Lloyd Russell-Moyle

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Lloyd Russell-Moyle
Official Parliamentary portrait, June 2017
Member of Parliament
for Brighton Kemptown
Assumed office
8 June 2017
Preceded bySimon Kirby
Majority9,868 (20.0%)
Personal details
Born
Lloyd Cameron Russell-Moyle

(1986-09-14) 14 September 1986 (age 37)
Brighton, Sussex, England
Political partyLabour Co-operative
Alma materPriory School, Lewes

Sussex Downs College
University of Bradford, Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution

University of Sussex, International Law
OccupationYouth Worker, Charity Worker, Politician

Lloyd Cameron Russell-Moyle[1][2] (born 14 September 1986)[3] is a British Labour Co-operative politician who was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Brighton Kemptown in the 2017 general election.[4][5] In the 2015 general election he stood in the neighbouring seat of Lewes, coming fourth.[6]

Russell-Moyle was born in Brighton[1] and educated at Priory School, Lewes,[6] Sussex Downs College,[7] the University of Bradford,[8] and the University of Sussex.[9] He has been a councillor on Brighton and Hove City Council since 2016.[10]

Before entering politics he had a background in youth work, working at the National Youth Agency,[11] chairing the Woodcraft Folk[12] and being the Vice President of the European Youth Forum based in Brussels.[13]

Russell-Moyle is a supporter of the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn.[14]

At the 2017 election Russell-Moyle was one of eight new LGBT people elected to Parliament.[15]

References

  1. ^ a b "findmypast.co.uk birth record". Findmypast. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Lloyd Cameron RUSSELL MOYLE - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Lloyd Russell-Moyle - Candidate for Brighton, Kemptown in 2017 General Election". Democracy Club candidates. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Mr Lloyd Russell-Moyle MP - UK Parliament". www.parliament.uk. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  5. ^ Forster, Katie (9 June 2017). "Kemptown election result: Brighton seat swings from Tories to Labour Co-operative". The Independent. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  6. ^ a b "UK Polling Report Lewes 2015". UK Polling Report. 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  7. ^ "Enthusiastic about Politics?". Sussex Downs College. 18 June 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  8. ^ Vidal, John (9 August 2006). "Welcome to Woodie land". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  9. ^ "Sussex Law on Twitter: "Our new MPs #GE2017, including Sussex Law alumnus Lloyd Russell-Moyle"". Twitter. University of Sussex School of Law. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  10. ^ le Duc, Frank (5 August 2016). "Labour holds East Brighton in by-election". Brighton and Hove News. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  11. ^ "The National Youth Agency: Four young trainers join The NYA activeinvolvement team". Children & Young People Now. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  12. ^ "When I camped with Corbyn - and what British politics can learn from the Woodcraft Folk - The i newspaper online iNews". inews.co.uk. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  13. ^ "European Youth Forum". youthforum.org. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  14. ^ "Corbynite 'in to win' Kemptown (From The Argus)". theargus.co.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  15. ^ "Newly elected LGBT Labour MP, won't let the homophobic DUP take control of Westminster | MySoCalledGayLife.co.uk". mysocalledgaylife.co.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2017.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament
for Brighton Kemptown

2017–present
Incumbent