Constituency : Eastleigh 1994-2005
John Major's ill-fated "back to basics" policy was holed below the waterline when Tory MP for Eastleigh Stephen Milligan was found dead with an orange in his mouth having failed to grasp the basics of auto-erotic asphyxiation. A Liberal Democrat win in the by-election was not a foregone conclusion as Labour weren't far behind in third and fought the seat hard.. The Tories slipped to third place.
David was educated at Brune Park County High School and Portsmouth Polytechnic. He became a civil engineer, first with Hampshire County Council then with a private firm. He was a Winchester city councillor. He contested the European seat of Hampshire Central in a by-election in 1988 and the 1989 European elections. He contested Eastleigh in 1992 coming a distant second.
David was a spokesman at various times on employment, training and trade and industry.
David held onto Eastleigh in 1997 and made it safer in 2001.
David stood down in 2005 and became Baron Chidgey. He is interested in international affairs and overseas aid issues.
He is now 76.
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