Rt Hon Tom Brake

Tom Brake

Constituency

Carshalton and Wallington

Party

Liberal Democrat

Address as

Mr Brake

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)