- Stephen Hesford
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name = Stephen Hesford
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constituency_MP = Wirral West
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majority = 1,097 (2.7%)
predecessor =David Hunt
successor =Incumbent
term_start =1 May 1997
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birth_date = Birth date and age|1957|05|27|df=yes
birth_place = Lowton St Mary's
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nationality = British
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party = Labour
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alma_mater =University of Bradford ,University of Westminster
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footnotes =Stephen Hesford (born
27 May 1957 ) is a Britishpolitician and the LabourMember of Parliament for Wirral West.Early life
Stephen Hesford was born in Lowton St Mary's, near Leigh,
Lancashire and was educated at theUrmston Grammar School and theUniversity of Bradford where he was awarded a BSc in Social Science in 1978. He went on to study at the Polytechnic of Central London and earned his LLM in 1980. He was called to the bar atGray's Inn in 1981 and worked as acriminal law barrister inAltrincham ,Cheshire until his election to parliament. He was reprimanded by the Bar Council for cancellingcourt appearances due to his unexpected election.Parliamentary career
He worked as an assistant to the Labour MP for Eccles
Joan Lestor for a year in 1992. 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 ministerTim Yeo . He was elected to the House of Commons at the 1997 General Election for theMerseyside seat of Wirral West when he defeated the former Cabinet ministerDavid Hunt by 2,738 votes, and he has remained the MP there since. He made hismaiden speech on3 July 1997 , in which he recalled a constituency predecessor and former Commons SpeakerSelwyn Lloyd . [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm199798/cmhansrd/vo970703/debtext/70703-24.htm#70703-24_spnew0]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. He was the
Parliamentary Private Secretary to theLeader of the House of Lords Valerie Amos from the 2005 General Election until September 2006.Personal life
He married Elizabeth Anne Henshall in July 1984 in
Macclesfield and they have two sons (born September 1986 and March 1988). He is a member of both theFabian Society and theLancashire County Cricket Club .External links
* [http://www.stephenhesfordmp.co.uk Stephen Hesford] official site
* [http://politics.guardian.co.uk/person/0,9290,-2387,00.html Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Stephen Hesford MP]
* [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/stephen_hesford/wirral_west TheyWorkForYou.com - Stephen Hesford MP]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/mpdb/html/636.stm BBC Politics]
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