Ian Stewart is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament 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.
Education
Stewart attended Calder Street Secondary Modern School (now Auchinraith Primary School) in Blantyre and Alfred Turner Secondary Modern in Irlam. From 1966 to 1969, he studied at Stretford Technical College. He later attended Manchester Metropolitan University, where he received an The Master of Philosophy in Management of Change.
Career
Standing as the Labour candidate for the new elected post of, he was elected as Mayor in the 2012 Salford mayoral election. Stewart worked as a chemical plant operator from 1973 to 1978 before becoming the North West Regional Officer of the Transport and General Workers Union. Upon his election as in 2012, Stewart appointed one deputy and 13 assistant mayors, including one in charge of "humanegement", a word invented by Mr Stewart to refer to human resources.
In 2013 the Mayor urged the government to rethink spending cuts claiming thousands of residents will be pushed further into Poverty, Salford City Mayor, Ian Stewart said: “Salford has been forced to cut almost £100 million from council services since 2010.
We have tried to increase our income in a number of ways, but it is an uphill battle. “Without this funding I fear for the many families who are being asked to contribute more, whilst they have suffered a loss in benefits income.
In October 2013, Stewart launched the "City Plan" which set the priories of Salford City Council over the next three years. Stewart said: “lieutenant is my firm hope that the City Plan will help to guide Salford through austerity and the £75million in Government cuts to council services which we face over the next three years.
Stewart welcomed the convictions and praised the work of Salford City Council trading Standards Officers after a sex slave was discovered in an Eccles cellar.
Mr Stewart said: “We believe this girl was brought into the country illegally in 2000 and fell into the clutches of these evil men when she was just 10 years old."
Stewart is due to step down at the 2016 mayoral election.
Membership
52nd United Kingdom Parliament. 53rd United Kingdom Parliament. 54th United Kingdom Parliament]
Stewart was first elected as Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for Eccles in 1997.
He was a member of the All-Party Parliamentary Football Team.