Contact details
Westminster
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 6999
Fax: 020 7219 0864
brownl@parliament.uk
Constituency
306 High Street, London, E15 1AJ
Tel: 020 8470 3463
lyn@lynbrown.org.uk
Biography
Electoral history
Contested Wanstead and Woodford general election 1992. Member for West Ham 2005-10, for West Ham (revised boundary) since 6 May 2010 general election
Parliamentary career
PPS to:
Phil Woolas as Minister of State, Department for Communities and Local Government 2006-07,
John Denham as Secretary of State for Innovations, Universities and Skills 2007-09;
Assistant Government Whip 2009-10;
Opposition Whip 2010-
Party groups
Member, Co-operative Party
Select committees
Member: ODPM/Communities and Local Government 2005-07
Councils, public bodies
London Borough of Newham:
Councillor 1988-2005,
Chair, Direct Services Organisation 1989-90,
Chair, Leisure 1992-2002,
Cabinet Member for Culture and Community 2002-05;
Founder Member and Chair, London Library Development Agency 1999-2006;
Chair:
Cultural Services Executive, Local Government Association 2000-03,
Culture and Tourism Panel, Association of London Government 2002-05;
Member:
London Regional Sports Board -2007,
London Arts Board -2007,
Museums, Libraries and Archives Council, London -2007:
Judge, Golden Dagger Award 2005-07
Political interests
Poverty, housing, libraries, local government, sexual and reproductive health, foreign affairs
Countries of interest
Africa, Bangladesh, China, Pakistan
General Election 2010 - West Ham
| Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| Brown, Lyn |
Lab |
29422 |
62% |
| Morris, Virginia |
Con |
6888 |
14.52% |
| Pierce, Martin |
Lib Dem |
5392 |
11.37% |
| Gain, Stan |
CPA |
1327 |
2.8% |
| Malik, Kamran |
Ind |
1245 |
2.63% |
| Davidson, Michael |
NF |
1089 |
2.3% |
| Gandy, Kim |
UKIP |
766 |
1.62% |
| Lithgow, Jane |
Green |
645 |
1.36% |
| Agbogun-Toko, Grace |
Ind |
177 |
0.38% |
| Result |
Lab Hold (3.91% from Con to Lab) |