Member for Romford since 2001. Committees: Member, Select Committee on Constitutional Affairs since 2004; Secretary, All-Party Parliamentary Iceland Group since 2004; Treasurer, All-Party Parliamentary Bermuda Group since 2003; Vice-Chair, All-Party Montserrat Group since 2003; Secretary, All-Party Parliamentary St Helena Group, and Isle of Man Group since 2002; Member, Select Committee on Regulatory Reform since 2001; Secretary, All-Party Parliamentary Falkland Islands Group since 2001, Australia and New Zealand Group since 2001; Treasurer, All-Party Parliamentary Denmark Group since 2001. Political career: Vice-Chair, Conservative Party since 2004; Councillor, London Borough of Havering 1990-2002; Contested Glasgow Thurrock 1997, and Provan 1992. Special political interests: British overseas territories, foreign affairs, European affairs, constitutional affairs, law and order, defence, local and regional government, Gibraltar. Profession/Trade: Journalist. Education: Marshalls Park Comprehensive School, Romford. Co-author of: Defending Our Great Heritage (1993). Affiliations: RAFA, Romford; Royal British Legion.
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2005				2001
CON HOLD	Votes	%	+/- %	Votes	%
Conservative	21,560	59.1	6.1	18,931	53
Labour	9,971	27.3	-9.0	12,954	36.3
Lib Dem	3,066	8.4	0.4	2,896	8
BNP	1,088	3.0	1.8	414	1.2
UKIP	797	2.2	0.7	533	1.5
Majority	11,589	31.8		5,977	16.7
Turnout	36,482	62.3	2.7	35,701	59.6