| Stephen Hesford MP | |
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Member of Parliament
for Wirral West |
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| Assumed office 1 May 1997 |
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| Preceded by | David Hunt |
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| Born | 27 May 1957 Lowton St Mary's |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | University of Bradford, University of Westminster |
Stephen Hesford (born May 27, 1957) is a British politician and the Labour Member of Parliament for Wirral West. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Wirral West is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar David James Fletcher Hunt Baron Hunt of Wirral, PC, MBE (born 21 May 1942) is an English Conservative politician Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Lowton is an area in Greater Manchester, England and is a component part of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located 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 Alma mater is Latin for "nourishing mother" It was used in Ancient Rome as a title for the mother Goddess, and in Medieval The University of Bradford (est 1966 is a University in Bradford, West Yorkshire in the United Kingdom. The University of Westminster is a university in London, England, formed in 1992 as a result of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992, which allowed Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 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 A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person 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. Wirral West is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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Early life
Stephen Hesford was born in Lowton St Mary's, near Leigh, Lancashire and was educated at the Urmston Grammar School and the University of Bradford where he was awarded a BSc in Social Science in 1978. Lowton is an area in Greater Manchester, England and is a component part of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan. Leigh is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea Urmston Grammar School, also known as Urmston Grammar School Science College, is a co-educational grammar school located in Urmston, Greater The University of Bradford (est 1966 is a University in Bradford, West Yorkshire in the United Kingdom. A Bachelor of Science ( BS, BSc or BSc in the UK; less commonly S The social sciences comprise academic disciplines concerned with the study of the social life of human groups and individuals including Anthropology, Communication studies He went on to study at the Polytechnic of Central London and earned his LLM in 1980. The University of Westminster is a university in London, England, formed in 1992 as a result of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992, which allowed The Master of Laws is an advanced Academic degree, or research degree and is commonly abbreviated LL He was called to the bar at Gray's Inn in 1981 and worked as a criminal law barrister in Altrincham, Cheshire until his election to parliament. The Call to the Bar is a legal Term of art in most Common law jurisdictions The Honourable Society of Gray's Inn is one of the four Inns of Court around the Royal Courts The term criminal law, sometimes called penal law, refers to any of various bodies of rules in different Jurisdictions whose common characteristic is the potential A barrister is a Lawyer found in many Common law Jurisdictions that employ a split profession (as opposed to a Fused profession) in relation Altrincham () is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, in Greater Manchester, England. Cheshire (or archaically the County of Chester) is a county in North West England. He was reprimanded by the Bar Council for cancelling court appearances due to his unexpected election. A bar council ( Comhairle an Bharra) in a Commonwealth country and in the Republic of Ireland is a Professional body that regulates the profession A court is a forum used by a power base to adjudicate disputes and dispense civil, labour administrative and criminal Justice under its
Parliamentary career
He worked as an assistant to the Labour MP for Eccles Joan Lestor for a year in 1992. Eccles is a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Eccles in Greater Manchester. Joan Lestor Baroness Lestor of Eccles ( 13 November, 1931 &ndash 27 March, 1998) was a Labour politician He unsuccessfully contested Suffolk South at the 1992 General Election where he finished in third place some 18,170 votes behind the sitting Conservative MP and then junior environment minister Tim Yeo. South Suffolk is a County constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Results |} The turnout was 33514074 from an Electorate of 43275316 voting in a total of 651 seats The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Timothy Stephen Kenneth Yeo (born 20 March 1945 in Lewisham) is a British Conservative politician Member of Parliament He was elected to the House of Commons at the 1997 General Election for the Merseyside seat of Wirral West when he defeated the former Cabinet minister David Hunt by 2,738 votes, and he has remained the MP there since. The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords Results The election was fought under new boundaries with a net increase of eight seats compared to the 1992 election Merseyside is a Metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1365900 Wirral West is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. In the Politics of the United Kingdom, the Cabinet is a formal body composed of the most senior government ministers chosen by the Prime Minister David James Fletcher Hunt Baron Hunt of Wirral, PC, MBE (born 21 May 1942) is an English Conservative politician He made his maiden speech on July 3, 1997, in which he recalled a constituency predecessor and former Commons Speaker Selwyn Lloyd. A maiden speech is the first speech given by a newly- elected members of a Legislature or Parliament. Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar John Selwyn Brooke Lloyd Baron Selwyn-Lloyd CH PC (28 July 1904 - 18 May 1978 known for most of his career as Selwyn Lloyd, was a British Conservative [1]
In parliament he served as a member of the Northern Ireland select committee for two years from 1998, and also spent two years from 1999 as a member of the health select committee. The Northern Ireland Office ( NIO) is a United Kingdom government department responsible for Northern Ireland affairs See also Committee A Select Committee is a committee made up of a small number of parliamentary members appointed to deal with particular areas or issues The Department of Health (DH is a department of the United Kingdom government but with responsibility for government policy for England alone on Health He was the Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Leader of the House of Lords Valerie Amos from the 2005 General Election until September 2006. A Parliamentary Private Secretary ( PPS) is a role given to a United Kingdom Member of Parliament (MP by a senior minister in government or shadow Leader of the House of Lords is a function in the British government that is always held in combination with a formal Cabinet position most often Lord President Valerie Ann Amos Baroness Amos, PC (born 13 March 1954) is a British Labour Party Politician and Life peer, Results Overview For events leading up to the date of the election see article Pre-election day events of the United Kingdom general
He caused some controversy during the 2005 after The Daily Telegraph reported falsely that he had allegedly labelled his Conservative opponent, former television presenter Esther McVey, a "blonde bimbo", and that her going into politics was merely a way in which to "get back on television", whilst warning that she is "38, single and unmarried". For "The Daily Telegraph" in Australia see The Daily Telegraph (Australia. A presenter, or host (sometimes hostess, in feminine form is a Person or Organization responsible for running an event Esther McVey (born 24 October 1960 in Liverpool) is a British law graduate TV presenter businesswoman and Conservative prospective Parliamentary
Personal life
He married Elizabeth Anne Henshall in July 1984 in Macclesfield and they have two sons (born September 1986 and March 1988). Macclesfield is a market town in Cheshire, England with a population of about 50688 (2001 census for Macclesfield urban sub-area He is a member of both the Fabian Society and the Lancashire County Cricket Club. The Fabian Society is a British Intellectual Socialist movement whose purpose is to advance the principles of Social democracy via Gradualist Lancashire County Cricket Club is one of the eighteen major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic
External links
- Stephen Hesford official site
- Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Stephen Hesford MP
- TheyWorkForYou.com - Stephen Hesford MP
- BBC Politics
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by David Hunt |
Member of Parliament for Wirral West 1997–present |
Incumbent |
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