-2001, 2005-06,
Foreign Affairs 2010-12,
Administration 2010-,
Arms Export Controls 2011-12
Councils, public bodies
St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council:
Councillor 1979-97,
Leader 1993-97;
Vice-chair, Association of Metropolitan Authorities
International bodies
UK President, Euro Group of Industrial Regions 1989-93
Political interests
Regional policy, education, training
General Election 2010 - St Helens North
| Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| Watts, David |
Lab |
23041 |
51.46% |
| Greenall, Paul |
Con |
9940 |
22.2% |
| Beirne, John |
Lib Dem |
8992 |
20.09% |
| Robinson, Gary |
UKIP |
2100 |
4.7% |
| Whatham, Stephen |
SLP |
483 |
1.08% |
| Result |
Lab Hold (4.62% from Lab to Con) |