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David Heyes

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David Heyes
Heyes in 2009.
Member of Parliament
for Ashton-under-Lyne
In office
7 June 2001 – 30 March 2015
Preceded byRobert Sheldon
Succeeded byAngela Rayner
Majority9,094 (23.7%)
Personal details
Born (1946-04-02) 2 April 1946 (age 78)
Blackley, Lancashire, England
Political partyLabour
SpouseJudith Egerton-Gallagher
Alma materOpen University
Websitehttp://www.davidheyes.com

David Alan Heyes (born 2 April 1946) is a British Labour Party politician and former Member of Parliament (MP) for Ashton-under-Lyne from 2001 to 2015.

Early life

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Heyes was born in Blackley, Manchester, and was educated at the Blackley Technical High School on Dommett Street. He was awarded a BA in social sciences from the Open University in 1987. He joined Manchester City Council in 1962 as a local government officer, before joining 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. In 1995 he was appointed deputy district manager of Manchester Citizens Advice Bureau where he remained until his election to parliament.

He has been a member of the trade union UNISON, and its predecessor the NALGO, since 1962. He was elected as a councillor in Oldham in 1992 and was secretary of the Labour group from 1993 to 2000; he stood down from the council in 2004.

Parliamentary career

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Following the retirement of Ashton's veteran Labour MP Robert Sheldon at the 2001 General Election, he represented the seat in the House of Commons until 2015.

He has served as a member of the public administration select committee since 2001 and has fought for compensation for residents living alongside the M60 motorway.[1]

Personal life

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

References

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  1. ^ "M60 neighbours 'treated unfairly'". BBC News. 6 October 2005. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Ashton under Lyne
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