Adrian Bailey
Encyclopedia
Adrian Edward Bailey is a British
Labour Co-operative
politician
, who has been the Member of Parliament
(MP) for West Bromwich West since winning the seat at a by-election in 2000
. He is also the Chairman of the Business, Innovation and Skills Committee.
, Bailey was educated at Cheltenham Grammar School before going on to university at the University of Exeter
, graduating in 1967 with an Honours Degree in Economic History. Subsequently he trained at the Loughborough
College of Librarianship and graduated in 1971 with a postgraduate diploma in Librarianship. From 1971-1982 he was employed as a professional librarian by Cheshire County Council and from 1973 to 1982 he also worked as a librarian and teacher of study skills
in a Cheshire Comprehensive school.
at the 1970 general election
, where he was easily defeated by Peter Walker
. At both the February 1974 general election
and October 1974 general election
he unsuccessfully contested the Cheshire seat of Nantwich
, where he was defeated by John Cockcroft
.
In 1976 the Speaker of the House of Commons, Selwyn Lloyd
decided to stand down from the Commons, and Bailey contested the resulting by-election
and he was again defeated easily by David Hunt, who was later to enter the Cabinet of John Major
. He was not to fight a Parliamentary election again for 24 years, but contested and lost the Cheshire West
European seat in 1979.
In 1982 Bailey moved to the West Midlands to become a full time political organiser for the Co-operative Party
covering the Midlands and South Yorkshire region. He held this post until his election to Parliament in June 2000.
He was elected as a councillor for Sandwell Borough Council in 1991 and was its Deputy Leader from 1997-2000. At the time of the resignation of Commons Speaker, Betty Boothroyd
in 2000, Bailey was the Secretary of the constituency Labour Party and Deputy Leader of the local council and seemed the obvious choice to fight the impending by-election
. He was chosen to fight the seat and won fairly comfortably on 23 November 2000, entering the Commons more than 30 years after his first attempt. He is unusual in that he has contested two Parliamentary by-elections caused by the resignation of two different Speakers of the House of Commons.
Following its establishment in 2002, Adrian Bailey took the position of Secretary of The All Party Parliamentary Group for Steel which acts as a group to promote the interests of the steel manufacturing industry and the communities that work in that industry.
Following the 2005 general election
, Bailey became a Parliamentary Private Secretary
to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
and has served successive Secretaries of State, David Blunkett
and John Hutton
. He also served as the Parliamentary Private Secretary to Bob Ainsworth
, the Minister of State
at the Ministry of Defence
.
and football
supporting Cheltenham Town F.C.
and is an enthusiastic swimmer.
United Kingdom
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Labour Co-operative
Labour Co-operative
Labour and Co-operative describes those candidates in British elections standing on behalf of both the Labour Party and the Co-operative Party, based on a national agreement between the two parties....
politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
, who has been the Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) for West Bromwich West since winning the seat at a by-election in 2000
West Bromwich West by-election, 2000
The West Bromwich West by-election, 2000 was a by-election held on 23rd November 2000 for the British House of Commons constituency of West Bromwich West.The constituency's Member of Parliament was the Rt. Hon. Betty Boothroyd, the Speaker...
. He is also the Chairman of the Business, Innovation and Skills Committee.
Early life
Born in SalisburySalisbury
Salisbury is a cathedral city in Wiltshire, England and the only city in the county. It is the second largest settlement in the county...
, Bailey was educated at Cheltenham Grammar School before going on to university at the University of Exeter
University of Exeter
The University of Exeter is a public university in South West England. It belongs to the 1994 Group, an association of 19 of the United Kingdom's smaller research-intensive universities....
, graduating in 1967 with an Honours Degree in Economic History. Subsequently he trained at the Loughborough
Loughborough
Loughborough is a town within the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England. It is the seat of Charnwood Borough Council and is home to Loughborough University...
