All Party Parliamentary Light Rail Group House of Commons London SW1A 0AA Ref: LR Applrg Winter 09 v.1 Light Rail & Trams, Affordable & Sustainable Transport

Paul Blomfield

Constituency

Sheffield Central

Party

Labour

Address as

Mr Blomfield

Contact details Westminster

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA Tel: 020 7219 7142 Fax: 020 7219 4001 [email protected]

1 This meeting by invitation only, where MPs, Secretariat provided by Stakeholders etc., within the Light Rail industry and Light Rail (UK) invited members of the Public will have a chance to Warrington, Cheshire, England, discuss debate and raise questions concerning Light Rail. United Kingdom WA2 8TX Tel 01925 243500, Fax 01925 243000, 07721378223 Supported by Mr Jim Harkins FCILT Email [email protected] www.lightrailuk.com

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All Party Parliamentary Light Rail Group House of Commons London SW1A 0AA Ref: LR Applrg Winter 09 v.1 Light Rail & Trams, Affordable & Sustainable Transport

Constituency

Unit 4, Edmund Road Business Centre, 135 Edmund Road, , S2 4ED Tel: 0114-272 2882 Fax: 0114-272 2442 [email protected]

Biography Electoral history

Member for Sheffield Central since 6 May 2010 general election

Parliamentary career

PPS to as Shadow Leader of the House of Commons 2010-

Party groups

Member, Labour Party 1978-; Chair, Sheffield Labour Party 1993-2008; Member, Co-operative Party

Select committees

Member: Business, Innovation and Skills 2010-

Councils, public bodies

Governor, Sheffield City Polytechnic 1982-92; Sheffield City Trust: Board member 1994-2008, Chair 1997-2008

2 This meeting by invitation only, where MPs, Secretariat provided by Stakeholders etc., within the Light Rail industry and Light Rail (UK) invited members of the Public will have a chance to Warrington, Cheshire, England, discuss debate and raise questions concerning Light Rail. United Kingdom WA2 8TX Tel 01925 243500, Fax 01925 243000, 07721378223 Supported by Mr Jim Harkins FCILT Email [email protected] www.lightrailuk.com

If this page is not up to date, please email

[email protected] .

All Party Parliamentary Light Rail Group House of Commons London SW1A 0AA Ref: LR Applrg Winter 09 v.1 Light Rail & Trams, Affordable & Sustainable Transport

Political interests

Universities, education, housing, voluntary and community sector, youth affairs

Countries of interest

Southern Africa, Burma, Kashmir, Palestine, Somaliland

General Election 2010 - Sheffield Central Name Party Votes % Blomfield, Paul Lab 17138 41.19% Scriven, Paul Lib Dem 16973 40.8% Lee, Andrew Con 4206 10.11% Creasy, Jillian Green 1556 3.74% Smith, Tracey BNP 903 2.18% Shaw, Jeffrey UKIP 652 1.57% Rodgers, Rod Ind 40 0.1% Majority 165 0% Turnout 41609 61% Electorate 67554 Result Lab Hold (7% from Lab to Lib Dem)

3 This meeting by invitation only, where MPs, Secretariat provided by Stakeholders etc., within the Light Rail industry and Light Rail (UK) invited members of the Public will have a chance to Warrington, Cheshire, England, discuss debate and raise questions concerning Light Rail. United Kingdom WA2 8TX Tel 01925 243500, Fax 01925 243000, 07721378223 Supported by Mr Jim Harkins FCILT Email [email protected] www.lightrailuk.com

If this page is not up to date, please email

[email protected] .