Iain Wright
Contact details
Westminster
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 5587
iain.wright.mp@parliament.uk
Constituency
23 South Road, Hartlepool, TS26 9HD
Tel: 01429 224403
Fax: 01429 864775
Biography
Electoral history
Member for Hartlepool since 30 September 2004 by-election
Parliamentary career
PPS to Rosie Winterton as Minister of State, Department of Health 2005-06;
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State:
Department for Communities and Local Government 2007-09,
Department for Children, Schools and Families (14-19 Reform and Apprenticeships) 2009-10;
Shadow Minister for:
Education 2010-11,
Business, Innovation and Skills (Competitiveness and Enterprise) 2011-13,
Business, Innovation and Skills (Competitiveness, Enterprise, Digital Infrastrucure and Space) 2013-
Party groups
Treasurer, Hartlepool CLP 2002-04;
Board member, Labour North 2003-04;
Chair, Labour Friends of Israel 2005-06
Select committees
Member: European Standing Committee A 2004-05,
Public Administration 2005-06,
Modernisation of the House of Commons 2006-08,
Public Accounts 2007,
Finance and Services 2010-
Councils, public bodies
Councillor, Hartlepool Borough Council 2002-04:
Cabinet Member for Performance Management 2003-04
Political interests
Economics, regeneration
Countries of interest
China, Latin America, Middle East
General Election 2010 - Hartlepool
| Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| Wright, Iain |
Lab |
16267 |
42.38% |
| Wright, Alan |
Con |
10758 |
28.02% |
| Clark, Reg |
Lib Dem |
6533 |
17.02% |
| Allison, Stephen |
UKIP |
2682 |
6.99% |
| Bage, Ronnie |
BNP |
2002 |
5.22% |
| Result |
Lab Hold (12.79% from Lab to Con) |