Oliver Ryan (politician)

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Oliver Ryan
MP
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Official portrait, 2024
Member of Parliament
for Burnley
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Labour Co-op Oliver Ryan 12,598 31.7 –8.5
Liberal Democrats Gordon Birtwistle 9,17823.1+15.4
Conservative Antony Higginbotham 8,05820.3–20.2
Reform UK Nathan McCollum7,75519.5+12.4
Green Jack Launer1,5183.8+2.0
Independent Rayyan Fiass2920.7+0.7
Independent Mitchell Cryer1690.4+0.4
Independent David Roper1510.4+0.4
Majority 3,4208.6N/A
Turnout 39,71953–9.4
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +5.8

Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council

2022 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election: Audenshaw [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Oliver Ryan 1,520 52.1 +5.2
Conservative Danny Mather1,17840.4–4.0
Green Luke Robinson2217.6–1.1
Majority 34211.7
Turnout 2,93031.1
Labour hold Swing +4.6
2018 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election: Audenshaw [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Oliver Ryan 1,581 55.3 +10.0
Conservative Danny Mather92232.2+5.7
UKIP Peter Harris1956.8–15.6
Green Georgia Blakeney1615.6+0.4
Turnout 2,86530
Labour hold Swing
2014 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election: Audenshaw [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Oliver Ryan 1,284 42.32 −9.36
UKIP David Turner1,16238.30N/A
Conservative Colin White42914.14−18.42
Green Nancy Jaegar1595.24N/A
Majority 1224.02−15.1
Turnout 3,03433−29
Labour hold Swing

Personal life

Ryan is openly gay. [16] [15]

References

  1. ↑ "Burnley - General election results 2024". BBC News. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  2. 1 2 Higgins, Adam (5 July 2024). "Former Tameside councillor becomes MP for first time". Tameside Correspondent. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  3. ↑ "Burnley MP Oliver Ryan suspended by Labour over messages on WhatsApp group". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  4. 1 2 Schofield, Kevin (14 August 2025). "Exclusive: Labour Reinstates MP Suspended Over 'Offensive' WhatsApp Messages". The Huffington Post . Archived from the original on 15 August 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
  5. ↑ "Votes and Proceedings". Parliament.uk . 9 July 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 "UK Parliamentary Election – Thursday 4th July". Burnley Borough Council. 5 July 2024. Archived from the original on 10 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  7. ↑ Ryan, Oliver David [@OliverRyanUK] (23 April 2023). "Well, I'm 28! Thanks for all your kind messages. Had a day of campaigning, cake, friends celebrating Eid, visited a youth project & had a lovely family meal. Special thanks to @LordWajidKhan & the Khans for celebrating with me & to @GemmaHaigh_ for my canvassing Birthday badge!" (Tweet). Retrieved 7 September 2025– via Twitter.
  8. 1 2 Ryan, Oliver David. "About Oliver Ryan". Archived from the original on 20 May 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  9. ↑ "Graduation programme July 2016" (PDF). University of Manchester. July 2016. p. 57. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  10. 1 2 "Local Election - Thursday, 22nd May, 2014". Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  11. 1 2 "Local Election - Thursday, 3rd May, 2018". Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  12. 1 2 "Local Election - Thursday, 5th May, 2022". Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  13. ↑ Collis, Dominic (3 September 2024). "Burnley's new Labour MP Oliver Ryan talks about his first 50 days in parliament". Burnley Express.
  14. ↑ "Second Labour MP apologises over WhatsApp comments". BBC News. 9 February 2025. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  15. 1 2 Whannel, Kate (10 February 2025). "Oliver Ryan suspended as Labour MP over WhatsApp messages". BBC News . Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  16. ↑ Reynolds, Andrew (5 July 2024). "Number of out LGBTQ+ MPs falls following election – but Labour has a reason to be proud". PinkNews . Retrieved 10 July 2024.
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