Contact details
Westminster
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 5160
sharon.hodgson.mp@parliament.uk
Constituency
Suites 1 and 1a, Vermont House, Concord, Washington, NE37 2SQ
Tel: 0191-417 2000
brownjea@parliament.uk
Biography
Electoral history
Member for Gateshead East and Washington West 2005-10, for Washington and Sunderland West since 6 May 2010 general election
Parliamentary career
PPS to:
Liam Byrne as Minister of State, Home Office 2006-07,
Bob Ainsworth as Minister of State, Ministry of Defence 2007-08,
Dawn Primarolo as Minister of State, Department of Health 2008-09;
Sponsored Special Educational Needs (Information) Act 2008;
Assistant Government Whip 2009-10;
Opposition Whip 2010;
Shadow Minister for Education 2010-
Party groups
Women's officer, Tyne Bridge CLP 1998-2000;
Constituency secretary, Mitcham and Morden CLP 2002-05
Select committees
Member:
Regulatory Reform 2005-10,
European Scrutiny 2006,
Court of Referees 2007-10,
Children, Schools and Families 2007-10,
North East 2009-10,
Ecclesiastical Committee
Political interests
North/South divide, employment (especially youth and green jobs), education (especially special educational needs), health (especially cancer issues), child poverty, fuel poverty, free school meals
General Election 2010 - Washington and Sunderland West
| Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| Hodgson, Sharon |
Lab |
19615 |
52.27% |
| Cuthbert, Ian |
Con |
8157 |
21.74% |
| Andras, Peter |
Lib Dem |
6382 |
17.01% |
| McDonald, Ian |
BNP |
1913 |
5.1% |
| Hudson, Linda |
UKIP |
1267 |
3.38% |
| Result |
Lab Hold (11.64% from Lab to Con) |