Brian Michael Key (20 September 1947 – 20 January 2016) was a British Labour Party politician from Barnsley in South Yorkshire.
[1] He additionally served on the Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council before and following his tenure in the European Parliament.
[3] During his time at university, Key was a contemporary of future journalist Jon Snow.
Labour candidate Norman West won the seat and succeeded him in the European Parliament.
Between 2011 and 2015, Key represented his home village of Darfield on Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council, but chose to retire prior to the 2015 local elections.