Rt Hon Grant Shapps
Contact details
Westminster
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 8497
shappsg@parliament.uk
Constituency
Welwyn Hatfield Conservative Association, Maynard House, The Common, Hatfield, AL10 0NF
Tel: 01707 262632
Fax: 01707 263892
sandra@welhatconservatives.com
Biography
Electoral history
Contested North Southwark and Bermondsey 1997 and Welwyn Hatfield 2001 general elections. Member for Welwyn Hatfield since 5 May 2005 general election
Parliamentary career
Shadow Minister for Housing (attending Shadow Cabinet) 2007-10;
Minister of State for Housing and Local Government, Department for Communities and Local Government 2010-12;
Member Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission 2010-12;
Minister without Portfolio, Cabinet Office 2012-
Party groups
Branch chair, Barnhill, Brent North 1995-99;
Member:
Conservative Friends of Israel 1995,
Selsdon Group 1996,
Conservative Foreign Affairs Forum 1996;
Vice-President, North Southwark and Bermondsey Association 1997;
Vice-chair, (Campaigning) Conservative Party 2005-09;
Chairman, Conservative Party 2012-
Select committees
Member: Public Administration 2005-07
Political interests
Health, education, home affairs, foreign affairs
General Election 2010 - Welwyn Hatfield
| Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| Shapps, Grant |
Con |
27894 |
56.83% |
| Hobday, Mike |
Lab |
10471 |
21.33% |
| Zukowskyj, Paul |
Lib Dem |
8010 |
16.32% |
| Platt, David |
UKIP |
1643 |
3.35% |
| Weston, Jill |
Green |
796 |
1.62% |
| Parker, Nigel |
Ind |
158 |
0.32% |
| Result |
Con Hold (11.13% from Lab to Con) |