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BURNHAM, Rt Hon Andy

Labour
 

Member for Leigh (revised boundary) since 6 May 2010, for Leigh 2001-10. Committees: Member, Health Select Committee 2001-03. Political career: Shadow Secretary of State for Education since October 2010; Secretary of State for Health 2009-10; Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 2008-09; Chief Secretary to the Treasury 2007-08; Minister of State, Department of Health 2006-07; Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Home Office May 2005-May 2006; Parliamentary Private Secretary to Ruth Kelly as Secretary of State for Education and Skills 2004-05; PPS to David Blunkett as Home Secretary 2003-04; Special Adviser to Chris Smith, Secretary of State 1998-2001; Researcher to Tessa Jowell MP 1994-97. Special political interests: Sports, especially football. Profession/trade: Political adviser. Education: St Aelreds High School; Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge. b. 7 January 1970. Married with one son and two daughters.

 
  2010     2005  
LAB HOLD Votes % +/- % Votes %
Labour 24,295 51.3 -12.0 23,097 63.3
Conservative 9,284 19.6 3.6 5,825 16.0
Lib Dem 8,049 17.0 3.4 4,962 13.6
BNP 2,724 5.8      
UKIP 1,535 3.2      
Independent 988 2.1      
Independent B 320 0.7      
Christian 137 0.3      
Majority 15,011 31.7   17,272 47.3
Turnout 47,332 62.0 11.7 36,488 50.3
 
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