Anne Main

Anne Margaret Main CBE (born 17 May 1957) is a Conservative Party politician who formerly served as the Member of Parliament for St Albans in Hertfordshire.

[7] Main largely voted in accordance with her party, but opposed high-speed rail and same-sex marriage in the United Kingdom.

[8][9][non-primary source needed] Against the national swing, she lost her seat to the Liberal Democrat candidate Daisy Cooper at the 2019 general election.

[10] Main was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2020 Birthday Honours for public and parliamentary service.

[18] Concerns raised in connection with her parliamentary expenses resulted in an attempt by the local St Albans Conservative Association to deselect her, with a local party vote led by the association's chairwoman, Seema Kennedy, a future Member of Parliament who served as the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Immigration under Boris Johnson.

[19][20][21][22] On 13 August 2009, the local association voted by a large margin (140 to 20 according to some sources[23]) to retain Main as its candidate for the forthcoming general election, which had to be held before 3 June 2010.

Anne Main was the MP for St Albans from 2005 to 2019