Contact details
Westminster
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 2318
richard.burden.mp@parliament.uk
Constituency
No constituency office published
Tel: 0121-477 7746
Biography
Electoral history
Contested Meriden 1987 general election. Member for Birmingham Northfield 1992-2010, for Birmingham, Northfield (revised boundary) since 6 May 2010
Parliamentary career
PPS to Jeffrey Rooker:
as Minister of State and Deputy Minister, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 1997-99,
as Minister of State, Department of Social Security 1999-2001;
Adviser on motor sports to Richard Caborn, as Minister of State for Sport 2002-07
Party groups
Founder member, Bedale Labour Party 1980;
Labour Middle East Council:
Executive member,
Vice-chair 1994-95;
Member, Co-operative Party;
Labour Campaign for Electoral Reform:
Chair 1996-98,
Vice-chair 1998-;
Labour Friends of Palestine and the Middle East 2009-:
Policy chair 2009-11,
Vice-chair 2011-
Select committees
Member: Trade and Industry 2001-05,
International Development 2005-,
Quadripartite (Committees on Strategic Export Controls)/Arms Export Controls 2006-;
Chair: West Midlands 2009-10
Political interests
Industrial policy – especially motor and motorsport industries, poverty, health, constitution, electoral reform, regeneration, regional government, international development, community empowerment
Countries of interest
Middle East, Europe
General Election 2010 - Birmingham, Northfield
| Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| Burden, Richard |
Lab |
16841 |
40.21% |
| Huxtable, Keely |
Con |
14059 |
33.57% |
| Dixon, Mike |
Lib Dem |
6550 |
15.64% |
| Orton, Leslie |
BNP |
2290 |
5.47% |
| Borthwick, John |
UKIP |
1363 |
3.26% |
| Pearce, Susan |
Green |
406 |
0.97% |
| Rodgers, Dick |
Common Good |
305 |
0.73% |
| Result |
Lab Hold (6.64% from Lab to Con) |