Articles and Speeches

A Nervous Week
20-May-05, Windsor Express Article.

"In the early hours of Friday 6th May, a significant result was delivered in the Windsor Constituency.

It is difficult to describe the range of personal emotion.

Election day was spent like a cat on a hot tin roof. Starting in Poyle and Colnbrook in the east I passed through Horton, Wraysbury and Datchet, paused in Windsor, then cantered on to Bray, Forest Park and finished in Ascot, Sunninghill and Sunningdale. I visited around 50 polling stations to thank the staff and helpers for their hard work.

I felt nervous, restless and overly energetic.

Overcome with insecurity as votes were counted, I felt helpless. Nothing more could be done after 19 months of hard work speaking with residents on 35,000 doorsteps.

As the result was declared, the magnitude was clear. An increased majority of 10,292!

I was at first elated, excited and delighted, yet strangely disconnected from what was going on around me.

On Monday the reality set in. Entering Parliament for the first time an overwhelming sense of duty to the people of Windsor swept over me.

My heart and home is in Windsor. My work is to robustly represent our interests in Westminster during the week.

I am committed to take action on the issues that matter to all of us and this drives my determination to learn the ropes as quickly as possible.

It is with humility that I thank you for this great honour."

Adam Afriyie, MP for Windsor.