Ben Coleman | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Chelsea and Fulham | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Greg Hands |
| Majority | 152 (0.3%) |
| Member of Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council for Fulham Broadway 2014–2022,for Lillie 2022–2025 | |
| In office 22 May 2014 –8 January 2025 | |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | University of Liverpool |
| Website | bencoleman |
Benjamin John Coleman is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Chelsea and Fulham since 2024. He gained the seat from Conservative minister Greg Hands. [1]
In the 1997 general election he stood in the constituency of Broxbourne. He was a Labour councillor on Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council from 2014 until 2025,and was deputy leader of the council prior to his election to Parliament. [2] At the 2024 general election he became the first Labour MP to represent the Chelsea and Fulham constituency,defeating the incumbent Conservative Minister for London Greg Hands by 152 votes. [3]
PinkNews listed him as an out LGBTQ+ MP in 2024. [4] The Jewish Chronicle listed him as one of the new Jewish MPs in 2024. [5]
