Which candidate in the Labour leadership election of 2010 is MP for Leigh?
"Cheshire. Andy Burnham represented the parliamentary seat for Leigh for the Labour Party from 2001 General Election. Between 10 June 2009 and the 2010 General Election he was Secretary of State at the Department of Health. At the 2010 General Election Burnham retained the Leigh seat with 24,295 votes and a majority of 15,011, representing 51.3% of the vote. Burnham was re-elected MP for the Leigh constituency in 2015 with 24,312 votes which was 53.9% of the total vote cast. He stepped down in 2017 to stand as a candidate for the position of Mayor of Greater Manchester. Jo Platt,"
"2010). He was a prominent local politician, who had been a Labour Mayor of the town in 1966–67. Smith joined the Liberal Party in 1967. He had finished second in the seat at the United Kingdom general election, 1970. Smith won the by-election and retained the constituency until he retired from Parliament in 1992. He was the Liberal Chief Whip 1975–76. Representing the Labour Party was Lawrence Cunliffe (born 25 March 1929). He again contested Rochdale in the February 1974 general election. Cunliffe was elected MP for Leigh in 1979 and sat for the seat until he retired in 2001."
"represent the Labour Party and one is an Independent. The Boundary Commission recommended Tyldesley should be part of the Leigh constituency at the 2010 general election. At the 2010 General Election, Andy Burnham retained the Leigh seat for the Labour party with 24,295 votes and a majority of 15,011, representing 51.3% of the vote. Burnham was re-elected MP for the Leigh constituency in 2015 with 24,312 votes which was 53.9% of the total vote cast. Jo Platt, representing Labour, was elected in 2017 with 26,347 votes which was 56.2% of the total votes cast. At (53.5166°, −2.4668°), and northwest of"
"from 1979 until he retired from the House of Commons at the 2001 general election. Lawrence Cunliffe Lawrence Cunliffe (born 25 March 1929) is a retired British Labour Party politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Leigh from 1979 to 2001. Cunliffe was born in Walkden, Lancashire, in 1929. He was a National Coal Board engineer, and became involved in the National Union of Mineworkers. He first stood for Parliament in Rochdale. There, he lost the previously Labour-held seat to the Liberal candidate Cyril Smith at a by-election in 1972, and was again defeated by Smith at the"
"campaign in his Leigh constituency on 26 May. Burnham led on his philosophy of 'aspirational socialism', aligning himself with Intern Aware's campaign to end unpaid internships. He made key policy commitments to the creation of a National Care Service and called for inheritance tax to be replaced with a land value tax. Burnham finished fourth, eliminated on the second ballot with 10.41% of the vote. The leadership contest was won by Ed Miliband. At the end of September 2010, Burnham criticised Prime Minister David Cameron for the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government's public spending cuts and health reforms to the NHS."
"Leigh (UK Parliament constituency) Leigh is a constituency in Greater Manchester represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2017 by Joanne Platt of the Labour Party. Prior to this, the seat was represented by Andy Burnham of the Labour Party, who served as the MP from 2001, and Shadow Home Secretary in Jeremy Corbyn's Shadow Cabinet until October 2016. Burnham stood down following his victory at the 2017 Greater Manchester mayoral election. Leigh is a Labour safe seat within the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan with virtually all wards held by the party at local level, although"
"a large margin to Barry O'Farrell. On 24 April 2010, Leigh was selected as Labor's candidate for the Australian federal seat of Fraser following the announced retirement of Bob McMullan. Fraser is a safe Labor seat. Leigh was subsequently elected in the Australian federal election held on 21 August 2010. In 2013, Leigh was the spokesperson on Opposition costings and on 25 March 2013, was appointed as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister following a Cabinet reshuffle in the wake of a failed leadership challenge on Prime Minister Julia Gillard. Leigh, a supporter of Gillard, lost this position after"
"Lesley Laird Lesley Margaret Laird (born 15 November 1958) is the Deputy Leader of the Scottish Labour Party and the MP for Kirkcaldy & Cowdenbeath. Laird narrowly defeated the sitting MP, Roger Mullin of the SNP by 259 votes. A councillor since 2012, Laird is the former deputy leader of Fife Council, where she also held the administration portfolio for economy and planning. Born in Greenock and educated at James Watt College, Caledonian University and then Edinburgh Napier University, Laird was formerly employed in senior human resources posts in the electronic, semiconductor and financial service industries prior to election. Laird"
"Edward Leigh Sir Edward Julian Egerton Leigh (born 20 July 1950) is a British Conservative Party politician who has served as a Member of Parliament since 1983. Leigh speaks regularly in the House of Commons on civil liberties, constitutional, ecclesiastical and economic matters. He has represented Gainsborough, Lincolnshire in the House of Commons as its Member of Parliament since 1983 (representing its predecessor constituency, Gainsborough and Horncastle, until 1997). Leigh was knighted in the 2013 Birthday Honours for public and political service and received the Légion d'honneur in 2015. Leigh has a reputation in Westminster for being a “serial rebeller”"
