Contact details
Westminster
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 6595
blearsh@parliament.uk
Constituency
201 Langworthy Road, Salford, M6 5PW
Tel: 0161-925 0705
Biography
Electoral history
Contested Tatton 1987 and Bury South 1992 general elections. Member for Salford 1997-2010, for Salford and Eccles since 6 May 2010 general election
Parliamentary career
PPS to Alan Milburn:
as Minister of State, Department of Health 1998,
as Chief Secretary, HM Treasury 1999;
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health 2001-03:
(Health 2001-02, Public Health 2002-03);
Minister of State, Home Office 2003-06:
(Crime Reduction, Policing, Community Safety and Counter-Terrorism 2003-05, Policing, Security and Community Safety 2005-06);
Minister without Portfolio 2006-07;
Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 2007-09;
Member Intelligence and Security Committee 2010-
Party groups
Member:
North West Executive 1997-99,
National Policy Forum 1997-2001,
Leadership Campaign Team 1997-98;
Labour Party Development Co-ordinator and Deputy to Ian McCartney 1998-2001;
Leader, Parliamentary Campaign Team 2003-;
Labour Party NEC 2004-;
Chair, Labour Party 2006-07;
Chair, Social Action Forum 2010-12
Councils, public bodies
Councillor, Salford City Council 1984-92
Political interests
Employment, health, arts, urban regeneration, crime, security, social mobility
General Election 2010 - Salford and Eccles
| Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| Blears, Hazel |
Lab |
16655 |
39.94% |
| Owen, Norman |
Lib Dem |
10930 |
26.21% |
| Sephton, Matt |
Con |
8497 |
20.38% |
| Wingfield, Tina |
BNP |
2632 |
6.32% |
| O'Dwyer, Duran |
UKIP |
1084 |
2.6% |
| Henry, David |
TUSC |
730 |
1.76% |
| Morris, Stephen |
Eng Dem |
621 |
1.49% |
| Carvath, Richard |
Ind |
384 |
0.93% |
| Result |
Lab Hold (9.45% from Lab to Lib Dem) |