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CREAGH, Mary

Labour
 

Member for Wakefield (revised boundary) since 6 May 2010, for Wakefield 2005-10. Political career: Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs since 2010; Opposition Whip 2009-10; Shadow Minister for Health 2010; Assistant Government Whip 2009-10; Parliamentary Private Secretary to Andy Burnham, as Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 2008-09, as Chief Secretary to the Treasury 2007-08; Councillor, Islington Council 1998-2005; Leader, Labour Group, Islington Council 2000-04. Special political interests: Improving childrens food, human rights, disability, child poverty, education, employment, regeneration. Profession/Trade: Lecturer. Education: London School of Economics, MSc European Studies; Pembroke College, Oxford, BA Modern Languages. Languages spoken: French, Italian. Affiliations: GMB, UNISON, Amnesty International, OXFAM, RNID, Ectopic Pregnancy Trust. b. 2 December, Coventry. Married with two children.

 
  2010     2005  
LAB HOLD Votes % +/- % Votes %
Labour 17,454 39.3 -4.0 18,802 43.3
Conservative 15,841 35.6 4.1 13,648 31.5
Lib Dem 7,256 16.3   7,063 16.3
BNP 2,581 5.8 2.7 1,328 3.1
Green 873 2.0 -1.0 1,297 3.0
Independent 439 1.0      
Majority 1,613 3.6   5,154 11.9
Turnout 44,444 62.7 3.4 43,381 59.3
 
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