Contact details
Westminster
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 0924
braket@parliament.uk
Constituency
Kennedy House, 5 Nightingale Road, Carshalton, SM5 2DN
Tel: 020 8255 8155
Fax: 020 8395 4453
info@tombrake.co.uk
Biography
Electoral history
Contested Carshalton and Wallington 1992 general election. Member for Carshalton and Wallington 1997-2010, for Carshalton and Wallington (revised boundary) since 6 May 2010 general election
Parliamentary career
Liberal Democrat:
Spokesperson for:
Environment, Transport in London and Air Transport 1997-99,
Environment, Transport, the Regions, Social Justice and London Transport 1999-2001,
Whip 2000-04,
Spokesperson for:
Transport, Local Government and the Regions 2001-02,
Transport 2002-03,
Shadow Secretary of State for:
International Development 2003-05,
Transport 2005-06,
Shadow Minister for:
Communities and Local Government 2006-07,
London and the Olympics 2007-10,
Home Office 2008-10;
Parliamentary Secretary (Deputy Leader of the House of Commons) 2012-
Party groups
Spokesman on London, Liberal Democrat Party 2010-
Select committees
Member: Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs 1997-2001,
Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs (Environment Sub-Committee) 1997-2001,
Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs (Transport Sub-Committee) 1999-2000,
Accommodation and Works 2001-03,
Transport 2002-03,
Home Affairs 2008-10
Councils, public bodies
Councillor:
London Borough of Hackney 1988-90,
London Borough of Sutton 1994-98
Political interests
Environment, transport, sport, international development, home affairs
Countries of interest
Australia, France, Portugal, Russia
General Election 2010 - Carshalton and Wallington
| Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| Brake, Tom |
Lib Dem |
22180 |
48.18% |
| Andrew, Ken |
Con |
16920 |
36.76% |
| Khan, Shafi |
Lab |
4015 |
8.73% |
| Day, Frank |
UKIP |
1348 |
2.93% |
| Lewis, Charlotte |
BNP |
1100 |
2.39% |
| Dow, George |
Green |
355 |
0.78% |
| Result |
Lib Dem Hold (4.24% from Con to Lib Dem) |