Rt Hon Bob Ainsworth
Contact details
Westminster
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 4047
Fax: 020 7219 2889
ainsworthr@parliament.uk
Constituency
Bayley House, 22-23 Bayley Lane, Coventry, CV1 5RJ
Tel: 02476 226707
Fax: 02476 433401
wisec@parliament.uk
Biography
Electoral history
Member for Coventry North East 1992-2010, for Coventry North East (revised boundary) since 6 May 2010 general election
Parliamentary career
Opposition Whip 1995-97;
Government Whip 1997-2001;
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State:
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 2001,
Home Office (Anti-drugs Co-ordination and Organised Crime) 2001-03;
Deputy Chief Whip 2003-07;
Ministry of Defence 2007-10:
Minister of State for the Armed Forces 2007-09,
Secretary of State 2009-10;
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence 2010
Select committees
Member: Accommodation and Works 2003-05,
Selection 2003-05, 2006-07,
Finance and Services 2003-05,
Administration 2005-07,
Foreign Affairs 2010-,
Arms Export Controls 2011-;
Chair: Joint Committee on the Draft Enhanced Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Bill 2012-13
Councils, public bodies
Coventry City Council:
Councillor 1984-93,
Deputy Leader 1988-91
Political interests
Industry, environment, taxation, defence, foreign policy
Countries of interest
France, India, Pakistan, USA
General Election 2010 - Coventry North East
| Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| Ainsworth, Bob |
Lab |
21384 |
49.09% |
| Noonan, Hazel |
Con |
9609 |
22.06% |
| Field, Russell |
Lib Dem |
7210 |
16.56% |
| Gower, Tom |
BNP |
1863 |
4.28% |
| Nellist, Dave |
SAP |
1592 |
3.66% |
| Forbes, Chris |
UKIP |
1291 |
2.97% |
| Lebar, Ron |
CMGB |
434 |
1% |
| Result |
Lab Hold (5.52% from Lab to Con) |