Ronald Campbell
Biography
Ronnie Campbell was re-elected MP for Byth Valley in May 2010 with a majority of 6,668 votes.
He grew up in a family of eight brothers and sisters. He attended Blyth Ridley County High School (a secondary modern school, which eventually merged with Tynedale High School in 2000 to become Blyth Community College) on Sixth Avenue in Blyth and left school at 14 to go down the pit. Before entering parliament he was a district councillor on Blyth Valley Borough Council from 1969 and a lay official of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM). He was a miner from 1958-86.
He has been an MP since 1987 when he won his seat by 856 votes, and has often voted against the government on issues such as the Iraq War.
Constituency
Constituency Address
42 Renwick Road Blyth Northumberland NE24 2LQ
Constituency Tel
01670 363050/355192
Date of Birth
17 August 1943
ronniecampbellmp@btconnect.com
Party
Labour
Personal Website
Westminster Address
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Westminster Tel
020 7219 4216
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