David Gordon Clelland (born June 27, 1943) British politician. He is the Labour Member of Parliament for Tyne Bridge. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... Tyne Bridge is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The incumbent, in politics, is the current holder of a political office. ... December 5 is the 339th day (340th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar). ... Harry Lowes Cowans (19 December 1932 - 3 October 1985) was a British Labour Party politician. ... The incumbent, in politics, is the current holder of a political office. ... June 27 is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Gateshead is a town in North-East England on the southern bank of the River Tyne, opposite Newcastle upon Tyne, which covers the north bank. ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in England, Scotland and Wales. ... June 27 is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Politics series Politics Portal This box:      A politician is an individual who is a formally recognized and active member of a government, or a person who influences the way a society is governed through an understanding of political power and group dynamics. ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in England, Scotland and Wales. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... Tyne Bridge is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

David Clelland was born in Gateshead and educated locally at the Kelvin Grove Boys' School and the Gateshead and Hebburn Technical College. From leaving education in 1959 he was 22 years an electrical fitter. He was elected as a councillor in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead in 1972 and became its leader in 1984. It was very much a case of being in the right place at the right time when he was selected to contest the 1985 Tyne Bridge by-election, one of the safest Labour seats in the country becoming vacant following the death of its MP Harry Cowans. Clelland won the seat at the by-election on December 5, 1985 with a majority of 6,575, and he has been the MP there since. The Conservative candidate at the by-election was the present MP for Beckenham Jacqui Lait.The SDP-Liberal Alliance candidate who came second was Rod Kenyon who is now with Centrica Plc. Gateshead is a town in North-East England on the southern bank of the River Tyne, opposite Newcastle upon Tyne, which covers the north bank. ... South Tyneside College is a sixth form college in South Shields, UK. The college offers part-time and full-time courses for both young students and adults alike External link College website Categories: UK school stubs | Sixth Form Colleges in the United Kingdom ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Gateshead is a metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, in north-east England. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar). ... This is a list of UK by-elections, with the names of the incumbent and victor and their respective parties. ... Harry Lowes Cowans (19 December 1932 - 3 October 1985) was a British Labour Party politician. ... A by-election or bye-election is a special election held to fill a political office when the incumbent has died or resigned. ... December 5 is the 339th day (340th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar). ... The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is the second largest political party in the United Kingdom in terms of sitting Members of Parliament (MPs), the largest in terms of public membership, and the oldest political party in the United Kingdom. ... Beckenham is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Jacqui Lait (born December 16, 1947, Paisley) is a British politician and Conservative Member of Parliament for Beckenham. ... Rod Kenyon contested Houghton le Spring and Washington in the 1983 and 1987 General Elections. ...

In parliament David Clelland served on the Home Affairs Select Committee from 1986 until he joined the Energy Select Committee for a year in 1989. He became a whip in opposition in 1995 under the leadership of Tony Blair and was made an Assistant Government Whip in office following the 1997 General Election and was promoted to become a Lord Commissioner to the Treasury, a 'full' whip in January 2001. However, he was sacked from the government following the 2001 General Election. He became a member of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister Select Committee in 2002 until 2005, and in 2002 he became an advisor to the Minister of Sport Richard Caborn on greyhound racing. He has been a Member of the Transport Committee since the 2005 General Election. The modern concept of Small Office and Home Office or SoHo , or Small or Home Office deals with the category of business which can be from 1 to 10 workers. ... A Select Committee is a committee made up of a small number of parliamentary members appointed to deal with particular areas or issues originating in the Westminster System of parliamentary democracy. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... In politics, a whip is a member of a political party in a legislature whose task is to ensure that members of the party attend and vote as the party leadership desires. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... For other people of the same name, see Tony Blair (disambiguation) Anthony Charles Lynton Blair (born May 6, 1953)[1] is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service, Leader of the Labour Party, and Member of Parliament for the constituency... The UK general election, 1997 was one of the largest election victories in the history of the twentieth century. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Tony Blair William Hague Charles Kennedy The UK general election, 2001 was held on 7 June 2001 and was dubbed the quiet landslide by the media. ... The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister is a department of the British government. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... The Right Honourable Richard Caborn, PC (born October 6, 1943) is a British politician for the Labour Party, and member of Parliament for Sheffield Central. ... Several greyhounds before a race. ... The Transport Committee is a select committee of the House of Commons in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005. ...

Following boundary changes the seat of Tyne Bridge will be abolished and replaced by a new seat Gateshead at the next Parliamentary election. Following a close fought contest with Sharon Hodgson, the MP for Gateshead East and Washington West, Clelland was chosen to fight the election for the Labour Party. Gateshead East is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Sharon Hodgson (born April 1, 1966, Gateshead) is the Labour MP for Gateshead East and Washington West. ... Gateshead East and Washington West is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

He was married to Maureen Potts in 1964; they have two daughters and have divorced. He is a pipe smoker. 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... For the record label, see Divorce Records. ... Youth with pipe, by Hendrick Jansz Terbrugghen A smoking pipe is a device used for smoking combustible substances such as tobacco and cannabis. ...

External links

• David Clelland MP official site
• Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: David Clelland MP
• TheyWorkForYou.com - David Clelland MP