Alexander John Randall,Baron Randall of Uxbridge,is a British politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Uxbridge from 1997 to 2010 and for Uxbridge and South Ruislip until 2015,before being awarded a life peerage in 2018. A member of the Conservative Party,he served as Government Deputy Chief Whip from May 2010 and October 2013,as well as Environment Adviser to Theresa May from 2017 to 2019.
The 1997 Uxbridge by-election was a parliamentary by-election held in July 1997 to elect a new Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of Uxbridge in Greater London,England. The seat was held by the Conservative Party,their first such victory since 1989.
Uxbridge was a seat returning one Member of Parliament (MP) of the House of Commons of the UK Parliament from 1885 to 2010. Its MPs elected were:Conservative Party candidates for 107 years and Labour Party candidates for 18 years. The closing 40 years of the seat's history saw Conservative victory —in 1997 on a very marginal majority in relative terms.
Ruislip,Northwood and Pinner is a constituency in Greater London represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by David Simmonds,a Conservative.
Uxbridge and South Ruislip is a constituency in Greater London represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since its 2010 creation. The seat has been held by Danny Beales of the Labour Party since July 2024.
Ealing and Hillingdon is a constituency represented in the London Assembly since its formation in 2000. It has been represented by Bassam Mahfouz of the Labour Party since 2024.
Ali Milani is a British author,political commentator,and Labour Party politician. In 2019,he unsuccessfully stood as the party's candidate in Uxbridge and South Ruislip,a seat which was held by the then-Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Milani was a councillor for Heathrow Villages in the London Borough of Hillingdon from 2018 to 2022. He has previously served as a Vice President of the National Union of Students.
Count Binface is a satirical novelty candidate created by the British comedian Jonathan David Harvey in 2018. He stood as a candidate for Uxbridge and South Ruislip in the 2019 United Kingdom general election against the then prime minister,Boris Johnson,and again at the 2023 by-election that followed Johnson's resignation. He also stood in the London Mayoral elections in 2021 and 2024. In the 2024 general election Binface stood against the prime minister,Rishi Sunak,in his Richmond and Northallerton constituency.
David Timothy Simmonds is a British Conservative Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ruislip,Northwood and Pinner from 2019. Simmonds was formerly a councillor on Hillingdon London Borough Council,having served from 1998 to 2022. He has been Shadow Minister for Housing,Communities and Local Government since July 2024.
The Reclaim Party is a right-wing populist political party in the United Kingdom. It was launched in 2020 by English political activist and former actor Laurence Fox,with all of its funding from a single donor,Jeremy Hosking. It does not solicit donations or charge membership fees.
The Labour Muslim Network is a British campaign group associated with the Labour Party,focused on Muslim matters and getting Muslims into benefits. Labour MP Afzal Khan is the parliamentary chair for the group. The purpose of the group is to promote Muslim engagement and representation in the Labour Party,conduct political training and development activities,and lead on political campaigns. It is the largest Muslim group of Labour members and supporters.
The 2022 Hillingdon London Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022. All 53 members of Hillingdon London Borough Council were elected. The elections took place alongside local elections in the other London boroughs and elections to local authorities across the United Kingdom.
The 2024 London mayoral election was held on 2 May 2024 to elect the next mayor of London. It took place simultaneously with elections to the London Assembly,some local council by-elections in London and regular local elections elsewhere in England and Wales. Following the Elections Act 2022,voting in this election took place under the first-past-the-post system for the first time,replacing the supplementary vote system. The result of the election was announced on 4 May 2024.
In July 2022,a motion of confidence in the second Johnson ministry was tabled in the House of Commons. The motion,debated on 18 July,was laid by the government itself after it had refused to allow time for a Labour Party no-confidence motion. The Government won the vote on 18 July,but the Prime Minister resigned in September.
The Climate Party is a minor green conservative political party in the United Kingdom. It has been compared to the teal independent movement in Australia.
A by-election for the United Kingdom parliamentary constituency of Uxbridge and South Ruislip was held on 20 July 2023,following the resignation of former Prime Minister Boris Johnson as its member of Parliament (MP) on 12 June.
A by-election was held in the United Kingdom parliamentary constituency of Selby and Ainsty in North Yorkshire on 20 July 2023,following the announcement on 10 June that the incumbent Conservative Party member of Parliament (MP),Nigel Adams,was standing down from Parliament with immediate effect. Adams had previously announced his intention to stand down as an MP at the 2024 general election,with the party having selected a candidate to succeed him the previous day. Adams formally confirmed his resignation on 12 June.
Danny Boy Beales is a British politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Uxbridge and South Ruislip since 2024. A member of the Labour Party,he was previously a member of Camden London Borough Council from 2014 until his election to Parliament.
Keir Alexander Mather is a British Labour politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Selby,formerly Selby and Ainsty,since 2023. He has served as an Assistant Government Whip since July 2024.
Sarah Joanne Dyke is a British Liberal Democrat politician. She has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Glastonbury and Somerton since 2024 and was previously MP for Somerton and Frome from 2023 to 2024.
