Contact details
Westminster
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 2086
Fax: 020 7219 0079
eleanor.laing.mp@parliament.uk
Constituency
Thatcher House, 4 Meadow Road, Loughton, IG10 4HX
Tel: 020 8508 6608
Fax: 020 8508 8099
efca@btinternet.com
Biography
Electoral history
Contested Paisley North 1987 general election. Member for Epping Forest 1997-2010, for Epping Forest (revised boundary) since 6 May 2010 general election
Parliamentary career
Opposition Whip 1999-2000;
Opposition Spokesperson for:
Constitutional Affairs and Scotland 2000-01,
Education and Skills 2001-03;
Shadow Minister for:
Children 2003,
Women 2004-07;
Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland 2005;
Shadow Minister for:
Women and Equality 2005-07,
Justice 2007-10;
Special Representative to Gibraltar 2010-;
Member:
Speakers' Working Group on All-Party Groups 2011-12,
Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission 2012-
Select committees
Member: Education and Employment 1997-98,
Education and Employment (Employment Sub-Committee) 1997-98,
Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs 1998-99,
Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs (Transport Sub-Committee) 1998-99,
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister 2004-05,
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (Urban Affairs Sub-Committee) 2004-05,
Political and Constitutional Reform 2010-,
Joint Committee on Human Rights 2010,
Joint Committee on the Draft House of Lords Reform Bill 2011-12,
Joint Committee on Parliamentary Privilege 2013-,
Scottish Affairs 2013-
Political interests
Education, transport, economic policy, constitution, devolution
Countries of interest
Australia, Gibraltar, New Zealand, Uganda, USA
General Election 2010 - Epping Forest
| Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| Laing, Eleanor |
Con |
25148 |
53.83% |
| Haigh, Ann |
Lib Dem |
10017 |
21.45% |
| Curtis, Katie |
Lab |
6641 |
14.22% |
| Richardson, Pat |
BNP |
1982 |
4.25% |
| Smith, Andrew |
UKIP |
1852 |
3.97% |
| Pepper, Simon |
Green |
659 |
1.42% |
| Burelli, Kim |
Eng Dem |
285 |
0.62% |
| Result |
Con Hold (1.13% from Con to Lib Dem) |