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BARRON, Kevin Rt Hon

Rother Valley Labour
 

Member for Rother Valley since 1983. Committees: Chair, Health Select Committee; Chair, All-Party British-Bulgarian Group 1999; Member, Intelligence and Security Committee 1997-2005. Political career: Shadow Minister for Public Health 1995; Shadow Employment Spokesperson 1993-95; Member, Select Committee on the Environment 1992-93; Shadow Energy Minister 1988-92; Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Rt Hon Neil Kinnock 1985-88; Member, Select Committee on Energy 1983-85; Vice- Chair, Rother Valley Labour Party; Member, Regional Labour Party Executive Committee. Special political interests: Energy, environment. Profession/Trade: Former underground electrician. Education: Maltby Hall Secondary Modern School; Sheffield University NUM Day-Release Course; Ruskin College, Oxford. Hobbies: Football, fishing, film, family life. b. 26 October 1946. Married with three children.

 
  2005     2001  
LAB HOLD Votes % +/- % Votes %
Labour 21,871 55.4 -6.7 22,851 62.1
Conservative 7,647 19.4 -2.3 7,969 21.7
Lib Dem 6,272 15.9 3.4 4,603 12.5
BNP 2,020 5.1      
UKIP 1,685 4.3 0.5 1,380 3.7
Majority 14,224 36.0   14,882 40.4
Turnout 39,495 58.1 4.9 36,803 53.2