Mr Joe Benton

Mr Joe Benton

Constituency

Bootle

Party

Labour

Address as

Mr Benton

Contact details

Parliamentary

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 6973
Fax: 020 7219 3895
bentonj@parliament.uk

Constituency

Second Floor, South Sefton Investment Centre, 375 Stanley Road, Bootle, L20 3EF
Tel: 0151 933 8432
Fax: 0151 933 4746

Biography

Electoral history

Post Date
Member for Bootle 1990-

Parliamentary career

Post Date
Opposition Whip (Commons) 1994-97

Select committees

Post House Date
European Scrutiny Committee Commons 2013-13
Northern Ireland Affairs Committee Commons 2010-
Panel of Chairs Commons 2001-
Panel of Chairs Commons 1998-98
Parliamentary Privilege (Joint Committee) Commons 1997-99
Education Sub-committee Commons 1997-99
Education & Employment Commons 1997-99
Panel of Chairs Commons 1992-94
Energy Commons 1991-92

Political interests

Education, housing, local and regional government, health

General Election 2010 General Election - Bootle

Name Party Votes Share Change
Benton, Joe Lab 27426 66.44% -4.6%
Murray, James LD 6245 15.13% -1.4%
Qureshi, Sohail Con 3678 8.91% 1.5%
Nuttall, Paul UKIP 2514 6.09% 2.8%
Stewart, Charles BNP 942 2.28%
Glover, Pete TUSC 472 1.14%
Majority 21181 51.31%
Turnout 41277 57.79%
Electorate 71422
Result Lab Hold

See Briefing Papers General Election 2010 for detailed results.