Rt Hon Liam Byrne

Liam Byrne

Constituency

Birmingham, Hodge Hill

Party

Labour

Address as

Mr Byrne

Contact details

Westminster

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 6953
Fax: 020 7219 1431
byrnel@parliament.uk

Constituency

No constituency office
Tel: 0121-789 7287
Fax: 0121-789 9824

Biography

Electoral history

Member for Birmingham Hodge Hill 15 July 2004 by-election to 2010, for Birmingham, Hodge Hill (revised boundary) since 6 May 2010 general election

Parliamentary career

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Care Services) 2005-06; Minister of State, Home Office 2006-08 (Policing, Security and Community Safety 2006, Citizenship, Immigration and Nationality 2006-07, Borders and Immigration 2007-08); Minister for the West Midlands 2007-08; Minister of State, HM Treasury 2008; Minister for the Cabinet Office; Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (attending Cabinet) 2008-09; Chair Council of Regional Ministers 2008-10; Chief Secretary to the Treasury 2009-10; Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury 2010; Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office 2010-11; Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 2011-

Party groups

Adviser 1997 general election campaign; Policy Review Co-ordinator, Labour Party 2011-12

Select committees

Member: European Scrutiny 2005-10, European Standing B 2005-06

Political interests

Anti-social behaviour, drugs, social policy, welfare reform, youth policy

Countries of interest

Kashmir

General Election 2010 - Birmingham, Hodge Hill

Name Party Votes %
Byrne, Liam Lab 22077 51.47%
Khan, Tariq Lib Dem 11775 27.45%
Parekh, Shailesh Con 4936 11.51%
Lumby, Richard BNP 2333 5.44%
Rafiq, Waheed UKIP 714 1.67%
Johnson, Peter SDP 637 1.49%
Result Lab Hold (3.49% from Lib Dem to Lab)