Rt Hon John Healey
Contact details
Westminster
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 6359
Fax: 020 7219 2451
healeyj@parliament.uk
Constituency
79 High Street, Wath-upon-Dearne, Rotherham, S63 7QB
Tel: 01709 875943
Fax: 01709 874207
Biography
Electoral history
Contested Ryedale 1992 general election. Member for Wentworth 1997-2010, for Wentworth and Dearne since 6 May 2010 general election
Parliamentary career
PPS to Gordon Brown as Chancellor of the Exchequer 1999-2001;
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Education and Skills (Adult Skills) 2001-02;
HM Treasury 2002-07:
Economic Secretary 2002-05,
Financial Secretary 2005-07;
Minister of State, Department for Communities and Local Government 2007-10:
Minister for Local Government 2007-09,
Minister for Housing (attending Cabinet) 2009-10;
Member Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission -2009;
Shadow Minister for Housing 2010;
Shadow Secretary of State for Health 2010-11
Select committees
Member: Education and Employment 1997-99,
Education and Employment (Employment Sub-Committee) 1997-99,
Public Accounts 2005-07,
Joint Committee on Tax Law Rewrite Bills 2005-09
Councils, public bodies
Vice-President, Local Government Association 2010-11
Political interests
Employment, trade unions, economy, tax, industrial relations, disability, local and regional government
Countries of interest
Australia, USA
General Election 2010 - Wentworth and Dearne
| Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| Healey, John |
Lab |
21316 |
50.53% |
| Donelan, Michelle |
Con |
7396 |
17.54% |
| Love, Nick |
Lib Dem |
6787 |
16.09% |
| Wilkinson, John |
UKIP |
3418 |
8.11% |
| Baldwin, George |
BNP |
3189 |
7.56% |
| Result |
Lab Hold (7.52% from Lab to Con) |