College of Librarianship and graduated in 1971 with a postgraduate diploma in Librarianship. From 1971-1982 he was employed as a professional librarian by Cheshire County Council and from 1973 to 1982 he also worked as a librarian and teacher of study skills
Study Skills
Study skills or study strategies are approaches applied to learning. They are generally critical to success in school, are considered essential for acquiring good grades, and are useful for learning throughout one's life....
in a Cheshire Comprehensive school.
Political career
Bailey contested the seat of WorcesterWorcester (UK Parliament constituency)
Worcester is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Since 1885 it has elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election; from 1295 to 1885 it elected two MPs....
at the 1970 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1970
The United Kingdom general election of 1970 was held on 18 June 1970, and resulted in a surprise victory for the Conservative Party under leader Edward Heath, who defeated the Labour Party under Harold Wilson. The election also saw the Liberal Party and its new leader Jeremy Thorpe lose half their...
, where he was easily defeated by Peter Walker
Peter Walker, Baron Walker of Worcester
Peter Edward Walker, Baron Walker of Worcester, MBE, PC , was British politician. A member of the Conservative Party, he served in the Cabinet as the Environment Secretary , Trade and Industry Secretary , Agriculture Minister , Energy Secretary and Welsh Secretary...
. At both the February 1974 general election
United Kingdom general election, February 1974
The United Kingdom's general election of February 1974 was held on the 28th of that month. It was the first of two United Kingdom general elections held that year, and the first election since the Second World War not to produce an overall majority in the House of Commons for the winning party,...
and October 1974 general election
United Kingdom general election, October 1974
The United Kingdom general election of October 1974 took place on 10 October 1974 to elect 635 members to the British House of Commons. It was the second general election of that year and resulted in the Labour Party led by Harold Wilson, winning by a tiny majority of 3 seats.The election of...
he unsuccessfully contested the Cheshire seat of Nantwich
Nantwich (UK Parliament constituency)
Nantwich was a parliamentary constituency in Cheshire which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected using the first-past-the-post voting system.-History:...
, where he was defeated by John Cockcroft
John Cockroft (politician)
John Hoyle Cockcroft is a British Conservative politician.Cockcroft served as a Lieutenant in the Royal Army from 1953 to 1955. He worked as a journalist from 1959 to 1974, and again 1981 through 1986, writing for the Financial Times, Daily Telegraph, and Sunday Telegraph. He was Member of...
.
In 1976 the Speaker of the House of Commons, Selwyn Lloyd
Selwyn Lloyd
John Selwyn Brooke Lloyd, Baron Selwyn-Lloyd CH PC CBE TD , known for most of his career as Selwyn Lloyd, was a British Conservative Party politician who served as Foreign Secretary from 1955 to 1960, then as Chancellor of the Exchequer until 1962...
decided to stand down from the Commons, and Bailey contested the resulting by-election
Wirral by-election, 1976
The Wirral by-election of 11 March 1976 was held after Selwyn Lloyd, who had been elected as a Conservative Member of Parliament but who was serving as Speaker of the British House of Commons, retired. The Conservatives held on to the seat in the by-election.-Results:...
and he was again defeated easily by David Hunt, who was later to enter the Cabinet of John Major
John Major
Sir John Major, is a British Conservative politician, who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1990–1997...
. He was not to fight a Parliamentary election again for 24 years, but contested and lost the Cheshire West
Cheshire West (European Parliament constituency)
Prior to its uniform adoption of proportional representation in 1999, the United Kingdom used first-past-the-post for the European elections in England, Scotland and Wales...
European seat in 1979.
In 1982 Bailey moved to the West Midlands to become a full time political organiser for the Co-operative Party
Co-operative Party
The Co-operative Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom committed to supporting and representing co-operative principles. The party does not put up separate candidates for any UK election itself. Instead, Co-operative candidates stand jointly with the Labour Party as "Labour...
covering the Midlands and South Yorkshire region. He held this post until his election to Parliament in June 2000.
