Party:
Liberal Democrat

Constituency:
Ludlow

Date of birth:
12 April 1970

Telephone:
020 7219 3000

Address:
The House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Political profile:
Matthew Green is a fairly young MP, 31 when first elected, with an extensive background in Liberal Democrat politics.

He sat, prior to his election, on a large number of party bodies including as a councillor, while working as a media and PR manager.

He met his wife while canvassing for the party.

Mr Green comes from the libertarian arm of the Lib Dems, and says that he believes in giving people as much freedom as possible.

The MP was appointed the party's spokesman on youth affairs in November 2001, and was spokesman on the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister between 2002 and 2003.

TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE
Liberal Democrat		43.2%
Conservative		39.4%
Labour		13.4%

IN DETAIL
Name	Party	Votes	%
Matthew Green	Liberal Democrat	18,620	43.2
Martin Taylor-Smith	Conservative	16,990	39.4
Nigel Knowles	Labour	5,785	13.4
James Gaffney	Green	871	2
Philip Gutteridge	UK Independence Party	858	2
Majority		1,630
Turnout		68.4%

POLITICAL MAKE UP OF WEST MIDLANDS