Contact details
Parliamentary
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 3459
Fax: 020 7219 0096
thompsondm@parliament.uk
Constituency
51 Main Street, Broughton Astley, LE9 6RE
Tel: 01455 283594
Fax: 01455 286159
southleicscons@btconnect.com
Departmental
Ministry of Defence, Floor 5, Zone A, Main Building, Whitehall, London, SW1A 2HB
Tel: 020 7218 9000
DefenceSecretary-Group@mod.uk
Web & Social media
Biography
Electoral history
| Post |
Date |
| Member for South Leicestershire |
2010- |
| Member for Blaby |
1992-10 |
Parliamentary career
| Post |
Date |
|
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
|
2012-
|
|
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
|
2010-12
|
|
Opposition Deputy Chief Whip (Commons)
|
2005-10
|
|
Shadow Minister (Defence)
|
2004-05
|
|
Shadow Minister (International Development)
|
2003-03
|
|
Shadow Spokesperson (Trade and Industry)
|
2002-03
|
Select committees
| Post |
House |
Date |
|
Armed Forces Bill Committee
|
Commons
|
2011-
|
|
Selection Committee
|
Commons
|
2005-10
|
|
Administration Committee
|
Commons
|
2005-07
|
|
International Development Committee
|
Commons
|
2003-04
|
|
International Development Committee
|
Commons
|
1997-02
|
|
Employment
|
Commons
|
1992-94
|
Political interests
International development, environment, transport, defence, Northern Ireland
Countries of interest
Africa, Indian sub-continent, Middle East
General Election 2010 General Election - South Leicestershire
| Name |
Party |
Votes |
Share |
Change |
| Robathan, Andrew |
Con |
27000 |
49.47% |
4.1% |
| Ayesh, Aladdin |
LD |
11476 |
21.03% |
2.0% |
| Gimson, Sally |
Lab |
11392 |
20.87% |
-8.8% |
| Preston, Paul |
BNP |
2721 |
4.99% |
|
| Williams, John |
UKIP |
1988 |
3.64% |
1.2% |
| Majority |
|
15524 |
28.44% |
|
| Turnout |
|
54577 |
71.22% |
|
| Electorate |
|
76633 |
|
|
| Result |
Con Hold |
See Briefing Papers General Election 2010 for detailed results.