Contact details
Westminster
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 6997
Fax: 020 7219 6094
clarket@parliament.uk
Constituency
Municipal Buildings, Kildonan Street, Coatbridge, ML5 3LF
Tel: 01236 600800
Fax: 01236 600808
hartys@parliament.uk
Biography
Electoral history
Member for Coatbridge and Airdrie 1982 by-election to 1983, for Monklands West 1983-97, for Coatbridge and Chryston 1997-2005, for Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill since 5 May 2005 general election
Parliamentary career
Author and Sponsor Disabled Persons (Services, Representation and Consultation) Act 1986;
Shadow Minister for UK Personal Social Services 1987-92;
Shadow Secretary of State for:
Scotland 1992-93,
International Development 1993-94;
Shadow Cabinet Minister for Disabled People's Rights 1995-97;
Minister of State (Film and Tourism), Department of National Heritage/for Culture, Media and Sport 1997-98;
Author and Sponsor International Development (Reporting and Transparency) Act 2006
Select committees
Member: Administration 2008-10,
Standards and Privileges 2010-13,
Joint Committee on the Draft House of Lords Reform Bill 2011-12,
Standards 2013-,
Privileges 2013-
Councils, public bodies
Councillor:
Coatbridge Town Council 1964-74,
Monklands District Council 1974-82;
Provost of Monklands 1974-82;
JP 1972;
President, Convention of Scottish Local Authorities 1978-80
International bodies
Labour Member PAD Group to Iran, sponsored by Archbishop of Canterbury 1989;
Led CPA delegations to Australia 2000;
Observer, Peruvian election 2001;
Led IPU Rwanda 2002;
Led IPU Bahrain and Kuwait 2005
Political interests
Film industry, foreign affairs, disability rights, civil service, local and regional government, energy industry, international development
Countries of interest
Africa, Central America, Asia, Eastern Europe, Gulf States, Indonesia, Peru, Philippines, South Africa, USA
General Election 2010 - Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
| Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| Clarke, Tom |
Lab |
27728 |
66.39% |
| McGlinchey, Frances |
SNP |
7014 |
16.79% |
| Elder, Kenneth |
Lib Dem |
3519 |
8.43% |
| Houston, Fiona |
Con |
3374 |
8.08% |
| Result |
Lab Hold (0.59% from Lab to SNP) |