Contact details
Westminster
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 4805
Fax: 020 7219 2695
fosterd@parliament.uk
Constituency
31 James Street West, Bath, BA1 2BT
Tel: 01225 338973
Fax: 01225 463630
Biography
Electoral history
Contested (Liberal/Alliance) Bristol East 1987 general election. Member for Bath 1992-2010, for Bath (revised boundary) since 6 May 2010 general election
Parliamentary career
Liberal Democrat:
Spokesperson for:
Education 1992-95,
Education and Employment 1995-97;
Principal Spokesperson for:
Environment, Transport, the Regions and Social Justice 1999-2001,
Transport, Local Government and the Regions 2001-02,
Shadow Secretary of State for:
Transport 2002-03,
Culture, Media and Sport 2003-10;
Sponsored Live Music Act 2012;
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government 2012-
Party groups
President, Liberal Democrat Youth and Students 1993-95
Select committees
Member: Education and Employment 1996-99,
Education and Employment (Education Sub-Committee) 1997-99
Councils, public bodies
Councillor, Avon County Council 1981-89;
Executive, Association of County Councils 1985-89;
Joint Hon. President, British Youth Council 1992-99
International bodies
Vice-chair, British Association for Central and Eastern Europe 1994-97
Political interests
Education, local and regional government, transport, culture, media, sport and tourism
Countries of interest
Africa
General Election 2010 - Bath
| Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| Foster, Don |
Lib Dem |
26651 |
56.51% |
| Richter, Fabian |
Con |
14768 |
31.31% |
| Ajderian, Harriet |
Lab |
3251 |
6.9% |
| Lucas, Eric |
Green |
1120 |
2.38% |
| Warrender, Ernie |
UKIP |
890 |
1.89% |
| Hewett, Steve |
Christian |
250 |
0.54% |
| Onymous, An |
Ind |
69 |
0.15% |
| Geddis, Sean |
Ind |
56 |
0.12% |
| Craig, Robert |
ATSP |
31 |
0.07% |
| Result |
Lib Dem Hold (5.82% from Con to Lib Dem) |