Rt Hon Mr Peter Lilley

Rt Hon Mr Peter Lilley

Constituency

Hitchin and Harpenden

Party

Conservative

Address as

Mr Lilley

Contact details

Parliamentary

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 4577
Fax: 020 7219 3840
lilleyp@parliament.uk

Constituency

Riverside House, 1 Place Farm, Wheathampstead, AL4 8SB
Tel: 01582 834344
Fax: 01582 834884
feedback@peterlilley.co.uk; tory_herts@btconnect.com

Web & Social media

Biography

Electoral history

Post Date
Member for Hitchin and Harpenden 2010-
Member for Hitchin & Harpenden 1997-10
Member for St Albans 1983-97
Contested Tottenham General Election 1974

Parliamentary career

Post Date
Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer 1997-98
Secretary of State for Social Security 1992-97
Secretary of State for Trade 1990-92
Financial Secretary (HM Treasury) 1989-90
Economic Secretary (HM Treasury) 1987-89

Other posts

Post Date
Deputy Leader, Conservative Party 1998-99

Select committees

Post House Date
Energy and Climate Change Committee Commons 2012-
Draft Financial Services Bill (Joint Committee) Commons 2011-11
Public Accounts Committee Commons 1989-90
Treasury & Civil Service Commons 1983-84

Political interests

Economic policy, European Union, education, race relations

Countries of interest

France, Central Asia

General Election 2010 General Election - Hitchin and Harpenden

Name Party Votes Share Change
Lilley, Peter Con 29869 54.60% 5.2%
Quinton, Nigel LD 14598 26.68% 0.2%
De Botton, Oliver Lab 7413 13.55% -8.4%
Wilkinson, Graham UKIP 1663 3.04% 1.3%
Wise, Richard Green 807 1.48%
Henderson, Margaret Ind 109 0.20%
Byron, Simon CURE 108 0.20%
Hannah, Eric YRDPL 90 0.16%
Rigby, Peter Ind 50 0.09%
Majority 15271 27.91%
Turnout 54707 74.08%
Electorate 73851
Result Con Hold

See Briefing Papers General Election 2010 for detailed results.