Barry Strachan Gardiner is a British politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Brent North since 1997. He is a member of the Labour Party.
Official portrait, 2020
Gardiner giving his speech at the 2016 Labour Party Conference
1997 United Kingdom general election
The 1997 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday, 1 May 1997. The governing Conservative Party led by Prime Minister John Major was defeated in a landslide by the Labour Party led by Tony Blair, achieving a 179-seat majority.
Image: Tony Blair in 1997
Image: Major PM full (cropped)
Image: Paddy Ashdown (2005) (cropped)