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Steve Tuckwell | |
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Member of Parliament for Uxbridge and South Ruislip | |
In office 20 July 2023 –30 May 2024 | |
Preceded by | Boris Johnson |
Majority | 495 (1.6%) |
Member of Hillingdon Borough Council for South Ruislip | |
Assumed office 7 May 2018 | |
Preceded by | Judy Kelly |
Personal details | |
Born | Steven Tuckwell 1968or1969(age 54–55) Hillingdon,London,England |
Political party | Conservative |
Children | 2 |
Education | Bishop Ramsey School |
Steven Tuckwell (born 1968 or 1969) [1] is a British politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Uxbridge and South Ruislip in Greater London since the 2023 by-election,in which he succeeded Boris Johnson,the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. A member of the Conservative Party,he has also sat on Hillingdon Borough Council since 2018.
Steven Tuckwell [2] was born in Hillingdon Hospital. His family have lived in Hillingdon for three generations. He attended local schools including Bishop Ramsey School in Ruislip. [3] [4]
Tuckwell previously worked as a manager for Royal Mail. [3] In the May 2018 election,he was elected a Conservative councillor for the ward of South Ruislip on Hillingdon London Borough Council. [5] [3] [6] At the time of his election to parliament,he worked for a vehicle leasing company. [1]
Tuckwell won the seat of Uxbridge and South Ruislip in a by-election held on 20 July 2023 following the resignation of former prime minister Boris Johnson,who had represented the constituency for the Conservative Party since the 2015 general election. [7]
Tuckwell described the by-election as a "referendum on ULEZ",opposing the planned expansion of the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) by Sadiq Khan,the Labour mayor of London, [3] and he ran a "one-issue campaign" that avoided mention of his own party. [8] Danny Beales,the Labour by-election candidate,also criticised the expansion. [9] Labour leader Keir Starmer blamed the policy for the party's failure to take the seat. [10]
He was sworn in as an MP on 5 September 2023 following the summer break alongside Sarah Dyke and Keir Mather. [11] Dyke,a Liberal Democrat,was elected to serve Somerton and Frome,and Mather,from the Labour Party,was elected for Selby and Ainsty in two by-elections held the same day as Tuckwell's.
Tuckwell lives in Hillingdon with his partner,Rachel. His two children attended local schools. [3] [5]
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