David Heyes MP
Member of Parliament for Ashton under Lyne
Incumbent
Assumed office  7 June 2001
Preceded by	Robert Sheldon
Born	2 April 1946 (1946-04-02) (age 61) Manchester
Nationality	British
Political party	Labour
Alma mater	Open University

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Early life

David Heyes was born in Manchester and was educated at the city's Blackley Technical High School (now a housing estate) on Dommett Street and was awarded a BA in Social sciences from the Open University in 1987. He joined the Manchester City Council in 1962 as a local government officer, before joining the Greater Manchester County Council in 1974. He was appointed as a principal local government officer with the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham Council in 1987, leaving local government employment in 1990 to set up as a graphic designer after 28 years service. In 1995 he was appointed as the deputy district manager at the Manchester Citizens Advice Bureau where he remained until his election to parliament. This article is about the City of Manchester in England. ... , Blackley (pronounced blake-ley (/bleɪklɪ/)) is a district of Manchester, in North West England. ... A B.A. issued from the University of Tennessee. ... The social sciences are a group of academic disciplines that study human aspects of the world. ... Affiliations Alliance of Non-Aligned Universities, Association of Commonwealth Universities, European Association of Distance Teaching Universities, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Website http://www. ... Manchester City Council is the local authority for the metropolitan borough of Manchester in Greater Manchester, England. ... Local governments are administrative offices that are smaller than a state or province. ... Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England which has a population of 2. ... This article relates to the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham. ... Graphic design is the applied art of arranging image and text to communicate a message. ... The Citizens Advice Bureau Logo. ... “Houses of Parliament” redirects here. ...

He is an active trade unionist, having been a member of UNISON (and its predecessor NALGO) since 1962. He was elected as a councillor for the borough council in Oldham in 1992, and was the secretary of the Labour group 1993-2000, he stood down from the council in 2004. He served for five years as the vice chairman of the Ashton under Lyne Constituency Labour Party from 1995. The Lawrence textile strike (1912), with soldiers surrounding peaceful demonstrators A trade union or labor union is an organization of workers who have banded together to achieve common goals in key areas of wages, hours, and working conditions. ... For other uses, see Unison (disambiguation). ... The National and Local Government Officers Association (NALGO) was a British trade union representing mostly local government white collar workers. ... For the larger local government district, see Metropolitan Borough of Oldham. ... Ashton under Lyne is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

Parliamentary career

Since the retirement of Ashton's veteran Labour MP Robert Sheldon at the 2001 General Election, he has represented the seat comfortably in the House of Commons. Ashton-under-Lyne is a town in Greater Manchester with a population of 44,400 (2001 estimate). ... Robert Edward Sheldon, Baron Sheldon, PC (born 13 September 1923), is a Labour politician. ... 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. ... Type Lower House Speaker Michael Martin, (Non-affiliated) since October 23, 2000 Leader Harriet Harman, (Labour) since June 28, 2007 Shadow Leader Theresa May, (Conservative) since May 5, 2005 Members 659 Political groups Labour Party Conservative Party Liberal Democrats Scottish National Party Plaid Cymru Democratic Unionist Party Sinn Féin...

He has served as a member of the public administration select committee since 2001. He has fought for compensation for residents living alongside the M60 motorway.[1] 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. ... In law, damages refers to the money paid or awarded to a claimant (as it is known in the UK) or plaintiff (in the US) following their successful claim in a civil action. ... // The M60 motorway is an orbital motorway circling the urban body of Manchester, a city in the United Kingdom. ...

Personal life

He is married to Judith Egerton-Gallagher, and they have a son and a daughter.

External links

• The Labour Party - David Heyes MP official biography
• Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: David Heyes MP
• TheyWorkForYou.com - David Heyes MP
• Blakes Parliamentary Yearbook
• BBC Politics