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SIMMONDS, Mark

Conservative
 

Member for Boston and Skegness (revised boundary) since 6 May 2010, for Boston and Skegness 2001-10. Committees: Secretary, All-Party Latin America Group since 2001. Political career: Parliamentary Private Secretary to Rt Hon Caroline Spelman MP, Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs since 2010; Shadow Minister for Health 2007-2010; Shadow Minister for International Development 2005-07; Shadow Minister for Education 2003-04; Shadow Minister, Foreign Affairs 2004-05; contested Ashfield in the 1997 General Election. Special political interests: Economy, education, agriculture, foreign affairs. Profession/Trade: Chartered surveyor. Education: Worksop College, Nottinghamshire; Trent Polytechnic, BSc Urban Estate Surveying. Hobbies: Reading, history, rugby, tennis, family. b. 12 April 1964. Married with three children.

 
  2010     2005  
CON HOLD Votes % +/- % Votes %
Conservative 21,325 49.4 3.2 19,329 46.2
Labour 8,899 20.6 -11.5 13,422 32.1
Lib Dem 6,371 14.8 6.1 3,649 8.7
UKIP 4,081 9.5 -0.1 4,024 9.6
BNP 2,278 5.3 2.8 1,025 2.5
Independent 171 0.4      
Majority 12,426 28.8   5,907 14.1
Turnout 43,125 61.1 2.3 41,869 58.8
 
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