Caroline Nokes first contested the Romsey Parliamentary Constituency in 2005, narrowly failing to gain the seat by just 125 votes. She was immediately reselected to fight the Romsey and Southampton North seat, which she won on 6th May 2010.
Caroline is a member of Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt's backbench support team, having previously served for 10 years as the Executive Member for Leisure on Test Valley Borough Council. She also sits on the Environmental Audit Committee.
She lives in West Wellow, the village where she grew up, with her husband Marc, daughter Tabitha, 2 dogs, 1 cat and 6 free range organic pigs. Living on the edge of the New Forest National Park they are often visited by a family of three deer who roam in their garden and are very beautiful to watch (unless they are chomping on the roses!)
Caroline was educated locally – at Thornegate School Wellow (by the wonderful Diana Pares), Romsey Abbey Primary School, Romsey School, La Sagesse Convent in Romsey and then Peter Symonds’ College, Winchester. She studied politics at the University of Sussex from 1991-4.
Caroline remains a member of Test Valley Borough Council, for the Romsey Extra ward, however since her election to Parliament she has taken no expenses / allowances in relation to that role.
In the early hours of May 7th 2010, following the general election the previous day, Caroline was confirmed as the Member of Parliament for Romsey and Southampton North. She won with a majority of 4156, securing a swing of some 4.5% from the Liberal Democrats to the Conservatives.
Caroline can be contacted on 0207 219 7218 c/o The House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Declaration of Interests
April 2010
A. Other paid Jobs
Test Valley Borough Councillor for Romsey Extra Ward (now unremunerated)
My term as Borough Councillor ends in 12 months. If elected I would consult with Romsey Extra residents to establish whether they wished me to cause a by-election or see out the remainder of my term. I would not seek any other remunerated employment.
B. Positions of Responsibility in some types of organisations
None.
C. Relevant Financial Interests
1) Directorships
None.
2) Clients
None.
3) Land and Property
I do not own any other land or property other than my family home. I do not intend to purchase any other land or property.
4) Shareholdings
I do not hold any shares greater than 15% of the share capital of the company. I hold a few shares (approximately 100) in some of the formerly privatised utility companies.
D. Tax Matters
I confirm that I have never claimed to be, or been treated as not resident, not ordinarily resident or non-domiciled in the UK for tax purposes.
E. Any other interests
None.
Southampton City Council remains under Conservative control after last night& 39;s local election results, with strong Conservative wins in both Ba
The 2011 local elections in the part of the Romsey and Southampton North Constituency that is covered by Test Valley Borough Council were a success
After an exceptionally long day, at 3:45am we found out we had won with a majority of more than 4000 votes! This represents a swing of some 4.5% fr
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