Iain Coleman

Iain Coleman (born 18 January 1958) was the Labour Member of Parliament for Hammersmith and Fulham in London from 1997 to 2005.

Coleman was educated at Tonbridge School. He worked as a local government officer in the London Boroughs of Ealing and Islington. His mother and brother were councillors in Barnet and Westminster respectively.

Coleman was a councillor on Hammersmith and Fulham Council 1986-97, serving as Leader 1991-96 and Mayor from 1996 to 1997. When Chief Whip of the [http://www.hflabour.org.uk Labour] Group, he had resigned over service cuts.He was first elected as an MP in the 1997 general election, and retained the highly marginal seat at the 2001 general election.

He announced on 14 March 2005, that he would not be contesting the May 2005 general election, due to ill health. Melanie Smallman was subsequently selected by the local Constituency Labour Party to replace him as candidate but was unsuccessful, losing to the Conservative Party. Coleman subsequently stood for [http://www.hflabour.org.uk Labour] in the May 2006 local election for the North End ward, but failed to gain a seat, the Conservatives making a clean sweep of the ward ( [http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/Directory/Council_and_Democracy/Democracy_and_Elections/4_May_2006_Council_Elections/Results/57262_North_End_ward_detailed_results.asp] ).

Coleman is married to Sally Powell, a Labour councillor in Hammersmith and Fulham, as well as a NEC member; they have one son, Jack Coleman. Iain is also a Arsenal Football Club supporter.

External links

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4348979.stm BBC Politics - Ill-health forces out Labour MP]
* [http://www.hflabour.org.uk Hammersmith & Fulham Labour Party]