Alec Shelbrooke
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Alec Shelbrooke MP |
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Member of Parliament for Elmet and Rothwell |
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Assumed office 6 May 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency Created |
| Majority | 8,490 (14.7%) |
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10 January 1976 Bromley, Kent, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Susan Shelbrooke |
| Alma mater | Brunel University |
| Website | www.elmetandrothwell.com |
Alec Edward Shelbrooke (born 10 January 1976) is a British Conservative politician who has been Member of Parliament for Elmet and Rothwell since 2010.
Shelbrooke won with 42.6 per cent of votes cast in the new constituency of Elmet and Rothwell. The seat was number 107 on the Conservative target list. Shelbrooke was re-elected with an increased majority of 8,490 votes at the 2015 general election, in the process winning more votes than any other Conservative candidate in West or South Yorkshire.
Born in 1976 in Bromley, Kent, Shelbrooke was educated at Saint George's Church of England Comprehensive School, Gravesend, and graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Brunel University in 1998.
After leaving university, Shelbrooke worked as a kitchen and bathroom fitter, and later as a project administrator at the University of Leeds. He has lived in the constituency since 1999.
He was a campaign manager during the 2001 General Election, has fought four local elections (being elected to Leeds City Council in 2004 and re-elected in 2006) and unsuccessfully stood in Wakefield at the 2005 General Election. He was Deputy Chairman of Elmet Conservative Association from 2001 to 2004.
In November 2010, Shelbrooke was confirmed as Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to Minister of State for Transport Theresa Villiers.
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