Harrow County School for Boys

Election 2001

Michael Portillo and Christopher Noyce are the only two Old Gaytonian candidates standing for Parliament in 2001, as far as we know. 

Michael Portillo (Conservative) is the sitting Member of Parliament for Kensington and Chelsea and Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer.

His personal website is at:  http://www.michaelportillo.co.uk/

Christopher Noyce (LibDem) is a candidate for the seat of Harrow West.  He is a councillor on Harrow Borough Council.

There have been more Old Gaytonian Candidates in previous elections.  As well as the two above, two more stood in 1997:

Andrew Keteringham (LibDem) Maidenhead

Contested Brent North, 1979 Cllr, Chesham TC, 1982- (Mayor 1992-93) Contested London North West (Euro), 1984 Contested Chesham and Amersham 1987 and 1992

Peter Gold (LibDem) Wells

Contested Sheffield Hallam 1987 and 1992


The first Old Gaytonian MP was Donald Box (Conservative), who was MP for Cardiff North from 1959 to 1966.

Ken Childerhouse (Labour) was a candidate for Harrow West during the Harold Wilson era.

Click here for the story of the Harrow County Mock Election of 1966.

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