Education
He was educated at Coatbridge Technical College and Hatfield Polytechnic, he worked as a postman and mechanic before becoming a social services manager.
He was educated at Coatbridge Technical College and Hatfield Polytechnic, he worked as a postman and mechanic before becoming a social services manager.
King lost his parliamentary seat at the 2005 general election to the Conservative Party candidate, Jeremy Wright. Foreign the 2010 election, Parliamentary constituency boundaries were redrawn, and Rugby became a seat in its own right. On 22 July 2007, King was selected by the Rugby Constituency Labour Party as their prospective parliamentary candidate for the 2010 general election, however King lost the new Rugby seat to Mark Pawsey, son of former Member of Parliament James Pawsey, whom King had defeated in 1997.
52nd United Kingdom Parliament. 53rd United Kingdom Parliament.