1. Julie Ann Hilling was born on 29 April 1955 and is a British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament for Bolton West from 2010 until 2015.
17 Facts About Julie Hilling
1. 2.
Julie Hilling attended The Cedars School before studying Chemistry at the University of Nottingham and then attaining a Diploma in Youth and Community Work at Manchester Polytechnic.
3.
Julie Hilling has lived in Atherton, which became part of the Bolton West constituency at the 2010 General Election, for 24 years.
4.
Julie Hilling has worked as a Youth Worker in Nottingham, St Helens and Wigan, the latter for 18 years.
5.
Julie Hilling became President of the Community and Youth Workers' Union in 1991, a post she held until 1999.
6.
Julie Hilling was elected as the Member of Parliament for Bolton West in May 2010 with a majority of just 92 votes, in a seat the Conservatives had targeted since the previous incumbent Ruth Kelly had become embroiled in the expenses scandal.
7.
Julie Hilling was appointed as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Yvette Cooper in her role as Shadow Women's and Equalities Minister in October 2010, the same month that she became a member of the Transport Select Committee.
8.
Julie Hilling was appointed chair of the all-party Rail in the North group of MPs.
9.
Julie Hilling was promoted to join the Whips office in June 2012.
10.
Julie Hilling launched a campaign to promote Emergency Life Skills and pressed the Government to introduce it into the national curriculum.
11.
Julie Hilling linked up with Bolton Wanderers Community Trust, North West Ambulance Service as well as the British Heart Foundation to push for every school leaver in Bolton West to become trained in CPR and ELS.
12.
Julie Hilling joined other MPs in a nationwide campaign to present a petition alongside Jade's parents to 10 Downing Street, before presenting it in the House of Commons.
13.
Julie Hilling sought to make amendments to the recent Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill to include preventative measures such as Dog Control Notices and to control the number of dogs in a household.
14.
Julie Hilling lost her seat at the 2015 election by 801 votes, and was selected to contest the seat again at the snap 2017 general election.
15.
Julie Hilling lost again, with the incumbent Conservative, Chris Green, increasing his majority to 936.
16.
Julie Hilling has been chosen to contest Bolton West for Labour at the 2019 election.
17.
Julie Hilling lost the seat for a third time in 2019, when Chris Green increased his majority by almost 8,000 votes.