Matt Turmaine

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Matt Turmaine
MP
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Official portrait, 2024
Member of Parliament
for Watford
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Labour Matt Turmaine 15,708 35.3 –4.0
Conservative Dean Russell 10,98524.7–17.3
Liberal Democrats Ian Stotesbury7,57717.0–0.7
Reform UK Gary Ling4,93011.1New
Workers Party Khalid Mahmood Chohan2,6596.0New
Green Arran Bowen-la Grange2,4285.5+5.2
Heritage Sarah Knott1680.4New
Majority4,72310.62+3.02
Turnout 44,45561.0%–7.50
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
General election 2019: Chesham and Amersham [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Cheryl Gillan 30,850 55.4 –5.3
Liberal Democrats Dan Gallagher14,62726.3+13.3
Labour Matt Turmaine7,16612.9–7.7
Green Alan Booth3,0425.5+2.5
Majority16,22329.1–11.0
Turnout 55,68576.8–0.3
Conservative hold Swing
General election 2015: Watford [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Harrington 24,400 43.5 +8.6
Labour Matthew Turmaine14,60626.0–0.7
Liberal Democrats Dorothy Thornhill 10,15218.1–14.3
UKIP Nick Lincoln5,4819.8+7.6
Green Aidan Cottrell-Boyce1,3322.4+0.8
TUSC Mark O'Connor1780.3New
Majority9,79417.5+15.0
Turnout 56,14966.6–1.7
Conservative hold Swing +4.6

Watford Borough Council

2022 Watford Borough Council election: Holywell ward [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Matt Turmaine 949 53.2 –12.4
Conservative Sanjaya Pant42623.9+9.9
Liberal Democrats Penelope Hill36020.2–0.2
TUSC Mark O'Connor492.7New
Majority52329.3N/A
Turnout 1,78427.4
Labour Co-op hold Swing –11.1
2018 Watford Borough Council election: Holywell ward [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Matt Turmaine 1,402 65.61
Liberal Democrats Syed Kazmi43620.40
Conservative Yasmin Goldsmith29913.99
Majority96645.21
Turnout 213733.38
Labour hold Swing
2016 Watford Borough Council election: Holywell ward (3 seats) [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nigel Bell 1,200
Labour Jackie Connal 924
Labour Matt Turmaine 917
Liberal Democrats Simonie Rose Jeffree210
Conservative Penelope Anne Mortimer208
UKIP Gavin Stephen Smith199
Liberal Democrats Frances Kershaw184
Liberal Democrats Qaiser Mahmood172
Conservative Prasi Bhatt144
Conservative Camilla Zaman Khawaja134
Green Rhiannon Emma Louise Grant133
Green Jim Grant108
Green Anne Simpson72
TUSC Clive Jones39
Turnout 26.15
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
2012 Watford Borough Council election: Holywell ward [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Matt Turmaine 1,016 62.9 –5.5
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Umar30619.0+3.1
Conservative Neil John Punter16510.2–1.5
Green Nigel Anthony Filer1277.9+3.9
Majority71042.9
Turnout 161426.15
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Hammersmith and Fulham Council

2010 Hammersmith and Fulham Council election: North End ward (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Georgie Cooney 2,125
Labour Daryl Brown 1,987
Conservative Tom Crofts 1,979
Conservative Caroline R. Ffiske1,842
Labour Max Schmid1,697
Labour Matt Turmaine1,679
Liberal Democrats Robert Falkner998
Liberal Democrats Patrick C. Mcveigh810
Liberal Democrats Meher Oliaji774
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing
2006 Hammersmith and Fulham Council election: Fulham Reach ward (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gavin Donovan 1,683
Conservative Paul Bristow 1,635
Conservative Andrew Johnson 1,573
Labour Stephen B. Burke1,284
Labour Oliver P. Cardigan1,222
Labour Matthew R. Turmaine1,207
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth M. Stephens407
Liberal Democrats Marytka K. Jablkowska341
Turnout 44.1
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Declaration of Result of Poll". Watford Borough Council. 5 July 2024. Archived from the original on 6 July 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  2. "TURMAINE, Matthew Robert birth registration record". FreeBMD . Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  3. Joy, Matt (11 November 2019). "'The current system is failing nearly everyone' - Chesham and Amersham Labour candidate unveiled". Bucks Free Press . Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 Matthews, Anthony (26 December 2024). "Matt Turmaine reflects on first months as MP for Watford". Watford Observer . Retrieved 4 February 2025.
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  6. 1 2 3 "Matt Turmaine has been selected as Labour's Parliamentary candidate for Watford". Watford Constituency Labour Party. 16 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  7. 1 2 Wright, Mike (1 March 2013). "Ed Balls shows support for Watford Labour candidate Matt Turmaine". Watford Observer . Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  8. 1 2 "2012 Watford Borough Ward election". Watford Borough Council. Archived from the original on 6 July 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  9. 1 2 "Election for the constituency of Watford on 7 May 2015". UK Parliament . Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  10. 1 2 "2016 Watford Borough Ward election". Watford Borough Council. Archived from the original on 6 July 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  11. 1 2 "2018 Watford Borough Ward election". Watford Borough Council. Archived from the original on 6 July 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  12. 1 2 "Election for the constituency of Chesham and Amersham on 12 December 2019". UK Parliament . Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  13. 1 2 "2022 Watford Borough Ward election". Watford Borough Council. Archived from the original on 6 July 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  14. Turmaine, Matt (26 May 2024). "'Watford wants change' claims Labour general election candidate". Watford Observer . Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  15. McGuinness, Fintan (5 July 2024). "Labour candidate Matt Turmaine voted in as Watford MP". Watford Observer . Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  16. Turmaine, Matt (26 November 2024). "I have questioned the Defence Secretary John Healey about the British government's support for Ukraine in the ongoing conflict and the support being given in their quest to preserve their freedom". Facebook . Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  17. Flanagan, Chris (17 November 2023). "Gaza ceasefire vote: Watford politicians outline their views". Watford Observer . Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  18. Turmaine, Matt (4 April 2024). "The attacks on the World Central Kitchen aid workers in Gaza are horrific but the latest of many. Increasing calls being made to stop UK arms sales to Israel in light of legal expertise and advice provided to the government". Facebook . Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  19. Turmaine, Matt (15 January 2025). "I welcome the news of a ceasefire in Gaza. At last, there is hope on the horizon". Facebook . Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  20. Issimdar, Mariam (7 July 2024). "Who are the MPs representing Hertfordshire?". BBC News . Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  21. Soaper, Lily (17 October 2022). "Campaign Session in Watford". LGBT+ Labour . Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  22. Garside, Juliette (12 March 1999). "STOP PRESS: Turmaine to head BBC new media PR". PRWeek . Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  23. "BBC dissolves top PR job in internet division reshuffle". PRWeek. 11 January 2002. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
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for Watford

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