Tris Osborne | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Chatham and Aylesford | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Tracey Crouch |
| Majority | 1,998 (4.9%) |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | Durham University |
| Website | www |
Tristan John Osborne is a British Labour Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Chatham and Aylesford since 2024.
Osborne is a native of the Medway area in Kent and grew up in Rochester. [1] [2] He attended St William of Perth Catholic Primary School in Rochester before receiving a scholarship to the private King's School,Rochester due to being a chorister at Rochester Cathedral. [1] He has a Bachelor of Science degree in natural sciences (2004) and a Master of Arts degree in business management (2006) from College of St Hild and St Bede,part of Durham University. [1] [3] Osborne,who is gay,was an LGBT activist at university, [1] [4] [5] and has since continued to support local LGBT communities,representing the local Labour team at Medway Pride each year. [6] [7]
After leaving university Osborne worked for a banking start-up specialising in financial risk from July 2006 to November 2013 and for a consultancy firm advising political parties about businesses regulation from December 2013 to July 2016. [1] Whilst working in London he was a special constable with the Metropolitan Police in Greenwich and Charlton. [8] [9] Osborne then moved back to the Medway area and obtained a teaching qualification in geography from Canterbury Christ Church University in 2017. [1] He was a geography teacher at Strood Academy from July 2017 to August 2023 and Stone Lodge School from August 2023 to July 2024. [1]
Osborne contested 2007 local elections in the Medway as one of the Labour Party candidates in the three-member Strood North Ward but was not elected. [10] He contested the 2011 local elections in Medway as one of the Labour Party candidates in the three-member Luton and Wayfield Ward and was elected. [11] [12] He was re-elected at the 2015 and 2019 local elections. [11] At the 2023 local elections he was elected from the three-member Rochester East and Warren Wood Ward. [13] [14] At the election Labour gained control of Medway Council and Osborne was appointed Cabinet Member for Community Safety and Enforcement. [1] [15] On 17 December 2024,he announced his resignation as councillor for Medway via a post on X (formerly Twitter) after serving for 13 years. [16]
Osborne contested the 2015 general election as the Labour Party candidate in Chatham and Aylesford but was defeated by Conservative incumbent Tracey Crouch. [1] [17] He contested the 2016 police and crime commissioner elections as the Labour Party candidate in Kent but was defeated by Conservative Matthew Scott. [18] [19]
Osborne contested the 2024 general election as the Labour Party candidate in Chatham and Aylesford and was elected with a majority of 1,998. [20] [21] On 12 September 2024,he made his maiden speech in the House of Commons during the Sir David Amess Adjournment Debate. [22]
| Election | Constituency | Party | Votes | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 local [23] | Medway - Strood North Ward | Labour Party | 1,365 | Not elected | |
| 2011 local [24] | Medway - Luton and Wayfield Ward | Labour Party | 1,326 | Elected | |
| 2015 general [25] | Chatham and Aylesford | Labour Party | 10,159 | Not elected | |
| 2015 local [26] | Medway - Luton and Wayfield Ward | Labour Party | 1,774 | Elected | |
| 2016 police [27] | Kent | Labour Party | 50,978 | Not elected | |
| 2019 local [28] | Medway - Luton and Wayfield Ward | Labour Party | 1,045 | Elected | |
| 2023 local [29] | Medway - Rochester East and Warren Wood Ward | Labour Party | 1,347 | Elected | |
| 2024 general [30] | Chatham and Aylesford | Labour Party | 13,689 | Elected | |