Sir Andrew Bowden MBE (born 8 April 1930)[1] is a British Conservative Party politician.
He served as a councillor on Wandsworth Borough Council from 1956 to 1961 and as national chairman of Young Conservatives from 1960 to 1961.
[2] He entered the House of Commons on his fourth attempt in 1970 by gaining the Brighton Kemptown seat from the Labour Party.
He remained Member of Parliament for Kemptown until his defeat by Labour's Desmond Turner in the 1997 election.
[citation needed] He was accused of failing to register an election donation of £5,319 from lobbyist Ian Greer, who acted for Mohammed Al Fayed, as well as business interests with the House of Fraser.