Edward Timpson

Edward Timpson is a barrister who is the Conservative Party candidate in the 2008 Crewe and Nantwich by-election in the United Kingdom.

Timpson was born in Knutsford in 1973. In his early life, he shared his home with around 100 foster children, two of whom were subsequently adopted. He studied politics at Durham University before converting to law. Since 1999 he has practised in Chester as a family law barrister, specialising in cases concerned with the welfare of vulnerable children. He lives in Cheshire with his wife Julia and three children.

Personal interests

Timpson is a keen marathon runner (he has completed six marathons, including the New York in 2007 and London in 2008, together raising over £4,500) and plays a variety of sports, including golf, cricket and scuba diving. He has also written a travelogue from 1993 as well as an illustrated children's book.

Campaign themes

The Superficially diguised right wing Thatcherite fascist party are conducting their campaign from a railway building in the shadow of Crewe Alexandra football ground. Their slogan in the May 2008 Local Elections was "Keep Brown Down". During these elections there was a 16% swing to the Conservative party in Crewe North

According to The Guardian the Conservatives are running a campaign based on issues affecting local people:

• Crime and antisocial behaviour,
• Post office closures - Timpson claims: "The closure of the post offices is a huge issue for people in Crewe... [they] mean there will only be one post office serving the whole of Nantwich. It is symptomatic of the general deterioration of local services."
• Loss of the 10p tax rate,
• Problems at Leighton Hospital', where maternity services were criticised after two women in labour were turned away.

David Cameron is reported as emphasising the 10p tax rate, despite failing to vote against the tax changes when they were announced back in 2007.