"and Labour group, and was replaced by newly elected Councillor, Mick Lerry. In 2012, Liberal Democrat Leader, Joe Leach, resigned his seat on the council to pursue a new career path in Banking. His replacement was Councillor Helen Groves, who was the newly elected LibDem for Highbridge & Burnham Marine in the following by-election. The Conservative Leader is Cllr. Duncan McGinty, who is also leader of council. He succeeded Cllr. John Lang in 2006. The Labour Leader is Cllr. Mick Lerry, who succeeded Cllr. Kathy Pearce in 2011. The Liberal Democrat Leader is Cllr. Helen Groves, who succeeded Cllr. Joe"
"the June 2013 Labor leadership spill. After the 2013 election, Leigh was appointed by Bill Shorten as Labor's Shadow Assistant Treasurer and Shadow Minister for Competition. Leigh ran the 2017 Tokyo Marathon in a notable amateur professional time of 2:42:48. Andrew Leigh Andrew Keith Leigh (born 3 August 1972) is an Australian politician and former professor of economics at the Australian National University. He has been a Labor member of the Australian House of Representatives since 2010, representing the seat of Fraser until 2016 and Fenner thereafter. In 2011, Leigh was awarded the Economic Society of Australia's Young Economist Award."
"Barbara Cannon, a former Borough and County Councillor, Rachel Holliday, founder of Calderwood House hostel, and Troughton. Long-listed candidates had included Thomas Docherty, who was the MP for Dunfermline and West Fife from 2010-5 and had previously applied to be the Copeland candidate, before losing to Reed. Andrew Gwynne, shadow cabinet minister without portfolio, was Labour's campaign manager. On 25 January, Trudy Harrison was selected as the party's candidate. Harrison lives locally in the village of Bootle and has worked at Sellafield. The Conservatives highlighted lower unemployment locally and improved standards in local schools. Possible Conservative candidate choices had included"
"leadership of the Labour Party in 2007. Having lost his seat in Shipley, in 2005, he became the director of the New Local Government Network, which was described in the ""Local Government Chronicle"" in 2001 as a ""Blairite think-tank"". On 14 April 2010, he was selected as the Labour parliamentary candidate for Nottingham East in the general election campaign, after the National Executive Committee imposed a shortlist and selection panel, following the late resignation of the MP John Heppell. Leslie returned to Parliament at the 2010 general election, representing Nottingham East. He supported Ed Balls for the leadership of the"
"Lilian Greenwood Lilian Rachel Greenwood (born 26 March 1966) is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Nottingham South since the 2010 general election. Greenwood was raised in Bolton, Lancashire, where she attended Canon Slade School before going up to St. Catharine's College, Cambridge. She moved to Southwell in Nottinghamshire in 1999. She worked in Nottingham for the public sector trade union, UNISON for 17 years prior to 2010. Greenwood was selected as the Labour Party candidate for the 2010 general election after the incumbent Labour MP, Alan Simpson, announced in 2007 that"
"borough council. As of 2012, the Astley Mosley Common ward is represented by three Labour councillors. After a review of parliamentary representation in Greater Manchester, the Boundary Commission recommended Astley should be part of the Leigh constituency at the United Kingdom general election, 2010. At the 2010 General Election Andy Burnham retained the Leigh seat with 24,295 votes and a majority of 15,011, representing 51.3% of the vote. Burnham was re-elected MP for the Leigh constituency in 2015 with 24,312 votes which was 53.9% of the total vote cast. Jo Platt, representing Labour, was elected in 2017 with 26,347 votes"
"Lawrence Cunliffe Lawrence Cunliffe (born 25 March 1929) is a retired British Labour Party politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Leigh from 1979 to 2001. Cunliffe was born in Walkden, Lancashire, in 1929. He was a National Coal Board engineer, and became involved in the National Union of Mineworkers. He first stood for Parliament in Rochdale. There, he lost the previously Labour-held seat to the Liberal candidate Cyril Smith at a by-election in 1972, and was again defeated by Smith at the subsequent general election in February 1974. Cunliffe served as the Member of Parliament for Leigh"
"chairs, the All Party Parliamentary Group on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. She also works with UK charity the ADHD Foundation. Platt has two children. Jo Platt Joanne Marie Platt (born 1981) is a British Labour and Co-operative Party politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Leigh since 2017. She is Leigh's first female MP, succeeding Andy Burnham, who left Parliament to become the Mayor of Greater Manchester. On 13 July 2017 she became Parliamentary Private Secretary to Angela Rayner and she is also a Member of the Communities and Local Government Select Committee. On 10 July 2018 she"
"his inclusion and advocated his selection. Some Labour activists considered Michael's involvement was improper saying “It’s no business at all of an outgoing MP to interfere in the selection of a candidate to succeed him in such a way.” The ballot paper description for Stephen Doughty was ""Welsh Labour"". Cardiff City councillor Craig Williams was confirmed as the Conservative candidate on 13 September. Cllr Williams represents Cardiff on the Local Government Association. Dr Bablin Molik was chosen by the Liberal Democrats as their candidate. Dr Molik is a medical researcher with a PhD. Luke Nicholas was chosen by Plaid Cymru."
