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DUNCAN-SMITH, Iain Rt Hon

Chingford and Woodford Green Conservative
 

Member for Chingford and Woodford Green since 1997; Member for Chingford 1992-97. Committees: Chair, Conservative Backbench Defence Committee. Political career: Former Leader of the Conservative Party; Shadow Secretary of State for Defence since 1999; Shadow Secretary of State, Social Security 1997-99; Member, London Area and Yorkshire Area Speaker-s Panel 1985-99; Member, Foreign Affairs Forum since 1990; Parliamentary Candidate for Bradford West 1987. Special political interests: Small business, health, education, foreign policy. Profession/Trade: Company director/publisher; Director, Jane-s Information Group; former Captain, Scots Guards. Education: HMS Conway; Universita di Perugia; RMAS. Languages spoken: Italian. Hobbies: Reading, painting, fishing. b. 9 April 1954, Edinburgh. Married with four children.

 
  2005     2001  
CON HOLD Votes % +/- % Votes %
Conservative 20,555 53.2 5.0 17,834 48.2
Labour 9,914 25.7 -7.7 12,347 33.4
Lib Dem 6,832 17.7 2.2 5,739 15.5
UKIP 1,078 2.8      
BNP       1,062 2.9
Independent 269 0.7      
Majority 10,641 27.5   5,487 14.8
Turnout 38,648 63.0 4.5 36,982 58.5