Hugh Bayley
| Sir Hugh Bayley | |
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Member of Parliament for York Central (2010– 2015) City of York (1992–2010) |
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In office 9 April 1992 – 30 March 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Conal Gregory |
| Succeeded by | Rachael Maskell |
| Majority | 6,451 (13.9%) |
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9 January 1952 Maidenhead, Berkshire, England |
| Nationality |
 United Kingdom
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| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Fenella née Jeffers |
| Alma mater |
University of Bristol; University of York |
| Religion | Christian (Anglican) |
| Website | hughbayley.co.uk |
Sir Hugh Nigel Edward Bayley (born 9 January 1952) is a British Labour Party politician who was Member of Parliament for York Central until 2015, having held the predecessor City of York seat from 1992 to the 2010 general election, when boundary changes took effect.
Bayley was born in Maidenhead, Berkshire and was educated at Haileybury and Imperial Service College, the University of Bristol, where he obtained a Politics BSc degree in 1974, before pursuing further studies at the University of York where he was awarded a BPhil degree in Southern African Studies in 1976. After his studies in 1975 he became a District Officer and later a National Officer with NALGO until 1982.
Bayley was elected as a Councillor in the London Borough of Camden in 1980 and became the General Secretary of the International Broadcasting Trust in 1982. Bayley stepped down as a councillor and moved to York to take up a post as Research Officer in Health economics at the University of York from 1987–92. He was a lecturer in Social Policy at the University from 1986 until 1998.
Hugh Bayley was nominated as the Labour candidate for York at the 1987 general election but was defeated by just 147 votes by the Conservative Conal Gregory. After the election, Hugh Bayley became a Health Economics Research Fellow at the University of York, and became a member of the local health authority.
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