Timothy Paul Loughton (born 30 May 1962, in Eastbourne Sussex) is a British Conservative politician and Member of Parliament for East Worthing and Shoreham since 1997. Jump to: navigation, search May 30 is the 150th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (151st in leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... // Eastbourne is a medium-sized town in East Sussex, on the south coast of Great Britain, with a population, according to the 2001 census, of around 90,000. ... Sussex is a traditional county in southern England, divided for administrative purposes into West Sussex and East Sussex and the city of Brighton and Hove. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... East Worthing and Shoreham is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

His subjects at Warwick and Cambridge Universities were Classical Civilisation and Mesopotamian Archaeology, leading to a career in the City as a fund manager.

Mr Loughton's first attempt at election to the House of Commons was in the 1992 General Election against David Blunkett in the constituency of Sheffield Brightside. Although unsuccessful, he was chosen by the local party board as a candidate for his current, then newly formed constituency in 1995. Jump to: navigation, search David Blunkett The Right Honourable David Blunkett (born June 6, 1947) is a British Labour Party politician and Member of Parliament for Sheffield Brightside. ...

Mr Loughton gained 43.9 % of the vote in the 2005 General Election, increasing his majority to 8183. He is currently the Shadow Children’s Minister and a Shadow Health Minister.

He is married to Elizabeth and they have a son and two daughters.

External links

• Tim Loughton's Website
• They Work For You How this MP votes
• Publicwhip More on this MP's voting record.
• Guardian Unlimited - Ask Aristotle Profile of Tim Loughton