Contact details
Westminster
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 6353
Fax: 020 7219 4857
timyeomp@parliament.uk
Constituency
4 Byford Road, Sudbury, CO10 2YG
Tel: 01787 312363
peterburgoyne@southsuffolk.fsnet.co.uk
Biography
Electoral history
Contested Bedwelty February 1974 general election. Member for South Suffolk 1983-2010, for South Suffolk (revised boundary) since 6 May 2010 general election
Parliamentary career
PPS to Douglas Hurd:
as Home Secretary 1988-89,
as Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary 1989-90;
Joint Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State:
Department of the Environment 1990-92,
Department of Health 1992-93;
Minister of State, Department of the Environment 1993-94;
Opposition Spokesperson for Environment, Transport and the Regions 1997-98;
Shadow Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 1998-2001;
Shadow Secretary of State for:
Culture, Media and Sport 2001-02,
Trade and Industry 2002-03,
Public Services, Health and Education 2003-04,
Environment and Transport 2004-05
Party groups
Vice-chair, Conservative Party (with responsibility for Local Government) 1998;
Patron, Tory Reform Group
Select committees
Member: Treasury 1996-97,
Culture, Media and Sport 2005-06;
Chair: Environmental Audit 2005-10;
Member: Liaison 2006-,
Joint Committee on the Draft Climate Change Bill 2007;
Chair: Energy and Climate Change 2010-;
Member: Liaison (National Policy Statements Sub-committee) 2010-,
Joint Committee on National Security Strategy 2010-
Political interests
Health, economic policy, environment, charity reform, rural affairs
Countries of interest
Tanzania
General Election 2010 - South Suffolk
| Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| Yeo, Tim |
Con |
24550 |
47.67% |
| Bennett, Nigel |
Lib Dem |
15861 |
30.8% |
| Bishton, Emma |
Lab |
7368 |
14.31% |
| Campbell Bannerman, David |
Con |
3637 |
7.07% |
| Result |
Con Hold (1.61% from Lib Dem to Con) |