Robert Wilson

Robert Wilson

Constituency

Reading East

Party

Conservative

Address as

Mr Wilson

Contact details

Westminster

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 2498, 020 7219 6519
Fax: 020 7219 0847
robwilsonmp@parliament.uk

Constituency

12a South View Park, Marsack Street, Reading, RG4 5AF
Tel: 0118-375 9785
office@readingeastconservatives.com

Biography

Electoral history

Contested Bolton North East 1997 general election. Member for Reading East 2005-10, for Reading East (revised boundary) since 6 May 2010 general election

Parliamentary career

Shadow Minister for Higher Education 2007-09; Opposition Whip 2009-10; PPS to Jeremy Hunt as Secretary of State for: Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport 2010-12, Health 2012-

Select committees

Member: Education and Skills 2005-07, Procedure 2005-08, Innovation, Universities[, Science] and Skills/Science and Technology 2007-10

Councils, public bodies

Councillor, Reading Borough Council 1992-96, 2003-06

Political interests

Crime, education, immigration

General Election 2010 - Reading East

Name Party Votes %
Wilson, Robert Con 21269 42.46%
Epps, Gareth Lib Dem 13664 27.28%
Dodds, Anneliese Lab 12729 25.41%
Pitfield, Adrian UKIP 1086 2.17%
White, Robert Green 1069 2.14%
Lloyd, Joan Ind 111 0.23%
Turberville, Michael Ind 57 0.12%
Result Con Hold (1.95% from Lib Dem to Con)