Gideon Amos
British politician
Gideon Amos OBE MP | |
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Member of Parliament for Taunton and Wellington | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 5 July 2024 | |
Preceded by | Constituency created |
Majority | 11,989 (23.74%) |
Personal details | |
Born | Gideon John Amos 16 January 1965 |
Political party | Liberal Democrats |
Children | 4 |
Alma mater | Oxford Brookes University |
Occupation |
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Website | www |
Gideon John Amos[1] OBE is a British politician, architect, and urban designer who has been the Member of Parliament for Taunton and Wellington since 2024.
A member of the Liberal Democrats, he gained the seat from Rebecca Pow of the Conservative Party with a majority of 11,989 in the 2024 United Kingdom General Election.[2]
Early life
Amos grew up in Somerset.[3] He attended Wells Cathedral School and studied at Oxford Brookes University.[4]
Personal life
Amos lives in Taunton with his wife Caroline and their four children.[5]
2024 United Kingdom General Election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Gideon Amos[7] | 24,331 | 48.4% | +12.1% | |
Reform UK | Charles Hansard[8] | 8,053 | 16.0% | +16.0% | |
Conservative | Rebecca Pow[9] | 12,392 | 24.6% | -27.4% | |
Communist | Rochelle Russell[10] | 134 | 0.3% | +0.3% | |
Green | Ryan Trower[11] | 1,832 | 3.6% | +3.6% | |
Labour | Brenda Weston[12] | 3,552 | 7.1% | -0.8% | |
Majority | 11,939 | ||||
Turnout | 50,294 | 64.13% | -7.20% | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
References
- ^ House of Commons, Votes and Proceedings, Tuesday 9 July 2024.
- ^ "Taunton & Wellington | General Election 2024". Sky News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ Bird, Ken (9 November 2022). "Gideon Amos to contest Taunton Deane seat again". Around Wellington. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "Issue 155". The Somerset Leveller. 24 April 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "Meet Gideon Amos Lib Dem parliamentary candidate for Taunton and Wellington". Taunton and Wellington Liberal Democrats. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll". Somerset Council. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidates". Mark Pack. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "Taunton and Wellington Constituency PPC - Charles Hansard". Reform UK. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ "Conservatives choose MP Rebecca Pow to fight next General Election election". West Somerset Free Press. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "Instagram".
- ^ "Stand at the next general election". South West Green Party. 17 September 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "Labour Party Prospective Parliamentary Candidates". Labour Party (UK). Retrieved 2 June 2024.
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Current Liberal Democrat MPs by region
- Does not contest elections
- Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland)
- Wendy Chamberlain (North East Fife)
- Christine Jardine (Edinburgh West)
- Angus MacDonald (Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)
- Susan Murray (Mid Dunbartonshire)
- Jamie Stone (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross)
- None
- Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale)
- Tom Morrison (Cheadle)
- Lisa Smart (Hazel Grove)
- Tom Gordon (Harrogate and Knaresborough)
- David Chadwick (Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe)
- None
- Helen Morgan (North Shropshire)
- Manuela Perteghella (Stratford-on-Avon)
- Steffan Aquarone (North Norfolk)
- Charlotte Cane (Ely and East Cambridgeshire)
- Victoria Collins (Harpenden and Berkhamsted)
- Daisy Cooper (St Albans)
- Marie Goldman (Chelmsford)
- Pippa Heylings (South Cambridgeshire)
- Ian Sollom (St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire)
- Sir Ed Davey (Kingston and Surbiton)
- Bobby Dean (Carshalton and Wallington)
- Paul Kohler (Wimbledon)
- Sarah Olney (Richmond Park)
- Luke Taylor (Sutton and Cheam)
- Munira Wilson (Twickenham)
- Gideon Amos (Taunton and Wellington)
- Adam Dance (Yeovil)
- Steve Darling (Torbay)
- Sarah Dyke (Glastonbury and Somerton)
- Richard Foord (Honiton and Sidmouth)
- Andrew George (St Ives)
- Sarah Gibson (Chippenham)
- Rachel Gilmour (Tiverton and Minehead)
- Wera Hobhouse (Bath)
- Ben Maguire (North Cornwall)
- Brian Mathew (Melksham and Devizes)
- Edward Morello (West Dorset)
- Tessa Munt (Wells and Mendip Hills)
- Ian Roome (North Devon)
- Anna Sabine (Frome and East Somerset)
- Roz Savage (South Cotswolds)
- Vikki Slade (Mid Dorset and North Poole)
- Cameron Thomas (Tewkesbury)
- Caroline Voaden (South Devon)
- Max Wilkinson (Cheltenham)
- Martin Wrigley (Newton Abbot)
- Claire Young (Thornbury and Yate)
- Josh Babarinde (Eastbourne)
- Alison Bennett (Mid Sussex)
- Alex Brewer (North East Hampshire)
- Jess Brown-Fuller (Chichester)
- Danny Chambers (Winchester)
- Chris Coghlan (Dorking and Horley)
- Lee Dillon (Newbury)
- Will Forster (Woking)
- Zöe Franklin (Guildford)
- Olly Glover (Didcot and Wantage)
- Sarah Green (Chesham and Amersham)
- Monica Harding (Esher and Walton)
- Liz Jarvis (Eastleigh)
- Clive Jones (Wokingham)
- James MacCleary (Lewes)
- Helen Maguire (Epsom and Ewell)
- Mike Martin (Tunbridge Wells)
- Charlie Maynard (Witney)
- Calum Miller (Bicester and Woodstock)
- John Milne (Horsham)
- Layla Moran (Oxford West and Abingdon)
- Al Pinkerton (Surrey Heath)
- Joshua Reynolds (Maidenhead)
- Freddie van Mierlo (Henley and Thame)
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