Rt Hon Jack Straw
Contact details
Westminster
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 5070
Fax: 020 7219 2310
strawj@parliament.uk
Constituency
Richmond Chambers, Richmond Terrace, Blackburn, BB1 7AS
Tel: 01254 52317
Fax: 01254 682213
jack.straw@blackburnlabour.org
blackburnlabour.org
Biography
Electoral history
Contested Tonbridge and Malling February 1974 general election. Member for Blackburn 1979-2010, for Blackburn (revised boundary) since 6 May 2010 general election
Parliamentary career
Opposition Spokesperson for:
Treasury and Economic Affairs 1980-83,
Environment 1983-87;
Shadow Education Secretary 1987-92;
Shadow Environment Secretary 1992-94;
Shadow Home Secretary 1994-97;
Home Secretary 1997-2001;
Foreign Secretary 2001-06;
Leader of the House of Commons 2006-07;
Ex-officio Member House of Commons Commission 2006-07;
Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice 2007-10;
Member Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission -2010;
Shadow Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice 2010;
Acting Shadow Deputy Prime Minister 2010;
Chair, Speakers' Working Group on All-Party Groups 2011-12
Party groups
Member, Labour Party National Executive Committee 1994-95
Select committees
Chair: Modernisation of the House of Commons 2006-07
Councils, public bodies
Councillor, Islington Borough Council 1971-78;
ILEA:
Member 1971-74,
Deputy Leader 1973
International bodies
Vice-President, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (UK Branch) 2010-
Political interests
Education, taxation, economic policy, local and regional government, police, foreign affairs, European Union
General Election 2010 - Blackburn
| Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| Straw, Jack |
Lab |
21751 |
46.07% |
| Law-Riding, Michael |
Con |
11895 |
25.2% |
| English, Paul |
Lib Dem |
6918 |
14.66% |
| Evans, Robin |
BNP |
2158 |
4.58% |
| Irfanullah, Bushra |
Ind |
1424 |
3.02% |
| Anwar, Bobby |
UKIP |
942 |
2% |
| Astley, Grace |
Ind |
238 |
0.51% |
| Sharp, Janis |
Ind |
173 |
0.37% |
| Result |
Lab Hold (0.71% from Con to Lab) |