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David Taylor | |
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Member of Parliament for Hemel Hempstead | |
Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
Preceded by | Mike Penning |
Majority | 4,857 (11.0%) |
Member of Youth Parliament for Hemel Hempstead | |
In office 2001–2003 | |
Personal details | |
Born | David Robert Taylor [1] Hemel Hempstead |
Political party | Labour |
David Robert Taylor is a British Labour Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament for Hemel Hempstead since 2024. [2]
Following the Second World War,Taylor's grandparents on both sides moved to Hemel Hempstead,and his parents were born and raised there. Taylor represented Hemel Hempstead in the UK Youth Parliament from 2001 to 2003. [3] Prior to being elected to parliament,Taylor worked for an international charity aimed at improving wages in developing countries. [4] In 2009,Taylor founded the Labour Campaign for International Development,and currently sits as its vice-chair. [5]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Taylor | 16,844 | 38.2 | +10.1 | |
Conservative | Andrew Williams | 11,987 | 27.2 | –27.8 | |
Reform UK | Noel Willcox | 7,689 | 17.4 | New | |
Liberal Democrats | Sammy Barry-Mears | 5,096 | 11.6 | +0.2 | |
Green | Sherief Hassan | 2,492 | 5.6 | +2.7 | |
Majority | 4,857 | 11.0 | |||
Turnout | 44,108 | 62.1 | –7.5 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +18.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Andrew Williams | 434 | 42.9 | –3.9 | |
Labour | Barbara Pesch | 423 | 41.8 | +17.2 | |
Conservative | William Wyatt-Lowe | 417 | 41.2 | –7.7 | |
Labour | David Taylor | 400 | 39.5 | +16.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Faith Thornhill | 190 | 18.8 | +10.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Thornhill | 161 | 15.9 | +8.1 | |
Turnout | 22.1 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Labour gain from Conservative |