Contact details
Westminster
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 6256
Fax: 020 7219 6567
Constituency
4 Market Place, London, SE16 3UQ
Tel: 020 7232 2557
simon@simonhughes.org.uk
Biography
Electoral history
Member (Liberal 1983-88, Liberal Democrat since 1988) for Southwark and Bermondsey February 1983 by-election to 1997, for North Southwark and Bermondsey 1997-2010, for Bermondsey and Old Southwalk since 6 May 2010 general election
Parliamentary career
Liberal Spokesperson for the Environment 1983-88;
Liberal Democrat:
Spokesperson for:
Health 1988,
London 1988-97,
Deputy Chief Whip 1989-99;
Spokesperson for:
Education, Science and Training 1988-92,
Church of England 1988-97,
Environment and Natural Resources 1992-94,
Urban Affairs and Young People 1994-97,
Health 1995-99,
Home and Legal Affairs 1999-2003,
London 2003-04;
Shadow:
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister 2005,
Attorney General 2005-07,
Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs/Justice 2006-07,
Leader of the House of Commons 2007-09,
Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change 2009-10;
Member, Speakers' Working Group on All-Party Groups 2011-12
Party groups
Chair, Liberal Party's Home Affairs Panel 1977-83;
President, National League of Young Liberals 1986-92;
Liberal Democrat Youth and Students:
Vice-President 1983-86,
President 1992-;
Vice-chair, Southwark and Bermondsey Liberal Association 1981-83;
President, Liberal Democrats 2004-08;
Contested Liberal Democrat leadership 1999, 2006;
Deputy Leader, Liberal Democrats 2010-
Select committees
Member:
Accommodation and Works 1992-97,
Joint Committee on Conventions 2006,
Modernisation of the House of Commons 2007-10,
Ecclesiastical Committee 2010-,
Joint Committee on Human Rights 2012-
Councils, public bodies
Liberal Democrat London mayoral candidate 2004
International bodies
Trainee, EEC, Brussels 1976;
Trainee and member, Secretariat, Directorate and Commission on Human Rights, Council of Europe, Strasbourg 1976-77
Political interests
Human rights, civil liberties, youth affairs, social affairs, housing, environment
Countries of interest
Commonwealth, southern Africa, west Africa, latin America, eastern Europe, Cyprus, South Africa
General Election 2010 - Bermondsey and Old Southwark
| Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| Hughes, Simon |
Lib Dem |
21590 |
48.21% |
| Shawcross, Valerie |
Lab |
13060 |
29.16% |
| Morrison, Loanna |
Con |
7638 |
17.06% |
| Tyler, Stephen |
BNP |
1370 |
3.06% |
| Chance, Tom |
Green |
718 |
1.61% |
| Kirkby, Alan |
Ind |
155 |
0.35% |
| Freeman, Steve |
Ind |
120 |
0.27% |
| Result |
Lib Dem Hold (1.52% from Lab to Lib Dem) |