Contact details
Westminster
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 3247
Fax: 020 7219 1227
sutcliffeg@parliament.uk
Constituency
Gumption Business Centre, Glydegate, Bradford, BD5 0BQ
Tel: 01274 288688
Fax: 01274 288689
Biography
Electoral history
Member for Bradford South 9 June 1994 by-election to 2010, for Bradford South (revised boundary) since 6 May 2010 general election
Parliamentary career
PPS:
to Harriet Harman as Secretary of State for Social Security and Minister for Women 1997-98,
to Stephen Byers:
as Chief Secretary, HM Treasury July-December 1998,
as Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 1999;
Assistant Government Whip 1999-2001;
Government Whip 2000-03;
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State:
Department of Trade and Industry 2003-06:
(Employment Relations, Competition and Consumers 2003-04, Employment Relations, Consumers and Postal Services 2004-05, Employment Relations and Consumer Affairs 2005-06),
Home Office/Ministry of Justice (Criminal Justice and Offender Management) 2006-07,
Department for Culture, Media and Sport (Minister for Sport) 2007-10;
Shadow Minister for:
Culture, Media and Sport 2010,
Security and Counter Terrorism 2010-11
Select committees
Member: Public Accounts 1996-98,
Unopposed Bills (Panel) 1997-99,
Selection 2001-03,
Culture, Media and Sport 2011-
Councils, public bodies
Bradford City Council:
Councillor 1982-94,
Leader 1992-94
Political interests
Employment, local and regional government
Countries of interest
Bangladesh, European Union, India, Pakistan
General Election 2010 - Bradford South
| Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| Sutcliffe, Gerry |
Lab |
15682 |
41.15% |
| Palmer, Matt |
Con |
11060 |
29.02% |
| Griffiths, Alun |
Lib Dem |
6948 |
18.23% |
| Sutton, Sharon |
BNP |
2651 |
6.96% |
| Illingworth, Jamie |
UKIP |
1339 |
3.52% |
| Lewthwaite, James |
DN |
315 |
0.83% |
| Result |
Lab Hold (5.93% from Lab to Con) |