Claire Ward, former MP, Watford

TheyWorkForYou is run by a small team but has a big impact - can you help us go further?

For over 20 years, TheyWorkForYou has been making our democracy more transparent and our politicians more accountable.

We need your support to:

Hold Power to Account — We highlight what our representatives are doing so they know the public is watching.
Keep It Free and Accessible — No paywalls because everyone deserves unbiased information about decisions made on their behalf.
Innovate and Go Further — How politics works is always changing and we're always looking for new opportunites to improve things.

We don't want to wait for a better political system to be given to us – we want to work together to make it happen now.

About your former Member of Parliament

Claire Ward is a former MP for Watford.

Former Labour MP for Watford

Entered the House of Commons on 1 May 1997 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 12 April 2010 — General election (stood again)

Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Ministry of Justice (10 Jun 2009 to 11 May 2010)
Member, Administration Committee (10 Feb 2009 to 11 May 2010)
Member, Selection Committee ( 9 Oct 2008 to 10 Aug 2009)
Government Whip ( 6 Oct 2008 to 10 Jun 2009)
Government Whip ( 8 May 2006 to 6 Oct 2008)
Assistant Whip (11 May 2005 to 8 May 2006)
PPS (Rt Hon John Hutton, Minister of State), Department of Health (13 May 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)

Sustainable Communities Act 2007 (Amendment) Bill Committee (2 out of 1)
Bribery Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
Employment Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
Mental Health Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
National Lottery Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
Merchant Shipping (Pollution) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
London Olympics Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
Health Protection Agency Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
Traffic Management Bill Committee (5 out of 9)
Age-Related Payments Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill Committee (14 out of 23)
NHS Reform and Health Care Professions Bill Committee (11 out of 12)
Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill Committee (5 out of 5)

Note for journalists and researchers: The data on this page may be used freely, on condition that TheyWorkForYou.com is cited as the source.

This data was produced by TheyWorkForYou from a variety of sources.

For an explanation of the vote descriptions please see our page about voting information on TheyWorkForYou.