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Page last updated at 10:44 GMT, Tuesday, 9 February 2010
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South Yorkshire Labour MP quitting at general election

Jeff Ennis
Mr Ennis said he would miss taking up issues for his constituents

A South Yorkshire Labour MP has announced he will be standing down at the general election.

Jeff Ennis, MP for Barnsley East and Mexborough, said he had made the "very difficult decision" to stand down "for a number of personal reasons".

Mr Ennis, 57, added he wanted to quit while he "had the health and energy to tackle other activities".

He became a Barnsley councillor following a by-election in 1980 and was elected to his constituency in 1997.

Mr Ennis said: "This year marks my 30th year as an elected Labour representative at both local and national level.

"It's time to step aside and give someone else a chance. The thing that shall I miss most is taking up issues in Parliament for my local constituents.

"I'm very lucky to have represented some of the most genuine and sincere people in the country. It has been a real pleasure and a privilege to serve them."



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