Heather Wheeler
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Heather Kay Wheeler is a British
Conservative Party
politician, who was elected at the 2010 general election as the Member of Parliament
(MP) for South Derbyshire
, taking the seat from the Labour Party after 13 years.
Wheeler was brought up in Wandsworth
and elected Conservative Councillor on Wandsworth Council at the age of 22. After serving a full council term she married her husband Bob, moving in 1986 to Bretby
.
After working in the City of London
for 10 years, she qualified as an Associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute.
Wheeler was elected onto South Derbyshire District Council in 1995 and was leader of the Conservative group on the council until standing aside following her election as an MP. Following her election to parliament, she continued briefly as district councillor for Repton
but did not seek re-election when her term ended in 2011. Wheeler has previously unsuccessfully fought the general elections of 2001
and 2005
in Coventry South, although a swing to the Conservatives was recorded on both occasions.
Wheeler's husband Bob is the current leader of South Derbyshire District Council. Their daughter Harried was a council candidate in the 2011 local elections but was unsuccessful.
Wheeler was a member of the controversial A-List.
United Kingdom
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Conservative Party
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician, who was elected at the 2010 general election as the Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for South Derbyshire
South Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency)
-Elections in the 2000s:-Elections in the 1990s:"-Elections in the 1980s:-Elections in the 1940s:-References:...
, taking the seat from the Labour Party after 13 years.
Wheeler was brought up in Wandsworth
Wandsworth
Wandsworth is a district of south London, England, in the London Borough of Wandsworth. It is situated southwest of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.-Toponymy:...
and elected Conservative Councillor on Wandsworth Council at the age of 22. After serving a full council term she married her husband Bob, moving in 1986 to Bretby
Bretby
Bretby is a village in the south of Derbyshire, England, north of Swadlincote and east of Burton upon Trent, on the border between Derbyshire and Staffordshire. The name means "dwelling place of Britons"...
.
After working in the City of London
City of London
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for 10 years, she qualified as an Associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute.
Wheeler was elected onto South Derbyshire District Council in 1995 and was leader of the Conservative group on the council until standing aside following her election as an MP. Following her election to parliament, she continued briefly as district councillor for Repton
Repton
Repton is a village and civil parish on the edge of the River Trent floodplain in South Derbyshire, about north of Swadlincote. Repton is close to the county boundary with neighbouring Staffordshire and about northeast of Burton upon Trent.-History:...
but did not seek re-election when her term ended in 2011. Wheeler has previously unsuccessfully fought the general elections of 2001
United Kingdom general election, 2001
The United Kingdom general election, 2001 was held on Thursday 7 June 2001 to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons. It was dubbed "the quiet landslide" by the media, as the Labour Party was re-elected with another landslide result and only suffered a net loss of 6 seats...
and 2005
United Kingdom general election, 2005
The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 to elect 646 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party under Tony Blair won its third consecutive victory, but with a majority of 66, reduced from 160....
in Coventry South, although a swing to the Conservatives was recorded on both occasions.
Wheeler's husband Bob is the current leader of South Derbyshire District Council. Their daughter Harried was a council candidate in the 2011 local elections but was unsuccessful.
Wheeler was a member of the controversial A-List.