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Member of Parliament

Sir Desmond Swayne

Party history

Conservative 1 May 1997 to present

Constituency history

New Forest West 4 Jul 2024 to present Elected 1 time
New Forest West 6 May 2010 to 30 May 2024 Elected 4 times
New Forest West 1 May 1997 to 6 May 2010 Elected 3 times

Roles

Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill 26 Jun 2025 to present
Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill 26 Jun 2025 to present
Panel of Chairs 27 Nov 2024 to present
Human Rights (Joint Committee) 25 Nov 2024 to present
Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill (Formerly known as International Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill) 17 Apr 2024 to 24 Apr 2024
Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL] 28 Feb 2024 to 7 Mar 2024
Ecclesiastical Committee 4 Mar 2020 to 30 May 2024
Work and Pensions Committee 2 Mar 2020 to 30 May 2024

Latest election result

Candidate result data from the Parliament Members API.

Con Hold New Forest West Turnout 46,337
Candidate Party Votes Share
Desmond Swayne Con Conservative 16,412 35.4 %
Sally Johnston Lab Labour 10,812 23.3 %
Jack Davies LD Liberal Democrat 8,186 17.7 %
Reginald Chester-Sterne RUK Reform UK 7,577 16.4 %
Anna Collar Green Green Party 2,800 6.0 %
Gavin Ridley Animal Welfare Party 393 0.8 %
Paul Simon SDP Social Democratic Party 157 0.3 %

Source: UK Parliament Members API

Biography source UK Parliament Members API
Election source UK Parliament Members API

FAQs

How long has Sir Desmond Swayne been an MP?

Sir Desmond Swayne has been in the House of Commons for 29 years, 1 months. Source

What parties has Sir Desmond Swayne been a member of?

Sir Desmond Swayne has 1 party affiliation records. The party history section lists all imported party affiliations from the Parliament biography data. Source

What roles has Sir Desmond Swayne held?

Sir Desmond Swayne has 24 imported role records. The roles section lists the most recent roles available from the Parliament biography data. Source

What was Sir Desmond Swayne's latest election result?

Sir Desmond Swayne's latest imported election result is Con Hold in New Forest West, with a majority of 5,600. Source