James Clappison
Contact details
Westminster
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 4152
Fax: 020 7219 0514
tilleye@parliament.uk
Constituency
104 High Street, London Colney, AL2 1QL
Tel: 01727 828221
Fax: 01727 828404
Biography
Electoral history
Contested Barnsley East 1987 general election, Bootle May and November 1990 by-elections. Member for Hertsmere since 9 April 1992 general election
Parliamentary career
PPS to Baroness Blatch as Minister of State:
Department for Education 1992-94,
Home Office 1994-95;
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of the Environment 1995-97;
Opposition Spokesperson for:
Home Affairs (Crime, Immigration and Asylums) 1997-99,
Education and Employment 1999-2000;
Shadow:
Financial Secretary, HM Treasury 2000-01,
Minister for:
Work 2001-02,
the Treasury 2002,
Work and Pensions 2007-10
Select committees
Member: Health 1992-94,
Home Affairs 2002-10, 2010-,
Constitutional Affairs 2003-05,
European Scrutiny 2007-,
International Development 2010-11
Political interests
Home affairs, economic policy, health, education
Countries of interest
Israel
General Election 2010 - Hertsmere
| Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| Clappison, James |
Con |
26476 |
55.84% |
| Russell, Sam |
Lab |
8871 |
18.71% |
| Rowlands, Anthony |
Lib Dem |
8210 |
17.32% |
| Rutter, David |
UKIP |
1712 |
3.61% |
| Seabrook, Danny |
BNP |
1397 |
2.95% |
| Krishna-Das, Arjuna |
Green |
604 |
1.27% |
| Result |
Con Hold (5.6% from Lab to Con) |