Christopher Nigel Beard, known as Nigel Beard, (born 10 October 1936) is a British politician. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located He was Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) for Bexleyheath and Crayford in London from 1997 to 2005. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Bexleyheath and Crayford is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
He previously contested several Parliamentary constituencies: Woking at the 1979 general election, Portsmouth North at the 1983 general election and Erith and Crayford at the 1992 general election. Background Callaghan had succeeded Harold Wilson as Labour Prime Minister after the latter's surprise resignation in April 1976 Portsmouth North is a Borough constituency which elects one Member of Parliament (MP to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Results The Conservatives won with a majority of 144 seats|} Total votes cast 30661309 Erith and Crayford was a parliamentary constituency in the London Borough of Bexley, south-east London. Results |} The turnout was 33514074 from an Electorate of 43275316 voting in a total of 651 seats In the 1997 general election he was returned as member for Bexleyheath and Crayford. Results The election was fought under new boundaries with a net increase of eight seats compared to the 1992 election Before this he had been senior research manager for ICI and Zeneca. Imperial Chemical Industries ( ICI) is a British chemical subsidiary of a Dutch conglomerate and one of the largest chemical producers AstraZeneca PLC (,) is a large Anglo-Swedish Pharmaceutical company formed on 6 April 1999 by the remerger of Swedish Astra AB He retained the seat at the 2001 election but lost it in the 2005 election, to David Evennett of the Conservative Party. Results |} Total votes cast 26368204 All parties with more than 500 votes shown Results Overview For events leading up to the date of the election see article Pre-election day events of the United Kingdom general David Anthony Evennett (born 3 June 1949 Romford) is the Conservative Member of Parliament for Bexleyheath and Crayford. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom.
Beard was a loyal follower of the Labour whip, voting for the Iraq War and other contentious Government policies. He also introduced a Private Member's Bill to fix British Summer Time as standard all year round. A Private Member's Bill is a proposed Law introduced by a backbench member of Parliament, whether from the government or the opposition side to that Western European Summer Time ( WEST) is a summer Daylight saving time scheme 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time.
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| Preceded by (new constituency) | Member of Parliament for Bexleyheath and Crayford 1997–2005 | Succeeded by David Evennett |
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