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-; 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

Countries of interest

North Africa, North America, South Asia, Middle East

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)