Peter Tapsell
Contact details
Westminster
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 4477
Fax: 020 7219 0976
ferrierm@parliament.uk
Constituency
Cannon Street House, Cannon Street, Louth, LN11 9NL
Tel: 01507 609840
Fax: 01507 608091
Biography
Electoral history
Contested Wednesbury February 1957 by-election. Member for Nottingham West 1959-64. Contested Nottingham West 1964 general election. Member for Horncastle 1966-83, for Lindsey East 1983-97, for Louth and Horncastle 1997-2010, for Louth and Horncastle (revised boundary) since 6 May 2010 general election
Parliamentary career
Opposition Frontbench Spokesperson for:
Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 1976-77,
Treasury and Economic Affairs 1977-78;
Longest serving Conservative MP 2001-;
Father of the House 2010-
Select committees
Member: Unopposed Bills (Panel) 2004-
International bodies
Member:
International Investment Advisory Board to Brunei Government 1976-83,
Trilateral Commission 1979-98,
Business Advisory Council of the UN 2001-04
Political interests
Foreign affairs, economics, finance, defence
Countries of interest
Africa, Asia
General Election 2010 - Louth and Horncastle
| Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| Tapsell, Peter |
Con |
25065 |
49.56% |
| Martin, Fiona |
Lib Dem |
11194 |
22.14% |
| Mountain, Patrick |
Lab |
8760 |
17.32% |
| Green, Julia |
BNP |
2199 |
4.35% |
| Nurse, Pat |
UKIP |
2183 |
4.32% |
| Simpson, Daniel |
Ind |
576 |
1.14% |
| Mair, Colin |
Eng Dem |
517 |
1.03% |
| Result |
Con Hold (0.77% from Lib Dem to Con) |