Rt Hon Frank Dobson
Contact details
Westminster
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 5840
Fax: 020 7219 6956
patelm@parliament.uk
Constituency
No constituency office
Biography
Electoral history
Member for Holborn and St Pancras 1979-2010, for Holborn and St Pancras (revised boundary) since 6 May 2010 general election
Parliamentary career
Opposition Spokesperson for Education 1981-83;
Shadow Health Minister 1983-87;
Shadow Leader, House of Commons and Campaigns Co-ordinator 1987-89;
Shadow Secretary of State for:
Energy 1989-92,
Employment 1992-93,
Transport 1993-94;
Shadow Minister for London 1993-97;
Shadow Secretary of State for Environment 1994-97;
Secretary of State for Health 1997-99
Select committees
Member: Administration 2005-08, 2010
Councils, public bodies
Governor, Argyle Primary School 1966-;
Camden Borough Council:
Councillor 1971-76,
Leader 1973-75;
Chair, Coram's Field and the Harmsworth Memorial Playground 1978-;
Member, Court, University of York 2001-;
Governor, Royal Veterinary College 2002-;
Member, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine 2008-;
Governor, Coram Foundation 2008-
International bodies
Chair, Network South Africa 2004
Political interests
Central London, transport, energy, redistribution of wealth, government reform
Countries of interest
South Africa, Bangladesh, Canada
General Election 2010 - Holborn and St Pancras
| Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| Dobson, Frank |
Lab |
25198 |
45.86% |
| Shaw, Jo |
Lib Dem |
15256 |
27.77% |
| Lee, George |
Con |
11134 |
20.27% |
| Bennett, Natalie |
Green |
1480 |
2.7% |
| Carlyle, Robert |
BNP |
779 |
1.42% |
| Spencer, Max |
UKIP |
587 |
1.07% |
| Chapman, John |
Ind |
96 |
0.18% |
| Susperregi, Mikel |
Eng Dem |
75 |
0.14% |
| Meek, Iain |
Ind |
44 |
0.09% |
| Result |
Lab Hold (0.43% from Lab to Lib Dem) |