"had previously forfeited her precedence in the line of succession to the British throne until the change in the law of 2013. Sir Edward and Lady Leigh have six children (Natalia, Tamara, Benedict, Marina, Nicholas, and Theodore) and split their time between their home in Westminster and constituency home in Lincolnshire. Their eldest children work for the British government in Her Majesty's Civil Service. Edward Leigh Sir Edward Julian Egerton Leigh (born 20 July 1950) is a British Conservative Party politician who has served as a Member of Parliament since 1983. Leigh speaks regularly in the House of Commons on"
"Jo Platt Joanne Marie Platt (born 1981) is a British Labour and Co-operative Party politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Leigh since 2017. She is Leigh's first female MP, succeeding Andy Burnham, who left Parliament to become the Mayor of Greater Manchester. On 13 July 2017 she became Parliamentary Private Secretary to Angela Rayner and she is also a Member of the Communities and Local Government Select Committee. On 10 July 2018 she became Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office. Platt was a councillor and was Portfolio holder for Children and Young People's Services on Wigan Council,"
"in late 2010, but Heaney declined to stand unless he was an agreed cross-party candidate. On the announcement that Mitchell had won the nomination, the Sunday Independent stated that Kenny was seen to slump and ""could barely contain his disappointment."" When questioned by a journalist on his apparent disappointment, Kenny responded sharply ""Am I supposed to be going around grinning like a Cheshire Cat at everything?"" The Labour Party candidate was Michael D. Higgins. He was chosen jointly by the party's National Executive and the Labour Parliamentary Party at a special convention on 19 June 2011. The former TD and"
"over the stance he took by opposing the Maastricht Treaty. Whilst in office at the DTI he was a keen advocate of privatisation of the Post Office (opposed by Labour at the time but as the Royal Mail division attracting general bipartisan support and floated on the London Stock Exchange in 2013). In the following Conservative leadership election, Leigh supported John Redwood. From 2001 until 2010, Leigh served as Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, the primary parliamentary body auditing the Budget, investigating government waste, and seeking value for money in public expenditure. During his two terms as Chairman, the"
"10 nominations: Sarah Champion, Jo Cox, Neil Coyle, Thangam Debbonaire, Helen Hayes, Susan Jones, Mike Kane, Stephen Kinnock, Tulip Siddiq A total of 26 Labour MPs did not nominate any candidate: Graham Allen, Ben Bradshaw, Alan Campbell, Rosie Cooper, Mary Creagh, Stella Creasy, John Cryer, Angela Eagle, Natascha Engel, Caroline Flint, Barry Gardiner, Roger Godsiff, Harriet Harman, Meg Hillier, Lindsay Hoyle, Alan Johnson, Sir Gerald Kaufman, Ed Miliband, Rob Marris, Ian Murray, Graham Stringer, Mark Tami, Keith Vaz, Tom Watson, David Winnick, Rosie Winterton Burnham has been praised for having both ""a radical left-wing vision"" and being credible enough ""to"
"- their councilors are for wards in the middle of the borough, between Wigan and Leigh. The Conservative Party had nine seats, and the Liberal Democrats eight. At the 2008 elections Labour was the largest party with 41 seats out of a total of 75, the Conservative Party had 14 seats, Community Action Party 8 seats, Independent 7 seats, Liberal Democrats 4 seats and one was vacant. As of November 2010 (after May elections), Labour was the largest party with 51 seats out of a total of 75, the Conservative Party had 8 seats, 7 Independent, Community Action Party 4"
"Howard Leigh, Baron Leigh of Hurley Howard Darryl Leigh, Baron Leigh of Hurley (born 3 April 1959) is a British businessman, Conservative Party politician, and since September 2013 a member of the House of Lords. He is the Co-founder and Senior Partner of Cavendish Corporate Finance. Leigh was created a Life Peer on 16 September 2013 taking the title Baron Leigh of Hurley, of Hurley in the Royal County of Berkshire. Leigh attended Clifton College in Bristol. From 1977 to 1980 he studied Economics at the University of Southampton. After completing his studies, he worked briefly at a British merchant"
"difficulties their customers have been experiencing."" Margaret Ritchie (politician) Margaret Mary Ritchie (born 25 March 1958 in Downpatrick) is an Irish politician who was the Leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party from 2010 to 2011. She was previously the Minister for Social Development from 2007 to 2010, when she was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for South Down. Ritchie is a graduate of Queen's University, Belfast and served as parliamentary assistant to Eddie McGrady MP from 1987 to 2003. Ritchie became a councillor on Down District Council in 1985 and was Vice-Chairman (1992–93) and Chairman of"
