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DORRELL, Stephen Rt Hon

Charnwood Conservative
 

Member for Charnwood (revised boundary) since 6 May 2010, for Charnwood 1997-2010, for Loughborough 1979-97. Committees: Chair, Health Select Committee since 2010; Member, Liaison Select Committee since 2010; Member, Joint Committee on Consolidation, Etc, Bills since 2005; Honorary Member, Public Accounts Committee 1992-94; Member, Select Committee on Transport 1979-83. Political career: Appointed by the Rt Hon David Cameron MP as Co-Chair, Public Services Improvement Group; Shadow Secretary of State, Education and Employment 1997-98; Secretary of State for Health 1995-97; Secretary of State for National Heritage 1994-95; Financial Secretary to the Treasury 1992-94; Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health 1990-92; Lord Commissioner of the Treasury and Government Whip 1988-90; Assistant Whip 1987-88; Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Rt Hon Peter Walker MP as Secretary of State for Energy 1983-87; Elected as Member for Loughborough 1979; PA to Peter Walker MP in Feb 1974 General Election; Parliamentary Candidate for Hull East 1974. Education: Brasenose College, Oxford; Uppingham School. b. 25 March 1952. Married with four children.

 
  2010     2005  
CON HOLD Votes % +/- % Votes %
Conservative 25,560 49.6 3.0 23,571 46.6
Lib Dem 11,531 21.5 3.6 9,057 17.9
Labour 10,536 19.7 -9.5 14,762 29.2
BNP 3,116 5.8 2.4 1,737 3.4
UKIP 1,799 3.4 0.5 1,489 2.9
Majority 15,029 28.1   8,809 17.4
Turnout 53,542 71.9 5.5 50,616 66.4