 Member for Southend West since 1983. Committees: Various All-Party Groups including: Rheumatoid Arthritis, Solvent Abuse, DVT Awareness; Member, Chairmens- Panel since 2001; Chair, Conservative Party Committee for Health since 1999; Member, Health Select Committee since 1998; 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: St Bonaventure-s Grammar School; Bournemouth College of Technology, BSc Economics. 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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2005 |
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2001 |
|
| CON HOLD |
Votes |
% |
+/- % |
Votes |
% |
| Conservative |
18,408 |
46.22 |
-0.11 |
17,313 |
46.3 |
| Lib Dem |
9,449 |
23.72 |
-1.21 |
9,319 |
24.9 |
| Labour |
9,072 |
22.78 |
-2.30 |
9,372 |
25.1 |
| UKIP |
1,349 |
3.39 |
-0.28 |
1,371 |
3.7 |
| Independent |
745 |
1.87 |
|
|
|
| English Democrats |
701 |
1.76 |
|
|
|
| Max Power Party |
106 |
0.27 |
|
|
|
| Majority |
8,959 |
22.4 |
|
7,941 |
21.2 |
| Turnout |
39,830 |
61.3 |
3.05 |
37,375 |
21.2 |
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