Rt Hon Desmond Swayne
Contact details
Westminster
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 4886
Fax: 020 7219 0901
swayned@parliament.uk
Constituency
4 Cliff Crescent, Marine Drive, Barton-on-Sea, New Milton, BH25 7EB
Tel: 01425 629844
Fax: 01425 621898
desmondswayne@hotmail.com
Biography
Electoral history
Contested Pontypridd 1987 and West Bromwich West 1992 general elections. Member for New Forest West 1997-2010, for New Forest West (revised boundary) since 6 May 2010 general election
Parliamentary career
Opposition Whip 2002-03;
Opposition Spokesperson for:
Health 2001,
Defence 2001-02;
Shadow Minister for:
International Affairs 2003-04,
Northern Ireland 2004;
PPS to:
Michael Howard as Leader of the Opposition 2004-05,
David Cameron:
as Leader of the Opposition 2005-10,
as Prime Minister 2010-12;
Government Whip 2012-
Select committees
Member:
Scottish Affairs 1997-2001,
Social Security 1999-2001,
Procedure 2002-05,
Defence 2005-06,
Ecclesiastical Committee -2010,
Administration 2012-
General Election 2010 - New Forest West
| Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| Swayne, Desmond |
Con |
27980 |
58.74% |
| Plummer, Mike |
Lib Dem |
11084 |
23.27% |
| Hurne, Janice |
Lab |
4666 |
9.8% |
| Lyon, Martin |
UKIP |
2783 |
5.85% |
| Richards, Janet |
Green |
1059 |
2.23% |
| Result |
Con Hold (0.62% from Con to Lib Dem) |