Rt Hon Andrew Robathan
Contact details
Westminster
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 3459
Fax: 020 7219 0096
thompsondm@parliament.uk
Constituency
51 Main Street, Broughton Astley, LE9 6RE
Tel: 01455 283594
Fax: 01455 286159
southleicscons@btconnect.com
Biography
Electoral history
Member for Blaby 1992-2010, for South Leicestershire since 6 May 2010 general election
Parliamentary career
PPS to Iain Sproat as Minister of State, Department of National Heritage 1995-97;
Shadow Minister for:
Trade and Industry 2002-03,
International Development 2003,
Defence 2004-05;
Opposition Deputy Chief Whip 2005-10;
Ministry of Defence:
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Defence Personnel, Welfare and Veterans)2010-12,
Minister of State for the Armed Forces 2012-
Select committees
Member: International Development 1997-2002, 2003-04,
Administration 2005-07,
Selection 2006-10,
Armed Forces Bill 2011
Councils, public bodies
Councillor, London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham 1990-92
Political interests
International development, environment, transport, defence, Northern Ireland
Countries of interest
Africa, Indian Sub-Continent, Middle East
General Election 2010 - South Leicestershire
| Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| Robathan, Andrew |
Con |
27000 |
49.4% |
| Ayesh, Aladdin |
Lib Dem |
11476 |
21% |
| Gimson, Sally |
Lab |
11392 |
20.85% |
| Preston, Paul |
BNP |
2721 |
4.98% |
| Williams, John |
UKIP |
1988 |
3.64% |
| Result |
Con Hold (1.01% from Lib Dem to Con) |