Edward Leigh
Contact details
Westminster
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 6480
edward.leigh.mp@parliament.uk
Constituency
No constituency office
Biography
Electoral history
Contested Teesside, Middlesbrough October 1974 general election. Member for Gainsborough and Horncastle 1983-97, for Gainsborough 1997-2010, for Gainsborough (revised boundary) since 6 May 2010 general election
Parliamentary career
PPS to John Patten as Minister of State, Home Office 1990;
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Trade and Industry 1990-93;
Public Accounts Commission:
Member -2010, 2011,
Chair 2011-;
Financial adviser to the Treasury 2010-11
Party groups
Member governing council Conservative Christian Fellowship;
Co-chair Cornerstone Group 2004-
Select committees
Member: Social Security 1997-2000;
Public Accounts:
Member 2000-01,
Chair 2001-10;
Member: Liaison 2001-10,
Chairmen's Panel/Panel of Chairs 2010-,
Members' Expenses 2011-
Councils, public bodies
Councillor:
Richmond Borough Council 1974-78,
GLC 1977-81;
Chair National Council for Civil Defence 1979-83;
Director Coalition For Peace Through Security 1981-83
International bodies
Delegate, Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
Political interests
Defence, foreign affairs, agriculture, families
General Election 2010 - Gainsborough
| Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| Leigh, Edward |
Con |
24266 |
49.16% |
| O'Connor, Pat |
Lib Dem |
13707 |
27.77% |
| McMahon, Jamie |
Lab |
7701 |
15.6% |
| Pearson, Steven |
UKIP |
2065 |
4.19% |
| Porter, Malcolm |
BNP |
1512 |
3.07% |
| Result |
Con Hold (1.77% from Lib Dem to Con) |