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John Lyons
Member of Parliament
for Strathkelvin and Bearsden
In office
7 June 2001 – 11 April 2005
Preceded bySam Galbraith
Succeeded byConstituency Abolished
Personal details
Born (1949-07-11) 11 July 1949 (age 74)
NationalityBritish
Political partyLabour

John Lyons (born 11 July 1949) is a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.

At the 2001 general election, he was elected to the British House of Commons as Member of Parliament for Strathkelvin and Bearsden.[1]

Following the reduction in Scottish constituencies in the British House of Commons under the Scotland Act 1998, that constituency was abolished for the 2005 general election. Lyons stood in the new East Dunbartonshire, where he lost to the Liberal Democrat Jo Swinson.[2]

Following his defeat he became a consultant on trade unions for FirstGroup.[3]

Before his election to parliament in 2001 he had been a UNISON official.[4]

He consistently voted against and opposed the Iraq war of 2003.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Labour's Scots seats still firm but with less grip". The Herald. 8 June 2001. Retrieved 17 August 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ "Battered but still in control: Labour wounded after big losses to SNP and LibDems". Evening Times. 6 May 2005. Retrieved 17 August 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ "The new scandal Labour in meltdown: Part two Labour in meltdown: Part two why was identity of potential Wendy donor switched". The Sunday Herald. 2 December 2007. Retrieved 17 August 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ "Labour to hold new ballot". The Sunday Herald. 14 January 2001. Retrieved 17 August 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ "Labour Iraq 'rebel' fears losing votes; constituency profile East Dunbartonshire". Daily Record. 29 April 2005. Retrieved 17 August 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Strathkelvin and Bearsden
2001–2005 		Succeeded by
constituency abolished


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