David Crausby

David Anthony Crausby MP
Member of Parliament for Bolton North East
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 May 1997
Preceded by	Peter Thurnham
Majority	4,084 (9.4%)
Personal details
Born	17 June 1946 (1946-06-17) (age 65) Bury, Greater Manchester, England
Nationality	British
Political party	Labour
Spouse(s)	Enid Anne Noon

David Anthony Crausby (born 17 June 1946) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bolton North East since 1997.

Professional career

David Crausby was born in Bury and was educated locally at the Derby Grammar School (now Derby High School) on Radcliffe Road in the town and at Bury Technical College on Market Street. He began a career as a turner, becoming an apprentice centre lathe turner in 1962, leaving the profession in 1978 to take up the position of convenor at the Amalgamated Engineering and Electrical Union, in which position he remained until his election to the House of Commons. He was elected a councillor in 1979 to the then Bury District Council, and served until 1992.

Political career

He contested Bury North, having been just elected as Chairman of the local constituency Labour Party, at the 1987 General Election but was defeated by the sitting Conservative MP Alistair Burt by 6,911 votes. He contested the Conservative-held marginal seat of Bolton North East at the 1992 General Election where the sitting MP Peter Thurnham was defending an 813 majority. The election in Bolton North East proved another tight tussle and Crausby failed to dislodge Thurnham by just 185. Thurnham retired at the 1997 General Election, having crossed the floor to join the Liberal Democrats on 12 October 1996. Crausby had no problem defeating the new Conservative candidate, Rob Wilson, by 12,669, and he has remained the MP there since, though his majority fell to 8,422 in 2001 and 4,103 in 2005. In the 2010 general election with a turnout of 64.97% he increased his share of the vote and gained 19,870 votes being 45.9% of votes cast in comparison to 16,874 votes being 45.7% of votes cast in 2005. He made his maiden speech on 17 July 1997, in which he remembered the inventor of the spinning mule Samuel Crompton who was born in Bolton.[1]

In parliament, David Crausby joined the Social Security Select Committee in 1999, and has been a member of the Defence Select Committee since the 2001 General Election. He voted against the Iraq War in 2003.

Personal life

He married Enid Anne Noon in 1965 in Bury and they have two sons. His eldest son, also named David, is a commercial and editorial photographer, his work is represented by several agencies including Getty Images and Alamy. His son is currently based in Germany.

External links

• David Crausby MP's website
• Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: David Crausby MP
• TheyWorkForYou.com - David Crausby MP
• The Public Whip - David Crausby MP voting record
• Official YouTube channel

Video clips

• YouTube

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Peter Thurnham	Member of Parliament for Bolton North East 1997–present	Incumbent

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Name	Crausby, David
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Date of birth	17 June 1946
Place of birth	Bury, England, UK
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