Rob Wilson

Infobox MP


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name = Robert Wilson
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constituency_MP = Reading East
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majority = 475 (0.9%)
predecessor = Jane Griffiths
successor = Incumbent
term_start = 5 May 2005
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birth_place = Wallingford, Oxfordshire
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alma_mater = University of Reading
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Robert Wilson (born 4 January 1965 in south Oxfordshire) is a United Kingdom politician and entrepreneur. He was elected Conservative Member of Parliament for the Reading East parliamentary constituency in the 2005 general election.

=Biography=

Wilson was born and brought up in south Oxfordshire and moved to Reading in 1984. Between 1984 and 1988 he attended Reading University, the final year of which he spent as the President of the Reading University Students' Union. After leaving university he unsuccessfully stood as an SDP candidate for election in Redlands Ward/Electoral Division to Reading Borough Council in 1988 and Berkshire County Council in 1989.

He joined the Conservatives, and was elected for Thames Ward of Reading Borough Council in 1992, serving until 1996. In 2003 he was elected to serve in Caversham Ward, and in June 2004 was again elected for Thames. Following his election as Member of Parliament for Reading East, he stood down from Reading Borough Council in May 2006.

Wilson was selected as the Conservative parliamentary candidate for Reading East using a pioneering primary system, which opened the selection to non-party members for the first time. At the May 2005 General Election he faced the Labour candidate and Councillor, Tony Page. Page had replaced sitting MP, Labour's Jane Griffiths, who had been de-selected by her party.

2005 Election

Wilson won 15,557 votes (35.4%) of the vote against Page's 15,082 votes (34.3%). The Conservative share of the vote increased by 3.4%.

Election box begin
title=General Election 2005Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Rob Wilson
votes = 15,557
percentage = 35.4
change = +3.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Tony Page
votes = 15,082
percentage = 34.3
change = -10.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Prof John Howson
votes = 10,619
percentage = 24.2
change = +5.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Rob White
votes = 1,548
percentage = 3.5
change = +1.1Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = David Lamb
votes = 849
percentage = 1.9
change = +0.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Jan Lloyd
votes = 135
percentage = 0.3
change = +0.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Rex Hora
votes = 122
percentage = 0.3
change = +0.3Election box majority
votes = 475
percentage = 1.1
change = Election box turnout
votes = 43,912
percentage = 60.3
change = +1.9Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing = 6.9

Since his election Wilson has been appointed to the Education and Skills Select Committee and played a role in the Education and Inspections Bill and issues such as Special Educational Needs.

In July 2007 Wilson was promoted to the Conservative frontbench as Shadow Higher Education Minister replacing Boris Johnson.

Wilson is currently running a campaign against the carrying of knives in conjunction with the local daily paper and victims families and he has been very active in campaigning on local Transport issues, including the upgrading of Reading railway station and the extension of the Crossrail project to Reading.

Related Pages

Conservative Party (UK)
Reading, Berkshire
Reading East (UK Parliament constituency)

References

External links

* [http://www.robwilsonmp.com/ Rob Wilson MP]
* [http://www.readingeastconservatives.com/page/2/24/ Reading East Conservatives - Rob Wilson MP]
* [http://politics.guardian.co.uk/person/0,9290,-9336,00.html Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Rob Wilson MP]
* [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/robert_wilson/reading_east TheyWorkForYou.com - Robert Wilson MP]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/mpdb/html/470.stm BBC MP Profile]