Member for Shropshire North since 1997. Committees: Member, Agricultural Select Committee 2000-01; Member, European Scrutiny Committee 1999-2001; Member, Welsh Affairs Select Committee 1997-2001. Political career: Parliamentary Private Secretary to Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith since 2001; Opposition Whip 2000-01. Special political interests: Industry, agriculture, foreign affairs, rural issues. Education: Radley College; Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, MA. Languages spoken: French, German. Hobbies: Travel, history, racing.
b. 24 June 1956, Whitchurch, Shropshire. Married with three children.

2005				2001
CON HOLD	Votes	%	+/- %	Votes	%
Conservative	23,061	49.6	0.9	22,631	48.6
Labour	12,041	25.9	-9.3	16,390	35.2
Lib Dem	9,175	19.7	7.0	5,945	12.8
UKIP	2,233	4.8	2.3	1,165	2.5
Independent	-	-	-	389	0.8
Majority	11,020	23.7		6,241	13.4
Turnout	46,510	63.3	0.2	46,520	63.1