Contact details
Westminster
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 5071
Fax: 020 7219 2541
michael.connarty.mp@parliament.uk
Constituency
5 Kerse Road, Grangemouth, FK3 8HQ, 62 Hopetoun Street, Bathgate, EH48 4PD
Tel: 01324 474832, 01506 676711
Fax: 01324 666811, 01506 676722
westj@parliament.uk
rankiny@parliament.uk
Biography
Electoral history
Contested Stirling 1983 and 1987 general elections. Member for Falkirk East 1992-2005, for Linlithgow and East Falkirk since 5 May 2005 general election
Parliamentary career
PPS to Tom Clarke, as Minister of State, Department for Culture, Media and Sport 1997-98;
Board member, Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST) 1997-
Party groups
Member, Labour Party Scottish Executive Committee 1981-82, 1983-92;
Chair, Labour Party Scottish Local Government Committee 1988-90;
Vice-chair, Labour Group, COSLA 1988-90;
Chair, Stirlingshire Co-operative Party 1990-92
Select committees
Member: Information 1997-2001;
European Scrutiny:
Member 1998-2006, 2010-,
Chair 2006-10;
Member: Liaison 2006-10
Councils, public bodies
Stirling District Council:
Councillor 1977-90,
Council leader 1980-90;
JP 1977-90
International bodies
Life member:
International Parliamentary Union 1992-,
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association 1992-;
British American Parliamentary Group 1992-;
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe:
Member 2010-,
Member, Education, Culture and Science Committee 2010-,
Chair, Sub-Committee on Education, Youth and Sport 2012-
Political interests
Economy and enterprise, international development, European Union, industry, skills and training, youth affairs, crime, drug abuse, small businesses, human rights
Countries of interest
Latin America, Australia, Middle East, USA
General Election 2010 - Linlithgow and East Falkirk
| Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| Connarty, Michael |
Lab |
25634 |
49.69% |
| Smith, Tam |
SNP |
13081 |
25.36% |
| Glenn, Stephen |
Lib Dem |
6589 |
12.77% |
| Stephenson, Andrea |
Con |
6146 |
11.91% |
| Result |
Lab Hold (0.11% from SNP to Lab) |