Rt Hon Kevin Barron
Contact details
Westminster
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 4432, 020 7219 6306
Fax: 020 7219 5952
barronk@parliament.uk
Constituency
9 Lordens Hill, Dinnington, Sheffield, S25 2QE
Tel: 01909 568611
Fax: 01909 569974
woolleys@parliament.uk
Biography
Electoral history
Member for Rother Valley 1983-2010, for Rother Valley (revised boundary) since 6 May 2010 general election
Parliamentary career
PPS to Neil Kinnock as Leader of the Opposition 1985-88;
Sponsored Private Member's Bills:
to ban advertising and promotion of tobacco products 1993, 1994,
Energy efficiency stamp duty rebate;
Opposition Spokesperson for:
Energy 1988-92,
Employment 1993-95,
Health 1995-97;
Member:
Intelligence and Security Committee 1997-2005,
Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority 2010-,
Speakers' Working Group on All-Party Groups 2011-12
Select committees
Chair: Health 2005-10;
Member: Liaison 2005-;
Standards and Privileges:
Member 2005-10,
Chair 2010-13;
Chair: Privileges 2013-,
Standards 2013-
International bodies
Hon. Treasurer, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (UK Branch) 2010-
Political interests
Energy, environment, home affairs, health, intelligence and security, international development, British film
Countries of interest
Bulgaria, Guyana, Tanzania
General Election 2010 - Rother Valley
| Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| Barron, Kevin |
Lab |
19147 |
40.87% |
| Donaldson, Lynda |
Con |
13281 |
28.35% |
| Paxton, Wesley |
Lib Dem |
8111 |
17.32% |
| Blair, Will |
BNP |
3606 |
7.7% |
| Dowdall, Tina |
UKIP |
2613 |
5.58% |
| Result |
Lab Hold (7.98% from Lab to Con) |