Timothy John Rogerson Wood (born 13 August 1940), known as Tim Wood, is a British politician. He was the

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(MP) for

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, which he won at the 1983 general election. While in Parliament, Wood served as a Parliamentary Private Secretary to Ministers in the Ministry of Defence and Northern Ireland Office. Following the 1992 general election, Wood became a Government Whip. At the 1997 general election a swing of 13.9% from the Conservatives to Labour saw Wood defeated by Labour Party candidate Barbara Follett by 11,582 votes. On 3 May 2007, Wood was elected to

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to represent Exmouth Littleham ward.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wood, Timothy 1940 births Living people Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Members of the Bow Group UK MPs 1983–1987 UK MPs 1987–1992 UK MPs 1992–1997 Councillors in Devon