Contact details
Westminster
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 4046
Fax: 020 7219 2495
gardinerb@parliament.uk
Constituency
No constituency office
Biography
Electoral history
Member for Brent North 1997-2010, for Brent North (revised boundary) since 6 May 2010 general election
Parliamentary career
PPS to Beverley Hughes as Minister of State, Home Office 2002-04;
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State:
Northern Ireland Office 2004-05,
Department of Trade and Industry 2005-06,
Minister for Biodiversity, Landscape and Rural Affairs, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 2006-07;
Prime Minister's Special Envoy for Forestry 2007-08;
PPS to Lord Mandelson as Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform/Business, Innovation and Skills 2009-10;
Leader of the Opposition's Special Envoy for Climate Change and the Environment 2011-
Party groups
Member, Labour Finance and Industry Group;
Former vice-chair, Labour Friends of Israel;
Chair, Labour Friends of India 1999-2002, 2008-12
Select committees
Member: Procedure 1997-2001,
Broadcasting 1998-2001,
Public Accounts 1999-2002,
Joint Committee on Consolidation of Bills Etc 2001-10,
Energy and Climate Change 2010-,
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 2011-
Councils, public bodies
Cambridge City Council:
Councillor 1988-94,
Chair of Finance,
Mayor 1992-93
Political interests
Chinese community in the UK, economic policy, trade and industry, education, foreign affairs, environment, climate change, India-UK relations
Countries of interest
Brazil, China, India, Russia, Sri Lanka
General Election 2010 - Brent North
| Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| Gardiner, Barry |
Lab |
24514 |
46.48% |
| Patel, Harshadbhai |
Con |
16486 |
31.26% |
| Allie, James |
Lib Dem |
8879 |
16.84% |
| Malik, Atiq |
Ind |
734 |
1.4% |
| Francis, Martin |
Green |
725 |
1.38% |
| Webb, Sunita |
UKIP |
380 |
0.73% |
| Vamadeva, Jannen |
Brent North Ind |
333 |
0.64% |
| Tailor, Avrind |
Eng Dem |
247 |
0.47% |
| Result |
Lab Hold (2.41% from Lab to Con) |