Ian Stewart (Labour politician)

Ian Stewart
Mayor of Salford
In office
7 May 2012 – 8 May 2016
Preceded byOffice Created
Succeeded byPaul Dennett
Member of Parliament
for Eccles
In office
1 May 1997 – 12 April 2010
Preceded byJoan Lestor
Succeeded byConstituency Abolished
Personal details
Born (1950-08-28) 28 August 1950 (age 74)
Blantyre, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
NationalityBritish
Political partyLabour
SpouseMerilyn Holding
Alma materManchester Metropolitan University

Ian Stewart (born 28 August 1950) is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Eccles from 1997 until 2010, when his seat was abolished and he was subsequently defeated in the selection process to be the Labour Parliamentary Candidate for the new parliamentary constituency of Salford and Eccles by Hazel Blears.[1][2]

Standing as the Labour candidate for the new elected post of Mayor of Salford, he was elected as Mayor in the 2012 Salford mayoral election.[3]

  1. ^ "Rt Hon Hazel Blears MP » About Salford & Eccles". Archived from the original on 21 June 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  2. ^ "UKPollingReport Election Guide 2010 » Abolished seats". Ukpollingreport.co.uk. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Ianstewart4salford.com". Archived from the original on 15 April 2013. Retrieved 17 April 2012.