Ian Stewart (Labour politician)

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. 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. Quotes I was astonished to learn that no other country in the world has followed our lead on motability allowance and Motability. I believe there are 37 million disabled people in the EU and 600 million worldwide. Surely there must be greater scope for us to promote our success abroad and offer our expertise to other countries. Hansard, 8 July 2003, col 1135 External links Category:Labour Party (UK) politicians Category:Mayors from the United Kingdom Category:Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom Category:1950 births Category:Living people