Grant Shapps MP Welwyn Hatfield, Conservative, Minister without Portfolio, Cabinet Office; Chairman, Conservative Party

Contact

  • Tel 020 7219 8497

  • Email:

  • Website: Grant Shapps website

  • Constituency address

    Welwyn Hatfield Conservative Association, Maynard House, Hatfield AL10 0NF United Kingdom
  • Parliamentary address

    House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA United Kingdom
Grant Shapps

Most spoken phrases

Last updated 3rd Jun 2009

  1. Israeli settlements
  2. Northcote Road shops
  3. Dangerous dogs petition
  4. Clapham Junction tube
  5. Heathrow expansion
  6. Health services
  7. Fly tipping

This information is based on the most frequently spoken phrases by this representative.

Biography

  • Born:

    14/9/1968
  • Positions

    Shadow Minister for Housing (attending Shadow Cabinet) 2007-10; Minister of State for Housing and Local Government, Department for Communities and Local Government 2010-12; Member Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission 2010-12; Minister without Portfolio, Cabinet Office 2012-.
  • Electoral history

    Contested North Southwark and Bermondsey 1997 and Welwyn Hatfield 2001 general elections. Member for Welwyn Hatfield since 5 May 2005 general election.
  • Political interests

    Health, education, home affairs, foreign affairs.
  • Party groups

    Branch chair, Barnhill, Brent North 1995-99; Member: Conservative Friends of Israel 1995, Selsdon Group 1996, Conservative Foreign Affairs Forum 1996; Vice-President, North Southwark and Bermondsey Association 1997; Vice-chair, (Campaigning) Conservative Party 2005-09; Chairman, Conservative Party 2012-.

Election record for Welwyn Hatfield, 05 Jun 2010

Party Percentage of votes
Conservative 56.83%
Labour 21.33%
Liberal Democrat 16.32%
Name Party Votes % of votes
Shapps, Grant Conservative 27,894 56.83
Hobday, Mike Labour 10,471 21.33
Zukowskyj, Paul Liberal Democrat 8,010 16.32
Platt, David UK Independence Party 1,643 3.35
Weston, Jill Green 796 1.62
Parker, Nigel Independent 158 0.32
Majority 17,423 votes
Electorate 72,058
Turnout (49,079) 68.11%

Registered interests

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