17 Facts About Ronnie Campbell

Ronald Campbell was a British Labour politician who was Member of Parliament for Blyth Valley from 1987 until 2019.

Ronald Ronnie Campbell was born in Tynemouth, and grew up with seven siblings.

Ronnie Campbell attended Blyth Ridley County High School, a secondary modern, and left school at 14 to become a coal miner.

Ronnie Campbell was first elected as an MP for Blyth Valley at the 1987 general election with a majority of 853 votes.

Ronnie Campbell often voted against the Blair government on issues such as the Iraq War.

Ronnie Campbell voted for Andy Burnham in the 2010 Labour Party leadership election following the resignation of Gordon Brown.

Ronnie Campbell was critical of Ed Miliband's leadership of the Labour Party, referring to him as a "right winger".

Ronnie Campbell was one of 36 Labour MPs to nominate Jeremy Corbyn as a candidate in the Labour leadership election of 2015 and one of a handful of Labour MPs to publicly support leaving the European Union.

Ronnie Campbell continued to support Brexit, and to vote against attempts to delay it, in subsequent parliamentary votes.

Ronnie Campbell was one of 13 MPs to vote against triggering the 2017 general election.

In June 2019, Ronnie Campbell confirmed that he would stand down as an MP in the following election, which was later confirmed for December 2019.

Ronnie Campbell subsequently said he would back the Conservative government's deal to leave the European Union.

Ronnie Campbell was a member of the Socialist Campaign group, a socialist, left-wing group of Labour MPs.

Ronnie Campbell married Deirdre McHale in 1967, who serves on Northumberland County Council.

In September 2016, Ronnie Campbell underwent chemotherapy after being diagnosed with stomach cancer.

Ronnie Campbell returned to Parliament on 30 November 2016 and was welcomed back during Prime Minister's Questions.

Ronnie Campbell died on 23 February 2024, at the age of 80.