Contact details
Westminster
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 6984/020 7219 8766
Fax: 020 7219 4257
creaghm@parliament.uk
Constituency
20-22 Cheapside, Wakefield, WF1 2TF
Tel: 01924 386124
Fax: 01924 299723
mary@marycreagh.co.uk
Biography
Electoral history
Member for Wakefield 2005-10, for Wakefield (revised boundary) since 6 May 2010 general election
Parliamentary career
PPS:
to Ministers of State, Department of Health:
Andy Burnham 2006-07,
Lord Warner 2006,
to Andy Burnham:
as Chief Secretary to the Treasury 2007-08,
as Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 2008-09;
Assistant Government Whip 2009-10;
Shadow Minister for Public Health 2010;
Opposition Whip 2010;
Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 2010-
Party groups
Member, Co-operative Party 1995-
Select committees
Member: Joint Committee on Human Rights 2005-07,
Finance and Services 2007-10,
Yorkshire and the Humber 2009
Councils, public bodies
London Borough of Islington:
Councillor 1998-2005,
Leader, Labour group 2000-04
Political interests
Europe, employment, social policy, disability issues, Irish community, human rights, children's issues, environment
Countries of interest
Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Sudan
General Election 2010 - Wakefield
| Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| Creagh, Mary |
Lab |
17454 |
39.19% |
| Story, Alex |
Con |
15841 |
35.57% |
| Smith, David |
Lib Dem |
7256 |
16.3% |
| Senior, Ian |
BNP |
2581 |
5.8% |
| Hawkins, Miriam |
Green |
873 |
1.97% |
| Harrop, Mark |
Ind |
439 |
0.99% |
| Result |
Lab Hold (6.94% from Lab to Con) |