Luke Taylor (politician)
Luke Taylor | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Sutton and Cheam | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Scully |
| Majority | 3,801 (8.0%) |
| Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for London | |
| Assumed office 18 September 2024 | |
| Leader | Ed Davey |
| Member of Sutton London Borough Council for Sutton West and East Cheam | |
| Assumed office 9 May 2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Liberal Democrats |
| Alma mater | Imperial College London |
Luke Alexander Taylor is a British politician. A member of the Liberal Democrats, he has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Sutton and Cheam since 2024.[1] He has been a Liberal Democrat councillor on Sutton London Borough Council for Sutton West and East Cheam since 2022.[2]
Taylor currently sits on the Liberal Democrat frontbench team as the Spokesperson for London.[3]
Early life and education
Taylor grew up in rural Lincolnshire. His parents were both teachers, and his father, Neil Taylor, was a Liberal Democrat councillor in West Lindsey in Lincolnshire.[4]
His father had taught Geography at Middlefield School in Gainsborough since 1981.[5][6] At the school, his father took much interest in Ruth Wetton of the Castle Hills school, who was hit by a car and killed, outside Middlefield School on 1 April 1994.[7][8][9] His father lived on Velden Way in the 1980s, then Chapman Street in the 1990s,[10] until May 2002.[11]
His mother Julie taught at De Aston School from 1976,[12] becoming head of history by the early 1990s, under headmaster Tony Neal,[13] and head of sixth form from January 1997.[14] Both of his parents were De Aston school governors in the 1990s.
His father was a parliamentary candidate in the 1992 United Kingdom general election for Gainsborough and Horncastle.[15]
He was educated at De Aston School in Market Rasen, with Robbie Moore (politician),[16] and later graduated with a Master of Engineering in Aeronautical Engineering from Imperial College London in 2004.[17][18]
Prior to entering Parliament, Taylor worked at Ricondo (Aviation Consulting), a position he left shortly after his election.[19]
Political career
Taylor was elected as the MP for Sutton and Cheam on 4 July 2024 at the 2024 General Election, winning with a majority of 3,801 votes (36.9%) and overturning a substantial Conservative margin.[20] Taylor delivered his maiden speech in October 2024.[21]
Since September 2024, he has served as the Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for London.[20] He holds a seat on the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee, which he joined in October 2024.[20]
He also introduced a Private Members’ Bill - the Hospices and Health Care (Report on Funding) Bill - first read in October 2024 and with a second reading scheduled for September 2025.[22]
Taylor serves as Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Aviation, Travel and Aerospace.[20] He is also an officer on the APPGs on the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, British Hindus, and Hospice and End of Life Care.
In June 2025, Swallow voted in favour of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which proposes to legalise assisted suicide.[23]
Personal life
Taylor resides in Sutton, within his constituency, with his family.
References
- ^ "Sutton and Cheam - General Election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ "Sutton West and East Cheam - Results". Sutton Borough Council. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
- ^ Self, Josh (2024-09-18). "Ed Davey unveils new Liberal Democrat frontbench". Politics.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
- ^ Stout, Amelia (2 July 2024). ""It is a very sad situation": Lib Dem candidate for Sutton and Cheam opens up on selection drama". SW Londoner. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ Market Rasen Weekly Mail Saturday 30 December 1989, page 1
- ^ Market Rasen Weekly Mail Friday 30 October 1992, page 9
- ^ Lincolnshire Echo Saturday 2 April 1994, page 10
- ^ Lincolnshire Echo Tuesday 5 April 1994, page 3
- ^ Gainsborough Evening News Tuesday 12 April 1994, page 6
- ^ Market Rasen Weekly Mail Wednesday 9 January 2002, page 20
- ^ Market Rasen Weekly Mail Wednesday 8 May 2002, page 1
- ^ Market Rasen Weekly Mail Saturday 27 May 1989, page 8
- ^ Market Rasen Weekly Mail Friday 1 July 1994, page 9
- ^ Market Rasen Weekly Mail Wednesday 10 December 1997, page 58
- ^ "General election 1992: Gainsborough and Horncastle". elections uk.
- ^ https://www.linkedin.com/in/luketaylor104/?originalSubdomain=uk
- ^ "Luke Taylor". Imperial College Union. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "Luke Taylor MP". PolicyMogul. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "Luke Taylor - Registered Interests". members.parliament.uk.
- ^ a b c d "Parliamentary career for Luke Taylor - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
- ^ "Maiden speeches: Luke Taylor, MP for Sutton and Cheam". Liberal Democrat Voice. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
- ^ "Hospices and Health Care (Report on Funding) Bill - Parliamentary Bills - UK Parliament". bills.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
- ^ "Luke Taylor". www.parallelparliament.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
External links
- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
- Profile at the Liberal Democrats