Ian Swales Politician

Ian Cameron Swales (born 5 April 1953) is a British Liberal Democrat politician. He is the Member of Parliament for the constituency of Redcar in England from May 2010. Swales took Redcar from Labour incumbent Vera Baird for the Liberal Democrats in the 2010 general election, with a 21.8% swing. Swales added over 10,000 votes to his 2005 general election total. This was the biggest swing against any Labour candidate in the election and also the biggest gain by any Liberal Democrat. He has announced that he will stand down at the 2015 general election.

Personal facts

Birth date	April 05, 1953
Birth place	England , Yorkshire , Leeds
Nationality	United Kingdom
Education	University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology