Contact details
Westminster
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 4053
Fax: 020 7219 0975
keithsimpsonmp@parliament.uk
Constituency
Broadland Conservative Association, The Stable, Church Farm, Attlebridge, NR9 5ST
Tel: 01603 865763
Fax: 01603 865762
organiser@broadlandconservatives.org.uk
Biography
Electoral history
Contested Plymouth Devonport 1992 general election. Member for Mid Norfolk 1997-2010, for Broadland since 6 May 2010 general election
Parliamentary career
Opposition Spokesperson for Defence 1998-99;
Opposition Whip 1999-2001;
Opposition Spokesperson for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 2001-02;
Shadow Minister for:
Defence 2002-05,
Foreign Affairs 2005-10;
PPS to William Hague as First Secretary of State, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 2010-
Party groups
National vice-chair, Federation of Conservative Students 1971-72;
Chair, Conservative History Group 2003-
Select committees
Member: European Standing Committee A 1998,
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 2001-02
Councils, public bodies
Member:
Royal United Services Institute for Defence Studies,
British Commission for Military History,
Lord Chancellor's Advisory Panel on the National Archives;
Parliamentary Commissioner, Commonwealth War Graves Commission 2008-
Political interests
Foreign affairs, defence, education, farming, countryside
Countries of interest
France, Germany, Gulf States, Israel, Jordan, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Syria, USA
General Election 2010 - Broadland
| Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| Simpson, Keith |
Con |
24338 |
46.16% |
| Roper, Daniel |
Lib Dem |
17046 |
32.33% |
| Barron, Allyson |
Lab |
7287 |
13.82% |
| Agnew, Stuart |
UKIP |
2382 |
4.52% |
| Crowther, Edith |
BNP |
871 |
1.66% |
| Curran, Susan |
Green |
752 |
1.43% |
| Result |
Con Hold (0.07% from Con to Lib Dem) |