Member for Witney since 2001. Committees: Member, Home Affairs Select Committee since 2001; Vice-Chair, All-Party Misuse of Drugs; Member, Commercial Public Service Broadcasting. Political career: Leader of the Conservative Party since December 2005; Shadow Secretary of State for Education and Skills 2005; Head of Policy Co-ordination May 2005; Frontbench Spokesman on Local Government Finance 2004; Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party 2003; Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Commons 2003; Special Advisor, Treasury and Home Office 1992-94; Member, Conservative Research Department 1988-92. Special political interests: Home affairs, economy. Profession/Trade: Business career, Carlton Communications plc 1994-2001. Education: Eton; Brasenose College, Oxford, BA Philosophy, Politics, Economics.
Hobbies: Cooking, eating, tennis.
b. London. Married with two children.

2005				2001
CON HOLD	Votes	%	+/- %	Votes	%
Conservative	26,571	49.3	4.3	22,153	45
Lib Dem	12,415	23.1	2.7	10,000	20.3
Labour	11,845	22.0	-6.8	14,180	28.8
Green	1,682	3.1	0.9	1,100	2.2
UKIP	1,356	2.5	1.0	767	1.6
Independent	-	-	-	1,003	2
Majority	14,156	26.3	-	7,973	16.2
Turnout	53,869	69.0	3.1	49,203	65.9