Christine McCafferty
| Christine McCafferty | |
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| Member of Parliament for Calder Valley |
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In office 2 May 1997 – 12 April 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Sir Donald Thompson |
| Succeeded by | Craig Whittaker |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
14 October 1945 Manchester, Lancashire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | David Tarlo |
Christine McCafferty (née Livesley; born 14 October 1945) is a British Labour Party politician who was Member of Parliament (MP) for Calder Valley from 1997 to 2010 when the seat was won by Conservative candidate Craig Whittaker.
She attended Whalley Range High School in Whalley Range, Manchester, then Footscray High School in Melbourne, Australia. She worked as welfare worker for disabled people for the CHS Manchester from 1963–70. From 1970–2, she was an education welfare officer for the Manchester Education Committee. From 1978–80, she was Registrar of Marriages for Bury Registration District. From 1989–96, she was a project worker for Calderdale Well Woman Centre.
Before her election to parliament, McCafferty was a member of Hebden Royd Town Council 1991–95. She was also a councillor on Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council 1991–7, where she was chair of the Adoption Panel 1992–6. She served as member of the West Yorkshire Police Authority 1994–7.
McCafferty was selected to as a Labour candidate through an all-women shortlist. She was elected in the 1997 Labour landslide, replacing the Conservative Sir Donald Thompson who had held the seat since 1979. She held the seat in the 2001 and 2005 general elections despite Tory resurgence.
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