Contact details
Westminster
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 4196
Fax: 020 7219 2325
robertsonl@parliament.uk
Constituency
22 High Street, Tewkesbury, GL20 5AL
Tel: 01684 291640
Fax: 01684 291759
calwaym@parliament.uk
Biography
Electoral history
Contested Makerfield 1987 and Ashfield 1992 general elections. Member for Tewkesbury 1997-2010, for Tewkesbury (revised boundary) since 6 May 2010 general election
Parliamentary career
Opposition Whip 2001-03;
Shadow Minister for:
Trade and Industry 2003,
Economic Affairs 2003-05,
Northern Ireland 2005-10
Party groups
Former member:
Conservative 2000 Foundation,
Conservative Way Forward;
Vice-chair, Association of Conservative Clubs 1997-2000
Select committees
Member: Environmental Audit 1997-99,
Joint Committee on Consolidation of Bills Etc 1997-2001,
Social Security 1999-2001,
European Scrutiny 1999-2002,
Education and Skills 2001;
Chair: Northern Ireland Affairs 2010-;
Member: Liaison 2010-
International bodies
Co-chairman, British-Irish Parliamentary Association 2011-
Political interests
Overseas aid, constitution, European affairs, education, economic policy, law and order, countryside, Northern Ireland
Countries of interest
African countries, particularly Ethiopia, UK, USA
General Election 2010 - Tewkesbury
| Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| Robertson, Laurence |
Con |
25472 |
47.13% |
| Cameron, Alistair |
Lib Dem |
19162 |
35.46% |
| Emmerson, Stuart |
Lab |
6253 |
11.57% |
| Jones, Brian |
UKIP |
2230 |
4.13% |
| Sidford, Matthew |
Green |
525 |
0.98% |
| Ridgeon, George |
Loony |
319 |
0.6% |
| Result |
Con Hold (4.06% from Con to Lib Dem) |