Rt Hon Hugo Swire
Contact details
Westminster
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 8173
Fax: 020 7219 1895
hugo.swire.mp@parliament.uk
Constituency
9c Mill Road Industrial Estate, White Cross Road, Woodbury Salterton, Exeter, EX5 1EL
Tel: 01395 233503
office@eastdevonconservatives.org.uk
Biography
Electoral history
Contested Greenock and Inverclyde 1997 general election. Member for East Devon 2001-10, for East Devon (revised boundary) since 6 May 2010 general election
Parliamentary career
PPS to Theresa May as chairman of the Conservative Party 2003;
Opposition Whip 2003-04;
Shadow Minister for the Arts 2004-05;
Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 2005-07;
Chair, Speakers' Advisory Committee on Works of Art 2005-10;
Minister of State:
Northern Ireland Office 2010-12,
Foreign and Commonwealth Office 2012-
Select committees
Member: Northern Ireland Affairs 2002-05
Political interests
Defence, foreign affairs, culture, pensioners
Countries of interest
Bosnia, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Slovenia, United Arab Emirates
General Election 2010 - East Devon
| Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| Swire, Hugo |
Con |
25662 |
48.13% |
| Robathan, Paull |
Lib Dem |
16548 |
31.04% |
| Manson, Gareth |
Lab |
5721 |
10.73% |
| Amor, Mike |
UKIP |
4346 |
8.16% |
| Pavey, Sharon |
Green |
815 |
1.53% |
| Result |
Con Hold (1.07% from Con to Lib Dem) |