"2010 Liberal Democrats deputy leadership election The 2010 Liberal Democrats deputy leadership election began on 26 May 2010, when the sitting Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Vince Cable, announced his resignation following his appointment as Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills in the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government. Nominations closed on 2 June, and the balloting took place on 9 June. The election was won by Simon Hughes. Hughes was, from the start, reportedly leading in the election, having reportedly secured the support of at least 29 Lib Dem MPs. Not all MPs publicly declared their support for"
"Margaret Ritchie (politician) Margaret Mary Ritchie (born 25 March 1958 in Downpatrick) is an Irish politician who was the Leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party from 2010 to 2011. She was previously the Minister for Social Development from 2007 to 2010, when she was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for South Down. Ritchie is a graduate of Queen's University, Belfast and served as parliamentary assistant to Eddie McGrady MP from 1987 to 2003. Ritchie became a councillor on Down District Council in 1985 and was Vice-Chairman (1992–93) and Chairman of the Council (1993–1994). She has also"
"Labour Party between 1998 and 2001 during Tony Blair's premiership. She is Patron of Leap Forward Employment – a community interest company that finds work for adults with mental health issues. Siobhain McDonagh Siobhain Ann McDonagh (born 20 February 1960) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Mitcham and Morden since the 1997 general election. She served as an Assistant Whip in the Labour Government, but was sacked following comments regarding a leadership contest to replace prime minister Gordon Brown. McDonagh is a Roman Catholic and is of Irish descent. McDonagh was"
"Lough to the south and Windy Nook and Carr Hill to the east. Sheriff Hill comprises part of the High Fell council ward of the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead. The ward covers approximately , has a population of 8,952, and is represented on Gateshead Council by three councillors. Sheriff Hill is represented in Parliament as part of the Gateshead constituency; the sitting Member of Parliament (MP) is Labour representative Ian Mearns, who was elected at the May 2010 general election with a majority of 12,549 votes over Liberal Democrat Frank Hindle. The swing from Labour to the Liberal Democrats was"
"dozens of her colleagues, in protest against what she saw as Jeremy Corbyn's weak leadership. Greenwood is a member of the Labour Friends of Israel. Lilian Greenwood Lilian Rachel Greenwood (born 26 March 1966) is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Nottingham South since the 2010 general election. Greenwood was raised in Bolton, Lancashire, where she attended Canon Slade School before going up to St. Catharine's College, Cambridge. She moved to Southwell in Nottinghamshire in 1999. She worked in Nottingham for the public sector trade union, UNISON for 17 years prior to"
"Leigh South and Leigh West, of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, although Lowton West does include some properties in Leigh. Each ward elects three councillors to the 75-member metropolitan borough council, Wigan's local authority. As of 2009, all twelve ward councillors for Leigh, including Leader of the Council, Lord Smith of Leigh, are members of the Labour Party who control the council. Historically, Leigh's townships were in the Hundred of West Derby, a judicial division of southwest Lancashire. Pennington, Westleigh and Bedford were three of the six townships or vills that made up the ancient parish of Leigh. The townships"
"Liz Kendall Elizabeth Louise Kendall (born 11 June 1971) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Leicester West since 2010. In 2011, Kendall was appointed Shadow Minister for Care and Older People and invited to attend meetings of the Shadow Cabinet. Kendall was educated at Queens' College, Cambridge where she read history. In September 2015, Kendall stood for the Leader of the Labour Party in the leadership election following the resignation of Ed Miliband. She finished last. Kendall was born and raised in the village of Abbots Langley in Hertfordshire, near Watford."