PARLIAMENTARY DETAILS
Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP for Welwyn Hatfield Constituency

Current MP Details

Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP photograph
Conservative

The Rt Hon Grant Shapps is the Conservative MP for Welwyn Hatfield, and has been an MP continually since 5 May 2005. He currently holds the Government post of Secretary of State for Defence.

Elected May 2005
Elected 5 times

MP Contact Details

Parliamentary
House of Commons
London
SW1A 0AA
020 7219 8497
[email protected]
Parliamentary office
House of Commons
London
SW1A 0AA
020 7219 1758
[email protected]
Departmental
Department for Transport
Great Minster House
33 Horseferry Road
London
SW1P 4DR
0300 330 3000
Constituency
Welwyn Hatfield Conservative Association
Maynard House
The Common
Hatfield
AL10 0NF
01707 262632
[email protected]

Constituency Election Results

Election Date
Event
Result
Electorate
Turnout
Majority
Election Date
12 Dec 2019
2019 General Election
Con Hold
Electorate
74,892
Turnout
52,053 (70%)
Majority
10,955
Election Date
8 Jun 2017
2017 General Election
Con Hold
Electorate
72,888
Turnout
51,669 (71%)
Majority
7,369
Election Date
7 May 2015
2015 General Election
Con Hold
Electorate
73,247
Turnout
50,205 (69%)
Majority
12,153
Election Date
6 May 2010
2010 General Election
Con Hold
Electorate
72,058
Turnout
48,972 (68%)
Majority
17,423

Constituency Map


MP History

Date
Event
Details
31 Aug 2023 to Now
Government Post
Secretary of State for Defence
7 Feb 2023 to 31 Aug 2023
Government Post
Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
26 Oct 2022 to 1 Nov 2022
Committee
Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Bill
25 Oct 2022 to 7 Feb 2023
Government Post
Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
19 Oct 2022 to 25 Oct 2022
Government Post
Home Secretary
24 Jul 2019 to 6 Sep 2022
Government Post
Secretary of State for Transport
15 Jul 2015 to 26 Oct 2015
Government Post
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign and Commonwealth Office)
8 May 2015 to 28 Nov 2015
Government Post
Minister of State (Department for International Development)
6 Sep 2012 to 8 May 2015
Government Post
Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
11 Oct 2010 to 6 Sep 2012
Committee
Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
13 May 2010 to 6 Sep 2012
Government Post
Minister of State (Department for Communities and Local Government) (Housing)
20 Dec 2007 to 6 May 2010
Opposition Post
Shadow Minister (Communities and Local Government) (Housing and Planning)
12 Jul 2005 to 26 Feb 2007
Committee
Public Administration Committee
1 Jul 2005 to 6 May 2010
Other Post
Co-Chair, Conservative Party
5 May 2005 to Now
House
Commons
5 May 2005 to Now
Affiliation
Conservative
5 May 2005 to Now
Representative
Welwyn Hatfield
7 Jun 2001
Election Contested
Welwyn Hatfield
1 May 1997
Election Contested
North Southwark and Bermondsey
Notes

Rows highlighted in green indicates a currently held position.

MP Contributions

Date
Debate
Contributions
4 Mar 2024
Defence
3
26 Feb 2024
Situation in the Red Sea
22
22 Feb 2024
Ukraine
11
19 Feb 2024
Topical Questions
10
19 Feb 2024
“Living in our Shoes” Report
2
19 Feb 2024
AUKUS
2
19 Feb 2024
Gaza: Humanitarian Aid
2
6 Feb 2024
Defence
3
5 Feb 2024
Situation in the Red Sea
31
29 Jan 2024
Defence
1

Constituency Member History

Date
Member
Reason for Leaving
Details
5 May 2005
to Now
Grant Shapps
Conservative
Current Member
The Rt Hon Grant Shapps is the Conservative MP for Welwyn Hatfield, and has been an MP continually since 5 May 2005. He currently holds the Government post of Secretary of State for Defence.

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