The London Borough of Hillingdon is the largest and westernmost borough in West London,England. It was formed in 1965 from the districts of Hayes and Harlington,Ruislip-Northwood,Uxbridge,and Yiewsley and West Drayton in the ceremonial county of Middlesex. Today,Hillingdon is home to Heathrow Airport and Brunel University,and is the second largest of the 32 London boroughs by area.
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 Steve Tuckwell of the Conservative Party with a majority of 495 since a by-election on 20 July 2023. The seat's previous holder,former Prime Minister (2019–2022) Boris Johnson,also of the Conservative Party,had formally resigned after receiving a copy of the Standard Committee's report into Partygate,which recommended a recall petition.
Ealing and Hillingdon is a constituency represented in the London Assembly since its formation in 2000.
The London mayoral election for the office of mayor of London takes place every four years. The first election was held in May 2000,and five subsequent elections have taken place. The latest mayoral election took place in 2021;it was initially going to be held in 2020,but was postponed by a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) is an area in London,England,where an emissions standard based charge is applied to non-compliant road vehicles. Plans were announced by London Mayor Boris Johnson in March 2015 for the zone to come into operation in September 2020. Sadiq Khan,the subsequent mayor,introduced the zone early on 8 April 2019. The zone initially covered Central London,the same area as the existing London congestion charge and raised £224 million in 2022.
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 political candidate created by the British comedian Jonathan David Harvey in 2018. He was a candidate for Uxbridge and South Ruislip in the 2019 United Kingdom general election against prime minister Boris Johnson. He also stood in the 2021 London mayoral election.
The Labour Muslim Network is a British campaign group associated with the Labour Party,focused on Muslim matters. 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 is due to be held on 2 May 2024 to elect the next mayor of London. It will take place simultaneously with elections to the London Assembly and local elections across England and Wales. Following the Elections Act 2022,voting in this election will take place under the first-past-the-post system for the first time,replacing the supplementary vote system.
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 Labour Party leadership of Keir Starmer began when Keir Starmer was elected as Leader of the UK Labour Party in April 2020,following the resignation of Jeremy Corbyn after Labour's defeat at the 2019 general election. Starmer's tenure as leader has been marked by his opposition to some of the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and various other issues involving the government,including Partygate,the cost of living crisis,and the industrial disputes.
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 next 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 Labour politician. He has been a member of Camden London Borough Council since 2014.
Keir Alexander Mather is a British Labour politician serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Selby and Ainsty since the 2023 by-election. At the time of his election,aged 25,Mather became the youngest serving MP.
