Contact details
Westminster
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 6315
Fax: 020 7219 0584
obriens@parliament.uk
Constituency
Eddisbury Conservative Association, 4 Church Walk, High Street, Tarporley, CW6 0AJ
Tel: 01829 733243
Fax: 01829 733243
office@eddisburyconservatives.co.uk
www.eddisburyconservatives.co.uk
Biography
Electoral history
Member for Eddisbury 22 July 1999 by-election to 2010, for Eddisbury (revised boundary) since 6 May 2010 general election
Parliamentary career
Private Member's Bill, Honesty in Food Labelling 1999-2000, re-introduced 2002-03;
PPS to Michael Ancram as Chairman of the Conservative Party 2000-01;
Opposition Whip 2001-02;
Shadow Financial Secretary to the Treasury 2002;
Shadow Paymaster General 2002-03;
Shadow Secretary of State for Industry 2003-05;
Shadow Minister for:
Education and Skills 2005,
Health and Social Care 2005-10;
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for International Development 2010-
Party groups
Chairman, Chichester Conservative Association 1998-99;
Executive committee member, Westminster Candidates Association 1998-99;
Conservative Business Liaison Unit (construction sector lead) 1998-2001;
Member, National Membership Committee of the Conservative Party 1999-2001
Select committees
Member: Education and Employment 1999-2001,
Education and Employment (Education Sub-Committee) 1999-2001,
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 2001
International bodies
Member:
British-Irish Inter-Parliamentary Body 2000-10,
International Parliamentary Union 2006-,
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association 1999-
Political interests
Economy, trade and industry, agriculture and the rural economy, health, housing, infrastructure, transport, Northern Ireland, foreign affairs, education, constitutional affairs, international development
Countries of interest
Africa, Australia, Canada, European countries, Ireland, Latin America, USA
General Election 2010 - Eddisbury
| Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| O'Brien, Stephen |
Con |
23472 |
51.57% |
| Thompson, Robert |
Lib Dem |
10217 |
22.45% |
| Merrick, Pat |
Lab |
9794 |
21.52% |
| Dodman, Charles |
UKIP |
1931 |
4.25% |
| Result |
Con Hold (0.1% from Lib Dem to Con) |