Rt Hon Simon Burns
Contact details
Westminster
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 6811
burnss@parliament.uk
Constituency
Chelmsford Conservative Association, 88 Rectory Lane, Chelmsford, CM1 1RF
Tel: 01245 352872
www.chelmsfordconservatives.com
Biography
Electoral history
Contested Alyn and Deeside 1983 general election. Member for Chelmsford 1987-97, for Chelmsford West 1997-2010, for Chelmsford since 6 May 2010 general election
Parliamentary career
PPS:
to Timothy Eggar as Minister of State at Departments of:
Employment 1989-90,
Education and Science 1990-92,
Trade and Industry 1992-93,
to Gillian Shephard as Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 1993-94;
Assistant Government Whip 1994-95;
Government Whip 1995-96;
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health 1996-97;
Opposition Spokesperson for:
Social Security 1997-1998,
Environment, Transport and the Regions (Planning, Housing and Construction) 1998-99,
Health 2001-05;
Shadow Minister for:
Health and Education 2001-04,
Health 2004-05;
Opposition Whip 2005-10;
Minister of State:
for Health, Department of Health 2010-12,
Department for Transport 2012-
Select committees
Member: Health 1999-05,
Public Accounts 2000-01,
Armed Forces Bill 2005-06,
Administration 2006-09,
Selection 2007-08
Political interests
Health
Countries of interest
USA
General Election 2010 - Chelmsford
| Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| Burns, Simon |
Con |
25207 |
46.14% |
| Robinson, Stephen |
Lib Dem |
20097 |
36.79% |
| Dixon, Peter |
Lab |
5980 |
10.95% |
| Wedon, Kenneth |
UKIP |
1527 |
2.8% |
| Bateman, Michael |
BNP |
899 |
1.65% |
| Thomson, Angela |
Green |
476 |
0.88% |
| Breed, Claire |
Eng Dem |
254 |
0.47% |
| Sherman, Ben |
Beer |
153 |
0.29% |
| Result |
Con Hold (0.07% from Lib Dem to Con) |