Eric Illsley, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Eric Illsley

British politician

Date of Birth: 09-Apr-1955

Place of Birth: Kendray, England, United Kingdom

Profession: politician, trade unionist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Eric Evlyn Illsley (born 9 April 1955) is a British Labour politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Barnsley Central from 1987 until 2011.
He was a Labour Party representative until suspended from the party after being charged with false accounting as part of the United Kingdom Parliamentary expenses scandal, and then sat as an Independent.
When he pleaded guilty to three counts of false accounting on 11 January 2011, he became the first sitting Member of Parliament to be convicted of a criminal offence in the scandal. Illsley resigned from the House of Commons on 8 February 2011, following his conviction, and was sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment on 10 February 2011.