Jonathan Evans

Jonathan Evans

Constituency

Cardiff North

Party

Conservative

Address as

Mr Evans

Contact details

Westminster

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 7205
jonathan.evans.mp@parliament.uk

Constituency

54 Old Church Road, Whitchurch, Cardiff, CF14 1AB
Tel: 029 2061 3539
vivienne.ward@parliament.uk

Biography

Electoral history

Contested Ebbow Vale February and October 1974, Wolverhampton North East 1979 and Brecon and Radnor 1987 general elections. Member for Brecon and Radnor 1992-97. Contested Brecon and Radnor 1997 general election. Member for Cardiff North since 6 May 2010 general election

Parliamentary career

PPS to Michael Mates as Minister of State for Northern Ireland 1992-94; Minister for Corporate and Consumer Affairs, Department of Trade and Industry 1994-95; Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department 1995-96; Under-Secretary of State for Wales 1996-97

Party groups

Chair, Cardiff Central Young Conservatives 1968; Vice-chair, Wales Conservative Political Centre 1974-76; Member, Conservative Working Party on Devolution in Wales 1975; Chair, Welsh Conservative Parliamentary Candidates 1985-90; Conservative Spokesperson for Wales 1997-98; Vice-President, Tory Reform Group; Board member, Conservative Party 2002-05; Chair: Association of Conservative Clubs 2006-, Parliamentary Mainstream 2010-

Political interests

Economic and monetary affairs, trade and industry, building societies and housing, financial services, cooperatives and mutuals, promotion of the Arts

Countries of interest

Austria, China, Czech Republic, France, Japan, Slovakia, Slovenia, USA

General Election 2010 - Cardiff North

Name Party Votes %
Evans, Jonathan Con 17860 37.44%
Morgan, Julie Lab 17666 37.03%
Dixon, John Lib Dem 8724 18.29%
Rhys, Llywelyn PlC 1588 3.33%
Gwyn, Lawrence UKIP 1130 2.37%
Von Ruhland, Christopher Green 362 0.76%
Thomson, Derek WCP 300 0.63%
Result Con Gain (1.47% from Lab to Con)