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He is openly LGBT+. <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/07/05/lgbtq-mps-general-election/#page/6 | title=Number of out LGBTQ+ MPS falls following election | accessdate=6 July 2024}}</ref> He is a regular participant in [[Parkrun]] <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.harrogate-news.co.uk/2024/06/30/5-questions-to-the-liberal-democrat-election-candidate-for-harrogate-knaresborough/ | title=5 questions to the Liberal Democrat election candidate for Harrogate & Knaresborough | accessdate=6 July 2024}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite tweet |user=tomgordonLD |number=1809527047875641831 |title=Park run this morning 🏃♂️Genuinely overwhelmed with how lovely everyone was saying congrats & shaking my hand 👏 Happy to prove a few people wrong, who said they expected me to never show up again now that I was elected 🤣Time to show we can do politics differently 🔶}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 10:10, 7 July 2024
Tom Gordon | |
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| Member of Parliament for Harrogate and Knaresborough | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Andrew Jones |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas Anthony Gordon 26 February 1994 Knottingley, West Yorkshire, England |
| Political party | Liberal Democrats |
| Alma mater | Newcastle University |
| Website | www |
Thomas Anthony Gordon is the Liberal Democrat MP for Harrogate and Knaresborough in the UK House of Commons, elected at the 2024 general election.[1]
Early life and career
Gordon was born and raised in Knottingley. [2] He recived a Bsc in Biochemistry at Newcastle University. He went on to study for a Master's degree in Public Health also at Newcastle, which he completed part time due to his mothers battle with breast cancer, which he says inspired his entry into politics. [3] His mother, Adele Hayes, is a Councillor for Knottingley on Wakefield Council.
Before entering Parliament he worked in the scientific recruitment and health services research sector. [4]
Political career
While at University he was elected as a Councillor for Manor Park on Newcastle City Council in 2018. While still a Councillor in Newcastle he returned to Knottingley after taking a job at the University of York and stood for election in Knottingley on Wakefield Council, causing Newcastle’s ruling Labour group to call for his resign, although he did not miss any meetings following his move. [5]
Controversy
During his election campaign in Harrogate and Knaresborough, the Stray Ferret reported that Gordon was subject to a Gambling Commission investigation after he was accused of bets on the outcomes of by-elections in 2021 and 2022, using canvassing data not available to the public – and that he won money on more than one occasion as a result.[6]
Personal life
He is openly LGBT+. [7] He is a regular participant in Parkrun [8] [9]
References
- ^ "Harrogate and Knaresborough - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "5 questions to the Liberal Democrat election candidate for Harrogate & Knaresborough". Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "'My mum's cancer struggle got me into politics'". Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "'My mum's cancer struggle got me into politics'". Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ Holland, Daniel (27 March 2019). "Newcastle councillor who lives 100 miles away faces call to resign". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ Grainger, John (28 June 2024). "EXCLUSIVE: Harrogate Lib Dem candidate reported to Gambling Commission over allegations of election betting". thestrayferret.co.uk. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Number of out LGBTQ+ MPS falls following election". Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "5 questions to the Liberal Democrat election candidate for Harrogate & Knaresborough". Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ @tomgordonLD (6 July 2024). "Park run this morning 🏃♂️Genuinely overwhelmed with how lovely everyone was saying congrats & shaking my hand 👏 Happy to prove a few people wrong, who said they expected me to never show up again now that I was elected 🤣Time to show we can do politics differently 🔶" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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