David Madel

David Madel
Member of Parliament for South West Bedfordshire South Bedfordshire (1970-1983)
In office 18 June 1970 – 7 June 2001
Preceded by	Gwilym Roberts
Succeeded by	Andrew Selous
Personal details
Born	(1936-08-06) 6 August 1936
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative

Sir (William) David Madel (born 6 August 1938) is a politician in the United Kingdom.

Parliamentary career

Madel contested the London seat of Erith and Crayford in a 1965 by-election, and again in the general election the following year, but was beaten on each occasion by Labour's James Wellbeloved.

He was a Conservative Party Member of Parliament for South Bedfordshire and later South West Bedfordshire from 1970 until he stood down at the 2001 general election.

He almost suffered one of the biggest upsets of the 1997 general election, when the Labour Party spectacularly cut his majority from 21,273 to just 132 votes.

External links

• Guardian Unlimited Politics for Sir David Madel, includes information about Voting History, Jobs and committees, Full biography

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by David Madel

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Gwilym Roberts	Member of Parliament for South Bedfordshire 1970–1983	Constituency abolished
New constituency	Member of Parliament for South West Bedfordshire 1983–2001	Succeeded by Andrew Selous