Harry Harpham

Harry Harpham
Member of Parliament
for Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough
In office
8 May 2015 – 4 February 2016
Preceded by David Blunkett
Succeeded by Vacant
Majority 13,807 (34.5%)
Personal details
Born Robert Harry Harpham
(1954-02-21)21 February 1954
Mansfield, England
Died 4 February 2016(2016-02-04) (aged 61)
Political party Labour
Alma mater University of Sheffield
Website Official website

Robert Harry Harpham[1] (21 February 1954 – 4 February 2016) was a British Labour Party politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough from the May 2015 general election[2] until he died nine months later.

Harpham was a coal miner at Clipstone Colliery and took part in the miners' strike of 1984–85 as an NUM member, staying out for the duration.[3] He moved to Sheffield in 1985 and studied at Northern College in Barnsley and University of Sheffield as a mature student.[4]

He served on Sheffield City Council from 2004, becoming deputy leader of the council.[3]

He was one of 125 MPs who employed a member of their family, in his case, employing his wife as a part-time researcher.[5] He supported Andy Burnham in the Labour leadership election and was made a PPS to Lisa Nandy.[6] He was diagnosed with cancer in December 2015 and died on 4 February 2016.[7][6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 61230. p. 9118. 18 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "Sheffield Brightside & Hillsborough". Election 2015 (BBC News). 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  3. 1 2 Bennett, Asa (29 April 2015). "10 prospective MPs who will definitely be elected no matter what". The Telegraph.
  4. ↑ "About me". Harry Harpham. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  5. ↑ Mason, Rowena (29 June 2015). "Keeping it in the family: new MPs continue to hire relatives as staff". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Harry Harpham, MP - obituary". Daily Telegraph. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  7. ↑ Chris Johnston. "Labour MP Harry Harpham dies of cancer aged 61". The Guardian.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
David Blunkett		 Member of Parliament
for Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough
2015–2016 		Vacant
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