Claim: Craig Paul Tracey (born 21 August 1974) is a British Conservative Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for North Warwickshire since his election in 2015 when he unexpectedly increased the Conservative majority in the constituency despite not being the favourite to win and the result represented a 3% swing away from Labour to the Conservatives.
Evidence: Craig Paul Tracey (born 21 August 1974) is a British Conservative Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for North Warwickshire since his election in 2015. He unexpectedly increased the Conservative majority in the constituency despite not being the favourite to win. The result represented a 3% swing away from Labour to the Conservatives. However, Tracey secured an increased majority for his party, from 54 to 2,973, winning 20,042 votes, compared to 17,069 for O'Brien. Going into the 2015 general election Tracey campaigned on local issues, notably the George Eliot Hospital, the plans for the HS2 railway through North Warwickshire, road safety, protecting Warwickshire's green belt, supporting local schools, and the need for improvements to high-speed broadband.