Stephen Williams

Stephen Williams

Constituency

Bristol West

Party

Liberal Democrat

Address as

Mr Williams

Contact details

Westminster

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 8416
Fax: 020 7219 4802
stephen.williams.mp@parliament.uk

Constituency

PO Box 2500, Bristol, BS6 9AH
Tel: 0117-942 3494
Fax: 0117-942 6925

Biography

Electoral history

Contested Bristol South 1997 and Bristol West 2001 general elections. Member for Bristol West 2005-10, for Bristol West (revised boundary) since 6 May 2010 general election

Parliamentary career

Liberal Democrat: Shadow Minister for: Health 2005-06, Further and Higher Education 2006-07, Children, Schools and Families 2007; Shadow Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills 2007-10

Party groups

Chair, Bristol University SDP/Liberal Club 1986-87; Constituency secretary, Cynon Valley SDP 1986-88

Select committees

Member: Education and Skills/Children, Schools and Families 2005-08, Public Accounts 2005-06, Political and Constitutional Reform 2010-, Members' Expenses 2011-

Councils, public bodies

Deputy Leader/Group Chair, Liberal Democrat Group, Avon County Council 1993-96; Bristol City Council: Councillor 1995-99, Leader, Liberal Democrat Group/Shadow Council Leader 1995-97

Political interests

Taxation, education, preventive health care, transport, civil rights, arts, Europe

Countries of interest

Bangladesh, China, all EU members, India, Israel, Palestine, Pakistan, USA

General Election 2010 - Bristol West

Name Party Votes %
Williams, Stephen Lib Dem 26593 47.96%
Smith, Paul Lab 15227 27.46%
Yarker, Nick Con 10169 18.34%
Knight, Ricky Green 2090 3.77%
Lees, Christopher UKIP 655 1.19%
Kushlick, Danny Ind 343 0.62%
Baker, Jon Eng Dem 270 0.49%
Result Lib Dem Hold (8.98% from Lab to Lib Dem)