PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
CELEBRATING THE BLAYDON RACES (21 May 2012)
Motion Details
That this House notes that 9 June2012 marks the 150th anniversary of the Blaydon Races event that is immortalised in the song of the same name and is widely accepted as the Geordie national anthem; is delighted that local people have organised numerous cultural events throughout the week leading up to the annual race along the route made famous in the song; acknowledges the huge importance of the song to the people of Tyneside and the wider North East; and sends everyone connected with the Races all the best for 2012 and many years to come.
Sponsored by:
Mr David Anderson (Labour)
EDMS Sponsor By Party
Party
Votes
%
Labour
28
88%
Independent
2
6%
Conservative
1
3%
Liberal Democrat
1
3%
Sponsor List (32 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Mr David Anderson (Sponsor)
Lab
Lord Beamish
Con
Sir Peter Bottomley
Lab
Mr Ronnie Campbell
Lab
Martin Caton
Lab
Sir David Crausby
Lab
Alex Cunningham
Lab
Jim Dobbin
Lab
Pat Glass
Lab
Mary Glindon
Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
Lab
Helen Goodman
Lab
Lord Hain
Ind
Mr Stephen Hepburn
Lab
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Washington and Gateshead South
Ind
Kelvin Hopkins
Lab
Ian Lavery
Blyth and Ashington
Lab
Tony Lloyd
Lab
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Lab
Catherine McKinnell
Newcastle upon Tyne North
Lab
Sir Alan Meale
Lab
Ian Mearns
Lab
Grahame Morris
Easington
Lab
Mr George Mudie
Lab
Dame Chi Onwurah
Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Lab
Albert Owen
Lab
Bridget Phillipson
Houghton and Sunderland South
Lab
Mr Jamie Reed
Lab
Steve Rotheram
LD
Sir Bob Russell
Lab
Jim Sheridan
Lab
Mr Dennis Skinner
Lab
Mr Gerry Sutcliffe
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