Profile

Former Liberal Democrat MP for Rochdale

Entered the House of Commons on 5 May 2005 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 12 April 2010 — General election (stood again)

• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009

Other offices held in the past

• Shadow Work and Pensions Minister ( 8 Jan 2009 to 11 May 2010)
• Whip ( 6 Mar 2008 to 8 Jan 2009)
• Shadow Minister, Work & Pensions ( 5 Jul 2007 to 8 Jan 2009)
• Member, Public Administration Committee (26 Apr 2006 to 11 May 2010)
• Shadow Minister, Transport (19 Oct 2005 to 5 Jul 2007)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Lorna Fitzsimons
• Liz Lynne
• Cyril Smith
• John McCann
• Wentworth Schofield
• Joseph Hale
• Hyacinth Morgan
• William Kelly
• Thomas Jesson
• William Kelly
• John Muir
• Stanley Burgess
• Alfred Law
• Alexander Harvey
• Clement Royds
• Thomas Potter
• Richard Cobden
• Alexander Ramsay
• Edward Miall
• William Sharman-Crawford
• John Fenton
• John Entwisle
• John Fenton
• John Entwisle
• John Fenton

Future MPs in this constituency

• Simon Danczuk
• Tony Lloyd