Maria 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) |