Steve Rotheram

Elected to the Liverpool Walton seat in the May 2010 general election, Steve is proud to serve as a truly 'local' MP. Born in 1961 to a stalwart Labour family (his father was a Councillor in Kirkby throughout the 1970s) he's spent all of his adult life living in the constituency and understands thoroughly the needs and priorities, hopes and aspirations, of those he represents.

Steve brings a wealth of life experience to his parliamentary role. A bricklayer by trade, he'd set up his own company by the age of 22 and later went on to work in various capacities in the construction industry. Having pursued qualifications through FE college, he studied full-time at Liverpool John Moores University, later to progress onto a Masters Degree course in Contemporary Urban Renaissance at Hope University. During this time he was employed as a Business Manager by the Learning and Skills Council.

Steve progressed through the local party ranks to become a Liverpool City Councillor in 2002 and was honoured to serve as Lord Mayor of Liverpool during the city's successful European Capital of Culture Year 2008-2009.

Steve's selection as prospective parliamentary candidate for the Liverpool Walton seat saw him receiving 101 votes out of a possible 113. Upon his election, he inherited Britain's largest parliamentary majority and lost no time in making his views known, criticising Labour attempts to form a coalition government and nominating Andy Burnham MP for the Labour leadership.

Currently, Steve sits on the Department of Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee and is a member of a number of All-Party Parliamentary Groups.

Beyond politics, Steve is an enthusiastic football fan and plays for the All-Party Parliamentary football team. A self-confessed "massive red", he holds a season ticket for Liverpool FC and came close to being caught up in the 1989 Hillsborough disaster, swapping his ticket for the Leppings Lane stand just 15 minutes before kick-off. Despite his football allegiances Steve is determined to campaign in the best interests of both Premier League football clubs in Walton (Everton FC and Liverpool FC).

Steve is married to Sandra, a Community Psychiatric Nurse and they have 3 children: Steven (20), Haylie (16) and Samantha (14).