Michael Clapham (born 15 May 1943) is an English Labour politician, and member of Parliament for Barnsley West and Penistone. He is a left-winger and a member of the Socialist Campaign Group, and has rebelled against the government on various issues. He used to be an official with the National Union of Mineworkers. May 15 is the 135th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (136th in leap years). ... 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... The Labour Party is a centre-left or Democratic Socialist political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... 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. ... Barnsley West and Penistone is a Parliamentary constituency in South Yorkshire. ... The Socialist Campaign Group is a left wing grouping of Labour Party Members of Parliament in the UK. The group is generally Eurosceptic and has many socially conservative members. ... The National Union of Mineworkers is a trade union for coal miners in the United Kingdom. ...

External links

• ePolitix - Michael Clapham (http://www.epolitix.com/EN/MPWebsites/Michael+Clapham/) official site
• Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Michael Clapham MP (http://politics.guardian.co.uk/person/0,9290,-953,00.html)
• TheyWorkForYou.com - Michael Clapham MP (http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/michael_clapham/barnsley_west_and_penistone)