Jim Sheridan (politician)

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Jim Sheridan

James "Jim" Sheridan (born November 24, 1952 ) is a British politician .

Political career

After Sheridan had already engaged in trade union activities in addition to his professional activity, he was set up in the 1999 regional council elections as a candidate for the Labor Party in the Erskine Central constituency. He won the elections and served on the Renfrewshire Council Area Council for one term .

After Tommy Graham , who represented the constituency of West Renfrewshire in the British House of Commons for the Labor Party, did not run for the 2001 general election, the party set up Sheridan. This received the highest percentage of votes on election day and subsequently moved into the House of Commons for the first time.

In the course of the constituency revision in the run-up to the general election in 2005 , the constituency of West Renfrewshire was dissolved. Large parts went into the newly created constituency Paisley and Renfrewshire North , for whose mandate Sheridan applied in the elections. With a share of the vote of 45.7%, he clearly prevailed against his opponents. In Parliament, he received a post as Parliamentary Private Secretary in the Ministry of Defense. Due to political differences in connection with the 2006 Lebanon War , Sheridan resigned from this position in 2006. In the 2010 general election , Sheridan received 54.0% of the votes in his constituency, thereby defending his mandate. After massive losses vocal he was defeated in the elections in 2015 the SNP candidates Gavin Newlands and retired from the British House of.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Jim Sheridan at Hansard (English)
  2. ↑ http://jimsheridanmp.org.uk/aboutjim.htm ( Memento from July 4, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ↑ a b http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/jim-sheridan/25305 ( Memento from March 4, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
  4. ↑ Results of the 2001 general election ( Memento from July 23, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
  5. ↑ Results of the general election 2005 ( Memento of December 3, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
  6. ↑ BBC News: MP resigns post over Middle East , August 9, 2006.
  7. ↑ Results of the general election 2010 ( Memento from September 24, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
  8. ↑ Results of the general election 2015
personal data
SURNAME Sheridan, Jim
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Sheridan, James
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British politician
DATE OF BIRTH November 24, 1952