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ROONEY, Terry

Bradford North Labour
 

Member for Bradford North since 1990. Committees: Appointed Chair, Department of Work and Pensions Select Committee 2005. Political career: PPS to Michael Meacher MP since 1998; Chair, Parliamentary Labour Party Social Security Committee; Secretary, Yorkshire Group of Labour MPs; Deputy Leader of the Council since 1990; Chair, Labour Group since 1983. Special political interests: Publicsector housing, employment law, poverty, trade unions. Profession/Trade: Former insurance broker; welfare rights advice worker. Education: Buttershaw Comprehensive; Bradford College. Hobbies: Crosswords. b. 11 November 1950. Married with three children.

 
  2005     2001  
LAB HOLD Votes % +/- % Votes %
Labour 14,622 42.5 -7.2 17,419 49.7
Lib Dem 11,111 32.3 12.5 6,294 19.8
Conservative 5,569 16.2 -7.9 8,450 24.1
BNP 2,061 6.0 1.4 1,613 4.6
Green 560 1.6 -0.1 611 1.7
RTUC 474 1.4      
Majority 3,511 10.2   8,969 25.6
Turnout 34,397 53.3 0.6 35,017 52.7