Tom Randall (politician)

Tom Randall
Official portrait, 2020
Member of Parliament
for Gedling
In office
12 December 2019 – 30 May 2024
Preceded byVernon Coaker
Succeeded byMichael Payne
Personal details
Born
Thomas William Randall

(1981-07-04) 4 July 1981 (age 43)
Arnold, Nottinghamshire, England
Political partyConservative
Residence(s)Arnold, Nottinghamshire, England[1]
EducationRedhill Academy
Alma materUniversity of Oxford
Websitewww.tomforgedling.com

Thomas William Randall[2] (born 4 July 1981)[3][4] is a British Conservative Party politician who was Member of Parliament (MP) for Gedling from 2019 until 2024.[5] He was a member of the 1922 Committee.

Early life

Randall was born and grew up in Arnold, Nottinghamshire, where he attended Redhill Academy.[6] He lived on Killisick Road.[7]

He studied law at Oxford University,[8] going on to practise as a solicitor for two years.[6] He worked for a professional membership body[clarification needed][8] before becoming an MP. He was diagnosed with Ankylosing spondylitis at the age of 16.

Political career

Randall contested the local government election in 2018 for Tower Hamlets but fell seven votes short of winning one of the two Canary Wharf seats.[9]

Randall was selected to contest the Gedling seat by the Conservative Party for the 2019 general election. He went on to defeat the sitting Labour MP Vernon Coaker and win the seat with a majority of 1.4%, or 679 votes.[5] This made the seat one of the most marginal in the country.[6]

Randall was defeated by the Labour candidate Michael Payne at the 2024 general election.

Electoral history

2024 general election

General election 2024: Gedling[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Payne 23,278 47.8 +5.0
Conservative Tom Randall 11,397 23.4 −23.8
Reform UK Simon Christy 8,211 16.9 +13.5
Green Dominic Berry 3,122 6.4 +4.2
Liberal Democrats Tad Jones 2,473 5.1 +0.6
Independent Irenea Marriott 241 0.5 New
Majority 11,881 24.4
Turnout 48,722 63.3
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

2019 general election

General election 2019: Gedling[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tom Randall 22,718 45.5 +2.6
Labour Vernon Coaker 22,039 44.1 −7.8
Liberal Democrats Anita Prabhakar 2,279 4.6 +2.5
Brexit Party Graham Hunt 1,820 3.6 +3.6
Green Jim Norris 1,097 2.2 +1.2
Majority 679 1.4 N/A
Turnout 52,164 69.9 −2.6
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +5.2

2018 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council elections

Canary Wharf (2) 2018[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Wood 983
Labour Kyrsten Perry 760
Labour Anisur Anis 758
Conservative Tom Randall 754
Aspire Mohammed Talukdar 700
Aspire Helen Begum 456
Liberal Democrats Kevin Lyons 315
PATH Yusuf Ahmed 236
Liberal Democrats Gareth Shelton 222
Green Andrew Grey 215
Independent Natasha Bolter 141
Green Alasdair Blackwell 137
Rejected ballots 12
Turnout 3,101 33.8
Registered electors 9,150
Conservative hold Swing
Labour gain from Tower Hamlets First

References

  1. ^ Randall, Tom (7 April 2020). "Becoming an MP during a pandemic: Gedling's new representative writes for Nottinghamshire Live". Nottingham Post. Reach. Archived from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Members Sworn". Hansard. UK Parliament. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  3. ^ The Times guide to the House of Commons 2019 : the definitive record of Britain's historic 2019 General Election. Glasgow: Times Books. 2020. p. 204. ISBN 978-0-00-839258-1.
  4. ^ Sandeman, Kit (2 March 2020). "'I still go and stand in the House of Commons Chamber when it's empty, and just take it in': Gedling's new MP Tom Randall reflects on a whirlwind few months". Gedling Eye. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Gedling parliamentary constituency". BBC News. 13 December 2019. Archived from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  6. ^ a b c Reid, Ben (14 December 2019). "Conservative MP who took Gedling after 22 years of Labour wants more business in the borough". Nottingham Post. Reach. Archived from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  7. ^ Nottingham Evening Post Tuesday 20 April 1999, page 15
  8. ^ a b "Gedling Conservatives select Tom Randall as candidate to take on Labour's Vernon Coaker in next election". Gedling Eye. 9 August 2019. Archived from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  9. ^ Randall, Tom [@Tom_Randall] (5 May 2018). "Congratulations to @Andrewwood17 and @going4golds on their re-election. My disappointment at falling 7 votes short from taking the second Canary Wharf seat is tempered by pride in working with such a fantastic group of @THConservatives members on a positive campaign" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 18 December 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2020 – via Twitter.
  10. ^ Gedling
  11. ^ "Election results for Canary Wharf, 3 May 2018". Tower Hamlets Council. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
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