Geoffrey Boot
Geoffrey Boot (born 1953) is an English politician who is currently serving as a member of the House of Keys for Glenfaba & Peel. He was also mayor of Sandgate, Kent.
Political career
Prior to his election into the House of Keys, Boot was a Conservative Party councillor in the parish of Sandgate, Kent, where he served four years as chairman and for three months was their only mayor.[1] He and his wife Suzie unsuccessfully stood in the 2007 Shepway District Council election for the Folkestone Cheriton ward.[2]
He contested the House of Keys seat of Glenfaba in both the 2006 and 2011 Manx general elections, but the seat was retained by his opponent David Anderson in both elections.[3][4] He stood in a 2015 by-election triggered by Anderson's promotion to the Legislative Council of the Isle of Man.[5] and won the election with 424 votes.[6] His victory by three votes was described by the Mansfield and Ashfield Chad as "the closest Manx election result since 1929".[1] He was re-elected in the 2016 Manx general election the next year for Glenfaba's successor Glenfaba & Peel.[7] He has been Minister for Environment, Food and Agriculture since 2016.[7]
He has also been a parish commissioner in German.[1]
Personal life
Geoffrey George Boot[4] was born in Nottingham in 1953 and was educated in Sussex Coast College Hastings.[7]
He has four children with his wife Suzie,[7] and they are the owners of Sandgate Castle, a Device Fort in Sandgate, Kent.[8] which is now used by his property investment company, AMT South Eastern Ltd.[1]
He is a commercial pilot and a chief flying instructor.[7] He won the King's Cup Race three times and was a co-founder of FLYER magazine.[7] In 2016, Boot announced that he would be downsizing his commitments.[1]
He is a minor baron — Baron Boot of Waughton — whose arms were matriculated (enrolled) on 18 March 1999.[9][a] Boot is related to the family associated with the Boots pharmaceutical chain.[1]
Electoral history
| Date of election | Constituency | Party | Votes | % of votes | Result | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Glenfaba | style="background-color: Template:Independent politician/meta/color"| | Independent | 529 | 41.04 | Not elected | [3] |
| 2011 | Glenfaba | style="background-color: Template:Independent politician/meta/color"| | Independent | 557 | 39.93 | Not elected | [4] |
| 2015 by-election | Glenfaba | style="background-color: Template:Independent politician/meta/color"| | Independent | 424 | 50.18 | Elected | [6] |
| 2016 | Glenfaba & Peel | style="background-color: Template:Independent politician/meta/color"| | Independent | 1,805 | 34.4 | Elected | [10] |
| Date of election | Constituency | Party | Votes | % of votes | Result | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 Shepway District Council election | Folkestone Cheriton | style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color"| | Conservative | 216 | 15.5 | Not elected | [11] |
| 2007 Shepway District Council election | Folkestone Cheriton | style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color"| | Conservative | 433 | 28.8 | Not elected | [2] |
Notes
- ^ In Scotland feudal minor baronies may be transferred by purchase: The Scotsman 22 November 2006 "Buy yourself a title and swap the Mr for Baron"
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Colourful Past of new MKH Baron Boot", Chad, archived from the original on 19 November 2015, retrieved 19 November 2015
- ^ a b Local Election Results 2007 - Shepway, Local Elections Archive Project
- ^ a b 2006 election results
- ^ a b c House of Keys 2011 General Election Results, Isle of Man Government
- ^ "Isle of Man by-elections: Six to stand in Peel and Glenfaba - BBC News". Bbc.com. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
- ^ a b https://www.manxradio.com/election-2015/glenfaba-2015-folder/glenfaba-results-2015-folder/results-glenfaba-2015-sec/
- ^ a b c d e f Profile at Tynwald website
- ^ "Burglar Fails to Break into Geoffrey Boot's Sandgate Castle Home", Dover Express, archived from the original on 19 November 2015, retrieved 19 November 2015
- ^ "Court of the Lord Lyon". Edinburgh Gazette (24861): 1734. 15 August 2000.
- ^ House of Keys 2016 General Election Constituency Results, Isle of Man Government
- ^ Local Election Results 2003 - Shepway, Local Elections Archive Project
- Airprox in UK airspace involving General Aviation accidents Book No 15 (editor and member of Airprox Board).
- Royal Aero Club Newsletter winter 2005/06.