Member for Southend West since 1997, for Basildon 1983-1997. Committees: Various All-Party Groups, including: ME, Holy See, Scouts, Maldives, Small Shops; Member, Chairmens Panel since 2001; Chair, Conservative Party Committee for Health since 1999; Honorary Secretary, Conservative Friends of Israel since 1998; President, 1912 Club since 1996; Member, Broadcasting Select Committee 1994-97; Vice-Chair, Housing Committee 1982-85. Political career: Parliamentary Private Secretary to Michael Portillo, Defence Department 1995-97, as Secretary of State for Employment 1994-95, at Treasury 1992-94, Department of the Environment 1990-92, the Department of Transport 1988-90; Councillor, Redbridge Council 1982-86. Special political interests: Health, education, transport, environment, Pro-Life Movement. Education: Bournemouth College of Technology, BSc Economics; St Bonaventures Grammar School. Affiliations: Freeman City of London, Vice-President, National Lotteries Group. Author of: The Basildon Experience (1995). Hobbies: Socialising, reading, writing, travel, keeping animals, gardening. b. 26 March 1952, Plaistow, London. Married with five children. |
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2010 |
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2005 |
|
| CON HOLD |
Votes |
% |
+/- % |
Votes |
% |
| Conservative |
20,086 |
46.1 |
-0.1 |
18,408 |
46.2 |
| Lib Dem |
12,816 |
29.4 |
5.7 |
9,449 |
23.7 |
| Labour |
5,850 |
13.4 |
-9.4 |
9,072 |
22.8 |
| UKIP |
1,714 |
3.9 |
-0.5 |
1,349 |
3.4 |
| BNP |
1,333 |
3.1 |
|
|
|
| Green |
644 |
1.5 |
|
|
|
| Independent |
617 |
1.4 |
|
|
|
| English Democrats |
546 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
701 |
1.8 |
| Majority |
7,270 |
16.7 |
|
8,959 |
22.5 |
| Turnout |
43,606 |
65.1 |
3.8 |
39,830 |
61.3 |
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