Richard Shepherd
Contact details
Westminster
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 5004
Fax: 020 7219 0083
shepherdr@parliament.uk
Constituency
82 Walsall Road, Aldridge, Walsall, WS9 0JW
Tel: 01922 452228
Fax: 01922 452228
ald-browncons@tory.org
Biography
Electoral history
Contested Nottingham East February 1974 general election. Member for Aldridge-Brownhills 1979-2010, for Aldridge-Brownhills (revised boundary) since 6 May 2010 general election
Parliamentary career
Introduced four Private Member's Bills:
The Crown Immunity Bill 1986,
Protection of Official Information Bill 1988,
The Referendum Bill 1992,
Public Interest Disclosure Bill;
Contested Commons Speaker election 2000, 2009
Party groups
Conservative Whip suspended Nov 1994-March 1995 (voted against Government on European Communities (Finance) Bill)
Select committees
Member: Modernisation of the House of Commons 1997-2010,
Public Administration 1997-2000,
Joint Committee on Human Rights 2001-
Councils, public bodies
Member:
South East Economic Planning Council 1970-74,
Court of Governors, London School of Economics
Political interests
Freedom of information, abuse of executive power, EU
General Election 2010 - Aldridge-Brownhills
| Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| Shepherd, Richard |
Con |
22913 |
59.04% |
| Hussain, Ashiq |
Lab |
7647 |
19.71% |
| Jenkins, Ian |
Lib Dem |
6833 |
17.61% |
| Macnaughton, Karl |
Green |
847 |
2.19% |
| Gray, Sue |
Christian |
394 |
1.02% |
| Result |
Con Hold (11.92% from Lab to Con) |