Alistair Burt

Alistair Burt

Constituency

North East Bedfordshire

Party

Conservative

Address as

Mr Burt

Contact details

Westminster

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 8132
Fax: 020 7219 1740
alistair.burt.mp@parliament.uk

Constituency

Biggleswade Conservative Club, St Andrews Street, Biggleswade, SG18 8BA
Tel: 01767 313385
nebca@northeastbedsconservatives.com

Biography

Electoral history

Member for Bury North 1983-97. Contested Bury North 1997 general election. Member for North East Bedfordshire 2001-10, for North East Bedfordshire (revised boundary) since 6 May 2010 general election

Parliamentary career

PPS to Kenneth Baker as Secretary of State for the Environment, for Education and Science and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1985-90; Department of Social Security: Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State 1992-95, Minister of State 1992-97: and Minister for Disabled People 1995-97; Opposition Spokesperson for Education and Skills 2001-02; PPS to Leaders of the Opposition: Iain Duncan Smith 2002-03, Michael Howard 2003-05; Shadow Minister for Communities and Local Government 2005-08; Opposition Assistant Chief Whip 2008-10; Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office 2010-

Party groups

Vice-President, Tory Reform Group 1985-88, 2001-; Chair, Bow Group industry committee 1987-92; Deputy chair, Conservative Party 2007-10: Local government 2007-08, Development 2008-10

Select committees

Member: International Development 2001, Procedure 2001-02, International Development 2002-03, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister 2002, Selection 2008-10, Administration 2009-10

Councils, public bodies

Councillor London Borough of Haringey 1982-84

Political interests

Church affairs, trade and industry, Third World, foreign affairs, agriculture, rural affairs, disability, sport, poverty, social affairs

General Election 2010 - North East Bedfordshire

Name Party Votes %
Burt, Alistair Con 30989 55.71%
Pitt, Mike Lib Dem 12047 21.66%
Brown, Edward Lab 8957 16.1%
Capell, Brian UKIP 2294 4.13%
Seeby, Ian BNP 1265 2.28%
Result Con Hold (2.53% from Lib Dem to Con)