Rt Hon John Spellar
Contact details
Westminster
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 0674
Fax: 020 7219 2113
john.spellar.mp@parliament.uk
Constituency
Brandhall Labour Club, Tame Road, Oldbury, B68 0JT
Tel: 0121-423 2933
Fax: 0121-423 2933
john.spellar@btconnect.com
Biography
Electoral history
Contested Bromley 1970 general election. Member for Birmingham Northfield 28 October 1982 by-election to June 1983. Contested Birmingham Northfield 1983 and 1987 general elections. Member for Warley West 1992-97, for Warley 1997-2010, for Warley (revised boundary) since 6 May 2010 general election
Parliamentary career
Opposition Whip 1992-94;
Opposition Spokesperson for:
Northern Ireland 1994-95,
Defence, Disarmament and Arms Control 1995-97;
Ministry of Defence:
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State 1997-99,
Minister of State for the Armed Forces 1999-2001;
Minister for Transport:
Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions 2001-02,
Department for Transport 2002-03;
Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office 2003-05;
Government Whip 2008-10;
Opposition Deputy Chief Whip 2010;
Shadow Minister for Foreign and Commonwealth Office 2010-
Select committees
Member: Joint Committee on Conventions 2006,
Finance and Services 2009-10,
Selection 2010,
Joint Committee on Security 2010,
Administration 2010-
Political interests
Energy, electronics industry, motor industry, construction industry, defence
Countries of interest
Australia, Israel, USA
General Election 2010 - Warley
| Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| Spellar, John |
Lab |
20240 |
52.52% |
| Parmar, Jas |
Con |
9484 |
24.61% |
| Keating, Edward |
Lib Dem |
5929 |
15.39% |
| Harvey, Nigel |
UKIP |
2617 |
6.8% |
| Result |
Lab Hold (2.04% from Lab to Con) |