Constituency : Eastleigh 2013-15
Mike took over from Chris Huhne at Eastleigh after the latter was forced to step down by his criminal conviction. The party was expected to lose the seat given the circumstances but Mike benefited from a split in the right wing vote between the Tories and UKIP. His victory was the party's only electoral triumph during the lifespan of the coalition government.
Mike was born in Surrey. He was educated at Charterhouse School and Manchester Polytechnic. In the 1970s he lived in the USA and worked in catering. He became marketing manager sector for a newspaper firm until he was made redundant. He then became a mortgage broker and lender. He worked for Barclays for a short time but quit because of their unethical sales policies at the time. He was a councillor in Eastleigh.
Mike sat on the European Scrutiny Committee and the Work and Pensions Committee. He is a strong supporter of the HS2 rail project.
Mike was defeated in 2015. He stood again in 2017 and obtained an almost identical vote to keep the party in second place.
He is now 67.
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