Member for Mid Bedfordshire since 2005. Committees: Shadow Treasury Team Steering Committee; Member, Kirkhope Commission for Asylum. Political career: Advisor, Oliver Letwin MP as Shadow Chancellor.
Married with three children.

2005				2001
CON HOLD	Votes	%	+/- %	Votes	%
Conservative	23,345	46.3	-3.6	22,109	47.4
Lib Dem	11,990	23.8	7.4	9,205	19.7
Labour	11,351	22.5	-8.5	14,043	30.1
UKIP	1,372	2.7	0.0	1,281	2.7
Green	1,292	2.6	2.6	-	-
Veritas	769	1.5	1.5	-	-
Independent	301	0.6	0.6	-	-
Majority	11,355	22.5	-	8,066	17.3
Turnout	50,420	68.3	2.2	46,638	66.1