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SELOUS, Andrew |
South West Bedfordshire |
Conservative |
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Member for South West Bedfordshire since 2001. Committees: Member, Ecclesiastical Committee 2010; Member, Work and Pensions Select Committee 2001-05. Political career: Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions since 2010; Shadow Minister for Work and Pensions since 2006; Opposition Whip since 2004; Parliamentary Private Secretary to Michael Ancram, Deputy Leader and Shadow Foreign Secretary 2003. Special political interests: Social policy, the economy, defence. Profession/Trade: Chartered insurer, former TA Officer. Education: London School of Economics, BSc Economics. Languages spoken: French and German. Author of: Lessons from the Front Line (1997). Hobbies: Family life, tennis, running.
b. 27 April 1962, London. Married with three children. |
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2010 |
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Votes |
% |
+/- % |
Votes |
% |
| Conservative |
26,815 |
52.8 |
4.5 |
22,114 |
48.3 |
| Lib Dem |
10,166 |
20.0 |
3.1 |
7,723 |
16.9 |
| Labour |
9,948 |
19.6 |
-10.6 |
13,837 |
30.2 |
| UKIP |
2,142 |
4.2 |
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1,923 |
4.2 |
| BNP |
1,703 |
3.4 |
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| Majority |
16,649 |
32.8 |
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8,277 |
18.1 |
| Turnout |
50,774 |
66.3 |
4.5 |
45,814 |
61.8 |
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