Contact details
Westminster
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 5085, 020 7219 6215
Fax: 020 7219 2776
jim.fitzpatrick.mp@parliament.uk
Constituency
Trussler Hall, 78 Grundy Street, London, E14 6DR
Tel: 020 7536 0562
Fax: 020 7536 0572
Biography
Electoral history
Member for Poplar and Canning Town 1997-2010, for Poplar and Limehouse since 6 May 2010 general election
Parliamentary career
PPS to Alan Milburn as Secretary of State for Health 1999-2001;
Assistant Government Whip 2001-03;
Government Whip (Vice-Chamberlain of HM Household) 2003-05;
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State:
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister 2005-06,
Department of Trade and Industry (Employment Relations, Postal Services, London) 2006-07,
Department for Transport (Minister for Aviation, Shipping and Road Safety) 2007-09;
Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Minister for Food, Farming and the Environment) 2009-10;
Shadow Minister for:
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 2010,
Transport 2010-
Party groups
Member:
SNP 1969-70,
Labour Party -1977,
Socialist Workers' Party 1978,
Labour Party 1983-;
Agent for Jo Richardson MP 1987;
Member, London Labour Executive 1988-97;
Chair:
Barking Constituency Labour Party 1988-90,
Greater London Labour Party 1991-97
Select committees
Member: Selection 2003-05
Political interests
Poverty, regeneration, racism, fire, animal welfare, transport
Countries of interest
Bangladesh
General Election 2010 - Poplar and Limehouse
| Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| Fitzpatrick, Jim |
Lab |
18679 |
39.4% |
| Archer, Tim |
Con |
12649 |
26.68% |
| Galloway, George |
Respect |
8160 |
17.22% |
| Fryer, Jonathan |
Lib Dem |
5209 |
10.99% |
| Lochner, Wayne |
UKIP |
565 |
1.2% |
| Osborne, Andrew |
Eng Dem |
470 |
1% |
| Smith, Chris |
Green |
449 |
0.95% |
| Mahmud, Kabir |
Ind |
293 |
0.62% |
| Hoque, Mohammed |
Ind |
167 |
0.36% |
| Thornton, Jim |
Ind |
59 |
0.13% |
| Result |
Lab Hold (0.94% from Con to Lab) |