Ashok Kumar was a British Labour politician who served as Member of Parliament for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland from 1997 until his sudden death shortly before the 2010 general election.
Ashok Kumar MP
1991 Langbaurgh by-election
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The 1991 Langbaurgh by-election was a by-election held on 7 November 1991 for the UK House of Commons constituency of Langbaurgh, in the former county of Cleveland in North East England. It was the fi
Ashok Kumar (British politician)
…1985-97. Kumar began his political career as a local councillor for Middlesbrough Borough Council (1987–97). He became the MP for Langbaurgh at the 1991 Langbaurgh by-election defeating Conservative candidate Michael Bates, but Bates won the seat again at the 1992 general election. Kumar won the successor seat of Middlesbrough…
Michael Bates