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OBRIEN, Mike

North Warwickshire Labour
 

Member of Parliament for North Warwickshire since 1992. Political career: Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Minister for Pensions Reform) since 2007; Solicitor General 2005-07; Minister of State for Energy at the DTI 2004-05; Minister of State for Trade 2003-04; Middle East Minister at FCO 2002-03; Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office 1997-2001; Chair, Worcester Labour Party; Parliamentary Candidate for Ruislip, Warwickshire North 1987, and Northwood 1983. Special political interests: Environment, economy, law and order, West Midlands regeneration. Profession/Trade: Solicitor. Education: State Schools; North Staffs Polytechnic. Affiliations: GMB; Liberty; Friends of the Earth; former advisor, Police Federation of England and Wales 1993-95. Hobbies: Swimming. b.19 June 1954, Worcester. Married with two children.

 
  2005     2001  
LAB HOLD Votes % +/- % Votes %
Labour 22,561 48.1 -6.0 24,023 54.1
Conservative 15,008 32.0 -0.4 14,384 32.4
Lib Dem 6,212 13.2 1.9 5,052 11.4
BNP 1,910 4.1      
UKIP 1,248 2.7 0.5 950 2.1
Majority 7,553 16.1   9,639 21.7
Turnout 46,939 62.2 2.0 44.409 60.2