Parliamentary Career
With the help of Lancaster Conservative future Wallace took Lancaster and Wyre Constituency from Labour in 2005; The election result saw a 481 vote (0.92%) Labour majority swing to a 4171 vote (8.00%) Conservative majority. The overall swing was 4.50% from Labour to Conservative. This constituency was number nine on the 2005 Conservative 'target list'.
From 2006 to 2010 Wallace was the Shadow Minister of State for Scotland. He has been Chairman of the British–Iran Parliamentary Group since 2006. The Rt Hon Jack Straw has joined the APPG as co Chair.
On 13 November 2008, Wallace was elected Campaigner of the Year in the Spectator/Threadneedle Parliamentarian awards, for his work promoting transparency of MPs expenses. In conjunction with the Sunday Times in Feb 2008 Ben Wallace MP publish all his expenses and recipets down to the last pound. Many MP's attacked his decision but as the subsequent expenses scandal unfolded Wallace's stance was vindicated and then adopted.
Following his re-election to Parliament, Wallace was appointed as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Justice Secretary and Lord Chancellor, Rt Hon Ken Clarke MP.
On the 4th of September he turned down a position as a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury during the Cameron ministry reshuffle.
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