Ian Swales
Ian Swales | |
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Swales in 2011 | |
| Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills | |
| In office 28 January 2015 – 11 May 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Tessa Munt |
| Succeeded by | John Glen |
| Member of Parliament for Redcar | |
| In office 6 May 2010 – 30 March 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Vera Baird |
| Succeeded by | Anna Turley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 April 1953 Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
| Political party | Liberal Democrats |
| Spouse | Pat Swales |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | UMIST |
Ian Cameron Swales (born 5 April 1953) is a British Liberal Democrat politician. He was the Member of Parliament for the constituency of Redcar in England. He is the only person ever to gain a North East Region Commons seat for the Liberal Democrats. Swales took Redcar from Labour incumbent Vera Baird for the Liberal Democrats at the 2010 general election, with a 21.8% swing adding over 11,000 votes to his 2005 general election total. This was the biggest swing against any Labour candidate in the election and was also the biggest majority overcome by any Liberal Democrat, until the 2022 Tiverton and Honiton by-election. He stood down at the 2015 general election.