John Ryman

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John Ryman is a former Independent Labour member of parliament for Blyth Valley in Northumberland.

In April 1992, John was found guilty of defrauding two women of their life savings, after pretending to be the director of a Swiss bank. He had instead used the money to fund maintenance payments to his ex-wife. He was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison.

Political Career

John has served in the following posts:

UK Parliament

House of Commons
MP for Blyth Valley

Independent Labour
31 Jan 1987 - 11 Jun 1987

Labour
9 Jun 1983 - 31 Jan 1987

House of Commons
MP for Blythe

Labour
10 Oct 1974 - 9 Jun 1983

Only periods where John Ryman represented Medway are included in this section. Some of Medway's current and former representatives have also represented other parts of the country in local government, devolved assemblies and both houses of parliament.

Electoral History

John has stood in the following elections:

UK Parliament

Gillingham
15 October 1964

John Ryman
Labour 14,584

A green bar on the right hand side of the result indicates that John Ryman was elected, while a red bar indicates they were not elected. Click on a card to see the full results for that election.

	House of Commons MP for Blyth Valley
	Independent Labour 31 Jan 1987 - 11 Jun 1987
	Labour 9 Jun 1983 - 31 Jan 1987

	House of Commons MP for Blythe
	Labour 10 Oct 1974 - 9 Jun 1983