Member for Braintree since 2005. Special political interests: Defending Britain's Sovereignty, stronger immigration controls, more school discipline, NHS, pensioners' issues, countryside issues.
Married with five children.

2005				2001
CON GAIN	Votes	%	+/- %	Votes	%
Conservative	23,597	44.5	3.2	20,765	41.3
Labour	19,704	37.1	-4.8	21,123	42
Lib Dem	7,037	13.3	2.0	5,664	11.3
Green	1,308	2.5	0.0	1,241	2.5
UKIP	1,181	2.2	0.7	-	1.5
Independent	228	0.4	0.4	-	-
L Cannabis	-	-	-	774	1.5
Majority	3,893	7.3		358	0.7
Turnout	53,055	65.9	2.3	50,315	63.6