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Tom Rutland
MP
Official portrait, 2024
Member of Parliament
for East Worthing and Shoreham
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Preceded byTim Loughton
Majority9,519 (19.4%)
Member of Lambeth London Borough Council for Streatham Common and Vale
In office
5 May 2022 – 2 May 2024
Personal details
Born
February 1992 (age 32)
Political partyLabour
Alma materJesus College, Oxford (PPE)
WebsiteOfficial website

Thomas William Rutland[1] (born February 1992[2]) is a British Labour Party politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for East Worthing and Shoreham since July 2024.[3]

Early life and education

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Rutland was educated at The Skinners' School in Tunbridge Wells and went on to graduate in philosophy, politics, and economics (PPE) at Jesus College, Oxford in 2013.[4][5] He was Junior Common Room president at Jesus College and subsequently president of Oxford University Student Union from 2013 to 2014.[6][7]

Early career

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Rutland has worked as a press officer for the Financial Conduct Authority, Imperial College London, and the Prospect trade union.[8][9]

Political career

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Rutland was a councillor for Streatham Common and Vale ward on Lambeth London Borough Council from 2022 to 2024.[10] When he resigned to concentrate on becoming an MP, local website Brixton Buzz accused him of being an absentee councillor, saying that "he attracted criticism from local residents after failing to show up for his local surgeries in Lambeth."[11]

In the 2024 United Kingdom general election, Rutland was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for East Worthing and Shoreham with 22,120 votes (45.1%) and a majority of 9,519 over the second place Conservative candidate.[12]

References

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  1. ^ "Members Sworn". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 752. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 10 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Thomas William RUTLAND". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Companies House. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  3. ^ Helm, Toby; Tapper, James (30 June 2024). "'People assume we will win by an absolute mile': Labour fears voter complacency". The Observer. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Former Jesus College students become new MPs". Jesus College, Oxford. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Tom Rutland". LinkedIn. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  6. ^ "The OUSU Team: Tom Rutland". Cherwell]. 11 October 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  7. ^ "It's not all Harry Potter and football for students' union". Oxford Mail. 8 October 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  8. ^ LinkedIn
  9. ^ Imperial College, Tom Rutland, Public Affairs Officer, Communications and Public Affairs, 25 February 2019.
  10. ^ Lambeth Labour Party profile
  11. ^ Cobb, Jason (2024-03-22). "AWOL Labour Cllr Tom Rutland finally resigns from Lambeth Council to concentrate on becoming the next MP for East Shoreham and Worthing". Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  12. ^ "East Worthing and Shoreham - General election results 2024". BBC News. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
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