Edward Garnier
Contact details
Westminster
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 4034
edward.garnier.mp@parliament.uk
Constituency
24 Nelson Street, Market Harborough, LE16 9AY
Tel: 01858 464146
Fax: 01858 410013
office@harboroughconservatives.com
www.harboroughconservatives.com
Biography
Electoral history
Contested Hemsworth 1987 general election. Member for Harborough 1992-2010, for Harborough (revised boundary) since 6 May 2010 general election
Parliamentary career
PPS to:
Alastair Goodlad and David Davis as Ministers of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office 1994-95,
Sir Nicholas Lyell as Attorney-General and Sir Derek Spencer as Solicitor-General 1995-97,
Roger Freeman as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1996-97;
Shadow Minister, Lord Chancellor's Department 1997-99;
Shadow Attorney General 1999-2001;
Shadow Minister for:
Home Affairs 2005-07,
Justice 2007-09;
Shadow Attorney General 2009-10;
Solicitor General 2010-12
Party groups
Treasurer, Macleod Group of Conservative MPs 1995-97;
Chair, Executive Committee, Society of Conservative Lawyers 2003-
Select committees
Member: Home Affairs 1992-95
International bodies
Director, Great Britain-China Centre 1998-2010
Political interests
Agriculture, defence, foreign affairs, education, constitutional affairs
General Election 2010 - Harborough
| Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| Garnier, Edward |
Con |
26894 |
48.88% |
| Haq, Zuffar |
Lib Dem |
17097 |
31.08% |
| McKeever, Kevin |
Lab |
6981 |
12.69% |
| Dickens, Geoffrey |
BNP |
1715 |
3.12% |
| King, Marietta |
UKIP |
1462 |
2.66% |
| Ball, David |
Eng Dem |
568 |
1.04% |
| Stephenson, Jeff |
Ind |
228 |
0.42% |
| Result |
Con Hold (4.71% from Lib Dem to Con) |