Party:
Liberal Democrat

Constituency:
Sutton & Cheam

Date of birth:
13 May 1962

Telephone:
020 7219 3000

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

Political profile:
Paul Burstow was first elected to the Sutton and Cheam constituency in 1997, defeating the incumbent Conservative MP Olga Maitland.

He kept the seat for the Liberal Democrats in 2001.

Since then he has served as the party's social services spokesman, specialising in issues affecting the elderly and disabled.

He was then promoted to health spokesman 2003.

He came to the Liberal Democrats from the SDP and remains committed to issues of social inclusion.

He is also very keen on reform of local government structures.

TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE
Liberal Democrat		48.8%
Conservative		38%
Labour		13.2%

IN DETAIL
Name	Party	Votes	%
Paul Burstow	Liberal Democrat	19,382	48.8
Olga Maitland	Conservative	15,078	38
Lisa Homan	Labour	5,263	13.2
Majority		4,304
Turnout		62.4%

POLITICAL MAKE UP OF LONDON