Barbara Keeley is the Labour MP for Worsley. She was elected at the 2005 general election, after the retirement of Terry Lewis. She is maried to Colin Huggett. The Labour Party has been the principal left wing political party of the United Kingdom since the early 20th century (see British politics). ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... Worsley is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Barring a change in the law, the next general election in the United Kingdom must be held some time before June 30, 2006. ... Terence Lewis (born December 29, 1935) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ...

She was educated at Mt St Mary's College, Leeds and Salford University. She was elected as a Labour councillor on Trafford Council in 1995 and served as a member for Priory ward until 2004. She was cabinet member for Children and Young People, Early Years and Childcare and Health and Wellbeing. From 2002 to 2004 was Cabinet member for Education, Children's Social Services and all services for children and young people and Director of a pathfinder Children's Trust. She is a member of the GMB union, the Co-operative party and the Fabian Society.

Barbara Keeley's early career was with IBM, working first as a Systems Engineer and then as a Field Systems Engineering Manager. She later became an independent consultant, working on community regeneration issues across the North West region.

From 2002 to 2005 she worked as a consultant to the charity, The Princess Royal Trust for Carers, researching carers' issues particularly those related to primary health care. She is co-author of the reports "Carers Speak Out" and "Primary Carers".

In the House of Commons she served as a member of the Constitutional Affairs Select Committee and from February 2006, the Finance and Services Committee. On 8th February 2006, she was appointed as PPS, Parliamentary Private Secretary, to the Cabinet Office, working with the Cabinet Office Minister Jim Murphy MP.

External links

• Barbara Keeley MP official site
• Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Barbara Keeley MP
• TheyWorkForYou.com - Barbara Keeley MP