Maria Eagle

Maria Eagle

Constituency

Garston and Halewood

Party

Labour

Address as

Ms Eagle

Contact details

Westminster

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 4019
Fax: 020 7219 1157
maria.eagle.mp@parliament.uk

Constituency

Unit House, Speke Boulevard, Liverpool, L24 9HZ
Tel: 0151-448 1167

Biography

Electoral history

Contested Crosby 1992 general election. Member for Liverpool Garston 1997-2010, for Garston and Halewood since 6 May 2010 general election

Parliamentary career

PPS to John Hutton as Minister of State, Department of Health 1999-2001; Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State: Department for Work and Pensions (Minister for Disabled People) 2001-05, Department for Education and Skills 2005-06 (Minister for Children and Families 2005-06, for Young People 2006), Northern Ireland Office 2006-07; Ministry of Justice 2007-10: Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State 2007-09, Minister of State 2009-10; Government Equalities Office 2008-10: Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State 2008-09, Minister of State (Deputy Minister for Women and Equality) 2009-10; Shadow Solicitor General 2010; Shadow Minister for Justice 2010; Shadow Secretary of State for Transport 2010-

Party groups

Campaigns organiser and press officer, Merseyside West Euro Constituency Labour Party 1983-84; Constituency Labour Party secretary, press officer and political education officer 1983-85; Campaigns organiser Crosby 1993-96

Select committees

Member: Public Accounts 1997-99

Political interests

Transport, housing, employment

Countries of interest

Australia, Nicaragua, USA

General Election 2010 - Garston and Halewood

Name Party Votes %
Eagle, Maria Lab 25493 59.28%
Keaveney, Paula Lib Dem 8616 20.04%
Downey, Richard Con 6908 16.07%
Hammond, Tony Stop-Mass-Immigration UKIP 1540 3.59%
Raby, Diana Respect 268 0.63%
Result Lab Hold (5.66% from Lib Dem to Lab)