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SWIRE, Hugo

Conservative
 

Member for East Devon (revised boundary) since 6 May 2010, for East Devon 2001-10. Committees: Member, Northern Ireland Affairs 2002-05. Political career: Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office since 2010; Chairman, Speakers Advisory Committee on Works of Art 2005-10; Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 2005-07; Shadow Minister for the Arts 2004-05. Special political interests: Defence, foreign affairs, the arts, rural issues. Education: RMA Sandhurst; St Andrews University; Eton College. Affiliations: Fellow, Royal Society of Arts. b. 1959, London. Married with two children.

 
  2010     2005  
CON HOLD Votes % +/- % Votes %
Conservative 25,662 48.3 1.4 23,075 46.9
Lib Dem 16,548 31.2 0.5 15,139 30.7
Labour 5,712 10.8 -4.6 7,598 15.4
UKIP 4,346 8.2 2.0 3,035 6.2
Green 815 1.5      
Majority 9,114 17.2   7,936 16.1
Turnout 53,092 72.6 3.3 49,247 69.3
 
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