Member for Runnymede and Weybridge since 1997. Committees: All-Party Group on Smoking and Health; All-Party Caravan Parks Group. Political career: Opposition Spokesperson on Health and Social Services since 1998. Special political interests: Economy, healthcare delivery, welfare and dependency, energy. Profession/Trade: Co-director, house builder and developer. Education: Shenfield School, Brentwood; University College, Oxford, (Hons) First Class, PPE, MA. Hobbies: Reading, cinema, walking.
b. 4 December 1955, Epping, Essex. Married with three children.

2005				2001
CON HOLD	Votes	%	+/- %	Votes	%
Conservative	22,366	51.4	2.7	20,646	48.7
Labour	10,017	23.0	-5.9	12,286	29
Lib Dem	7,771	17.9	1.5	6,924	16.3
UKIP	1,719	4.0	0.8	1,332	3.1
Green	1,180	2.7	-0.2	1,238	2.9
Raving Loony	358	0.8	-	-	-
UK Community	113	0.3	-	-	-
Majority	12,349	28.4		8,360	19.7
Turnout	43,524	58.7	2.6	42,426	56.1