He was elected as a councillor for Sandwell Borough Council in 1991 and was its Deputy Leader from 1997-2000. At the time of the resignation of Commons Speaker, Betty Boothroyd
Betty Boothroyd
Betty Boothroyd, Baroness Boothroyd, OM, PC is a British politician, who served as Member of Parliament for West Bromwich and West Bromwich West from 1973 to 2000, initially for the Labour Party and, from 1992 to 2000, as Speaker of the House of Commons...
in 2000, Bailey was the Secretary of the constituency Labour Party and Deputy Leader of the local council and seemed the obvious choice to fight the impending by-election
West Bromwich West by-election, 2000
The West Bromwich West by-election, 2000 was a by-election held on 23rd November 2000 for the British House of Commons constituency of West Bromwich West.The constituency's Member of Parliament was the Rt. Hon. Betty Boothroyd, the Speaker...
. He was chosen to fight the seat and won fairly comfortably on 23 November 2000, entering the Commons more than 30 years after his first attempt. He is unusual in that he has contested two Parliamentary by-elections caused by the resignation of two different Speakers of the House of Commons.
Following its establishment in 2002, Adrian Bailey took the position of Secretary of The All Party Parliamentary Group for Steel which acts as a group to promote the interests of the steel manufacturing industry and the communities that work in that industry.
Following the 2005 general election
United Kingdom general election, 2005
The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 to elect 646 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party under Tony Blair won its third consecutive victory, but with a majority of 66, reduced from 160....
, Bailey became a Parliamentary Private Secretary
Parliamentary Private Secretary
A Parliamentary Private Secretary is a role given to a United Kingdom Member of Parliament by a senior minister in government or shadow minister to act as their contact for the House of Commons; this role is junior to that of Parliamentary Under-Secretary, which is a ministerial post, salaried by...
to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions is a post in the British Cabinet, responsible for the Department for Work and Pensions. It was created on 8 June 2001 by the merger of the Employment part of the Department for Education and Employment and the Department of Social Security.The Ministry...
and has served successive Secretaries of State, David Blunkett
David Blunkett
David Blunkett is a British Labour Party politician and the Member of Parliament for Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough, having represented Sheffield Brightside from 1987 to 2010...
and John Hutton
John Hutton (Labour MP)
John Matthew Patrick Hutton, Baron Hutton of Furness is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament for Barrow and Furness in Cumbria from 1992 to 2010, and has served in a number of Cabinet offices, including Defence Secretary and Business Secretary...
. He also served as the Parliamentary Private Secretary to Bob Ainsworth
Bob Ainsworth
Robert William Ainsworth is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Coventry North East since 1992, and was the Secretary of State for Defence from 2009 to 2010...
, the Minister of State
Minister of State
Minister of State is a title borne by politicians or officials in certain countries governed under a parliamentary system. In some countries a "minister of state" is a junior minister, who is assigned to assist a specific cabinet minister...
at the Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)
The Ministry of Defence is the United Kingdom government department responsible for implementation of government defence policy and is the headquarters of the British Armed Forces....
.
Personal life
In 1989 Adrian married Jill, a schoolteacher, and has a stepson named Daniel. He is a keen fan of cricketCricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
and football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
supporting Cheltenham Town F.C.
Cheltenham Town F.C.
Cheltenham Town Football Club is an English football club playing in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. Founded in 1887, the team has played at four different grounds, namely Agg-Gardner's Recreation Ground, Carter's Field and now the Abbey Business Stadium, although it is more...
and is an enthusiastic swimmer.
External links
- Adrian Bailey official site
- Adrian Bailey Profile at New StatesmanNew StatesmanNew Statesman is a British centre-left political and cultural magazine published weekly in London. Founded in 1913, and connected with leading members of the Fabian Society, the magazine reached a circulation peak in the late 1960s....
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