Rt Hon Mr Shaun Woodward

Rt Hon Mr Shaun Woodward

Constituency

St Helens South and Whiston

Party

Labour

Address as

Mr Woodward

Contact details

Constituency

Century House, Hardshaw Street, St Helens, WA10 1QW
Tel: 01744 24226
Fax: 01744 24306

Parliamentary

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 2680
woodwardsh@parliament.uk

Biography

Electoral history

Post Date
Member for St Helens South and Whiston 2010-
Member for St Helens South 2001-10
Member for Witney 1997-01

Parliamentary career

Post Date
Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 2010-11
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 2007-10
Minister of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) (Creative Industries & Tourism) 2006-07
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Northern Ireland Office) 2005-06

Select committees

Post House Date
Advisory Committee on Works of Art Commons 2003-05
Human Rights (Joint Committee) Commons 2001-05
Foreign Affairs Committee Commons 1999-99
European Scrutiny Committee Commons 1998-99
European Legislation Commons 1997-98

Political interests

Foreign Affairs (especially the Middle East), Northern Ireland, human rights and equalities issues

Countries of interest

Australia, China, France, Germany, Italy, USA

General Election 2010 General Election - St Helens South and Whiston

Name Party Votes Share Change
Woodward, Shaun Lab 24364 52.87% -2.7%
Spencer, Brian LD 10242 22.23% -6.6%
Allen, Val Con 8209 17.81% 5.7%
Winstanley, James BNP 2040 4.43%
Sumner, John UKIP 1226 2.66% 0.8%
Majority 14122 30.65%
Turnout 46081 59.10%
Electorate 77975
Result Lab Hold

See Briefing Papers General Election 2010 for detailed results.