John Penrose
Contact details
Westminster
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 5310
penrosej@parliament.uk
Constituency
24-26 Alexandra Parade, Weston-Super-Mare, BS23 1QX
Tel: 01934 613841
Fax: 01934 632955
beauperec@parliament.uk
Biography
Electoral history
Contested Ealing Southall 1997 and Weston-Super-Mare 2001 general elections. Member for Weston-Super-Mare 2005-10, for Weston-Super-Mare (revised boundary) since 6 May 2010 general election
Parliamentary career
PPS to Oliver Letwin as Chair, Conservative Policy Review 2006-09;
Shadow Minister for:
Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform 2009,
Business 2009-10;
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Tourism and Heritage), Department for Culture, Media and Sport 2010-12
Party groups
Treasurer, Leyton and Wanstead Conservative Association 1993-95
Select committees
Member: Work and Pensions 2005-09,
Regulatory Reform 2009-10-,
Administration 2012-
Political interests
Drug addiction, pensions, environment, education, international development
General Election 2010 - Weston-Super-Mare
| Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| Penrose, John |
Con |
23356 |
44.26% |
| Bell, Mike |
Lib Dem |
20665 |
39.16% |
| Bradley, David |
Lab |
5772 |
10.94% |
| Spencer, Paul |
UKIP |
1406 |
2.67% |
| Parsons, Peryn |
BNP |
1098 |
2.09% |
| Peverelle, John |
Eng Dem |
275 |
0.53% |
| Satch, Steve |
Ind |
144 |
0.28% |
| Result |
Con Hold (0.42% from Lib Dem to Con) |