Contact details
Westminster
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 6627
vernon.coaker.mp@parliament.uk
Constituency
2a Parkyn Road, Daybrook, Nottingham, NG5 6BG
Tel: 0115-920 4224
Fax: 0115-920 4500
robertsc@parliament.uk
Biography
Electoral history
Contested Gedling 1987 and 1992 general elections. Member for Gedling 1997-2010, for Gedling (revised boundary) since 6 May 2010 general election
Parliamentary career
PPS:
to Stephen Timms:
as Minister of State, Department of Social Security 1999,
as Financial Secretary, HM Treasury 1999-2001,
as Minister of State for Schools and Learners, Department for Education and Skills 2001-02,
as Minister of State, Department of Trade and Industry 2002,
to Estelle Morris as Secretary of State for Education and Skills 2002,
to Tessa Jowell as Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 2002-03;
Assistant Government Whip 2003-05;
Government Whip 2005-06;
Home Office:
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Crime Reduction) 2006-08,
Minister of State (Policing, Crime and Security) 2008-09;
Minister of State, Department of Children, Schools and Families 2009-10;
Shadow Minister for:
Education 2010,
Policing 2010-11;
Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 2011-
Select committees
Member: Social Security 1998-99,
European Standing Committee B 1998
Councils, public bodies
Councillor, Rushcliffe Borough Council 1983-97
Political interests
Environment, education, welfare reform, foreign policy, sport
Countries of interest
Angola, France, Kosovo, Macedonia
General Election 2010 - Gedling
| Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| Coaker, Vernon |
Lab |
19821 |
41.08% |
| Laughton, Bruce |
Con |
17962 |
37.23% |
| Bateman, Julia |
Lib Dem |
7350 |
15.24% |
| Adcock, Stephen |
BNP |
1598 |
3.32% |
| Marshall, Dave |
UKIP |
1459 |
3.03% |
| Result |
Lab Hold (2.89% from Lab to Con) |