Contact details
Westminster
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 6304
Fax: 020 7219 1128
sandersa@parliament.uk
Constituency
69 Belgrave Road, Torquay, TQ2 5HZ
Tel: 01803 200036
Fax: 01803 200031
Biography
Electoral history
Contested Torbay 1992 general election. Member for Torbay 1997-2010, for Torbay (revised boundary) since 6 May 2010 general election
Parliamentary career
Liberal Democrat:
Whip 1997-2001,
Spokesperson for:
Housing 1997-2001,
Environment, Transport, the Regions and Social Justice 1999-2001,
Transport, Local Government and the Regions (Local Government) 2001-02,
Tourism 2002-05,
Whip 2006-10:
Deputy Chief Whip 2006-10
Party groups
Vice-President, National League of Young Liberals 1985;
Political secretary, Devon and Cornwall Regional Liberal Party 1983-84;
Information officer, Association of Liberal Councillors 1986-89
Select committees
Member: Joint Committee on Consolidation of Bills Etc 1997-2001,
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister 2003-05,
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (Urban Affairs Sub-Committee) 2003-05,
Culture, Media and Sport 2005-13,
Selection 2006-10,
Modernisation of the House of Commons 2006-08,
Transport 2013-
Councils, public bodies
Councillor, Torbay Borough Council 1984-86
International bodies
Member:
CPA 1997-,
IPU 1997-,
British American Parliamentary Group 1997-;
Vice-chair, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (UK Branch) 2010-11
Political interests
Local and regional government, voluntary sector, tourism, diabetes
Countries of interest
Australasia, Indian sub-continent, USA
General Election 2010 - Torbay
| Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| Sanders, Adrian |
Lib Dem |
23126 |
46.97% |
| Wood, Marcus |
Con |
19048 |
38.68% |
| Pedrick-Friend, David |
Lab |
3231 |
6.57% |
| Parrott, Julien |
UKIP |
2628 |
5.34% |
| Conway, Ann |
BNP |
709 |
1.44% |
| Moss, Sam |
Green |
468 |
0.96% |
| Result |
Lib Dem Hold (1.14% from Con to Lib Dem) |