Timothy Wood
Timothy Wood | |
|---|---|
| Comptroller of the Household | |
| In office 12 December 1995 – 2 May 1997 | |
| Prime Minister | John Major |
| Preceded by | David Lightbown |
| Succeeded by | Thomas McAvoy |
| Lord Commissioner of the Treasury | |
| In office 14 April 1992 – 5 July 1995 | |
| Prime Minister | John Major |
| Preceded by | Tom Sackville |
| Succeeded by | Bowen Wells |
| Member of Parliament for Stevenage | |
| In office 9 June 1983 – 8 April 1997 | |
| Preceded by | New Constituency |
| Succeeded by | Barbara Follett |
| Leader of Bracknell District Council | |
| In office May 1976 – 5 May 1978 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Lindop |
| Succeeded by | Donald Brydon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Timothy John Rogerson Wood 13 August 1940 |
| Party | Conservative |
Timothy John Rogerson Wood (born 13 August 1940), known as Tim Wood, is a British politician. He was the Conservative Party member of parliament (MP) for Stevenage, which he won at the 1983 general election.[1]
Before becoming an MP, he served as a councillor on Bracknell District Council for Harmanswater from 1976 to 1983. Immediately after his election, he was appointed Leader of the Council, serving until May 1978.[2] While in Parliament, Wood served as a Parliamentary Private Secretary to Ministers in the Ministry of Defence and Northern Ireland Office. Following the 1992 general election, Wood became a Government Whip.
At the 1997 general election a swing of 13.9% from the Conservatives to Labour saw Wood defeated by Labour Party candidate Barbara Follett by 11,582 votes.[3]
On 3 May 2007, Wood was elected to East Devon District Council to represent Exmouth Littleham ward.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ↑ Waller, Robert; Criddle, Bryon (2002). The almanac of British politics, Volume 7. Routledge. p. 738. ISBN 0-415-26833-8.
- ↑ "Bracknell Council gets new leader". Reading Evening Post. 10 May 1978. p. 4.
- ↑ "The Election: How the country voted". The Guardian. 2 May 1997. p. 6.
