Tris Osborne
Tris Osborne MP | |
---|---|
![]() Official portrait, 2024 | |
Member of Parliament for Chatham and Aylesford | |
Incumbent | |
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.
Early life
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]
Early career
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.[6][7] 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]
Political career
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.[8] 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.[9][10] He was re-elected at the 2015 and 2019 local elections.[9] At the 2023 local elections he was elected from the three-member Rochester East and Warren Wood Ward.[11][12] At the election Labour gained control of Medway Council and Osborne was appointed Cabinet Member for Community Safety and Enforcement.[1][13]
Osborne contested the 2015 general election as the Labour Party candidate in Chatham and Aylesford but was defeated by Conservative incumbent Tracey Crouch.[1][14] He contested the 2016 police and crime commissioner elections as the Labour Party candidate in Kent but was defeated by Conservative Matthew Scott.[15][16]
Osborne contested the 2024 general election as the Labour Party candidate in Chatham and Aylesford and was elected with a majority of 1,998.[17][18]
Electoral history
Election | Constituency | Party | Votes | Result | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2007 local[19] | Medway - Strood North Ward | Labour Party | 1,365 | Not elected | |
2011 local[20] | Medway - Luton and Wayfield Ward | Labour Party | 1,326 | Elected | |
2015 general[21] | Chatham and Aylesford | Labour Party | 10,159 | Not elected | |
2015 local[22] | Medway - Luton and Wayfield Ward | Labour Party | 1,774 | Elected | |
2016 police[23] | Kent | Labour Party | 50,978 | Not elected | |
2019 local[24] | Medway - Luton and Wayfield Ward | Labour Party | 1,045 | Elected | |
2023 local[25] | Medway - Rochester East and Warren Wood Ward | Labour Party | 1,347 | Elected | |
2024 general[26] | Chatham and Aylesford | Labour Party | 13,689 | Elected |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Boddy, Robert (22 August 2023). "Medway politics: local democracy reporter Robert Boddy meets Labour's Cllr Tristan Osborne". Kent Online. Rochester, UK. Archived from the original on 13 February 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Labour says diversity is stil the spice of life". Kent on Sunday. Ashford, UK. 24 April 2016. p. 23. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ Tris Osborne MP [@cllrtrisosborne] (27 February 2014). "@BenJamminWalker Nope. Very proud of my period in office at @durhamSU and attending @durham_uni and being a @hildbedealumni" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Horn, Jenni (15 June 2016). "Medway Council urged to display LGBT rainbow flag following Orlando nightclub shooting". Kent Online. Rochester, UK. Archived from the original on 18 June 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Gay rights campaigners stage same-sex weddings". The Northern Echo. Darlington, UK. 17 February 2004. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ Massey, Lizzie (22 November 2015). "Medway Cllr Tristan Osborne eyes up Kent police and crime commissioner role". Kent Online. Rochester, UK. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ Hignett, Adam (16 March 2016). "Police chief accused of 'miserable record' as the election fight begins". Times of Tunbridge Wells. Tunbridge Wells, UK. p. 2. Archived from the original on 24 February 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Strood North Ward — Medway". Local Elections Archive Project. Archived from the original on 31 July 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Luton and Wayfield Ward — Medway". Local Elections Archive Project. Archived from the original on 31 July 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ Bounds, Bob (5 May 2011). "Medway elections - results". Kent Online. Rochester, UK. Archived from the original on 22 April 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ Thorne, Lucy (5 May 2023). "Medway local election results 2023 in full". Kent Live. Tunbridge Wells, UK. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Rochester East & Warren Wood 4 May 2023". Medway Elects. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ Jordan, Nicola (8 May 2023). "New Medway Council leader Vince Maple outlines what Labour plans for Towns". Kent Online. Rochester, UK. Archived from the original on 22 May 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ Massey, Lizzie (8 May 2015). "Kelly Tolhurst beats Mark Reckless to lead a Tory bluewash across Medway". Kent Online. Rochester, UK. Archived from the original on 22 December 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Kent PCC election: Conservative Matthew Scott wins". BBC News. London, UK. 6 May 2016. Archived from the original on 10 May 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ Francis, Paul (9 May 2016). "Kent's new crime commissioner is Conservative Matthew Scott". Kent Online. Rochester, UK. Archived from the original on 21 May 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Election 2024: Chatham and Aylesford results". BBC News. London, UK. Archived from the original on 6 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ Boddy, Robert (5 July 2024). "Chatham and Aylesford general election 2024 results in full". Kent Online. Rochester, UK. Archived from the original on 5 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Local election results 2007" (PDF). Chatham, UK: Medway Council. p. 9. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Local election results 2011" (PDF). Chatham, UK: Medway Council. p. 5. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "2015 General election results for Chatham and Aylesford constituency" (PDF). Chatham, UK: Medway Council. Archived from the original on 3 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Luton and Wayfield Ward local election results 2015" (PDF). Chatham, UK: Medway Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Election results for Kent Police Area: Kent Police and Crime Commissioner - Thursday, 5th May, 2016". Dover, UK: Dover District Council. Archived from the original on 23 September 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Luton and Wayfield ward results - local and parish council elections 2019". Chatham, UK: Medway Council. Archived from the original on 5 October 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Rochester East and Warren Wood ward results - local and parish elections 2023". Chatham, UK: Medway Council. Archived from the original on 22 February 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "General election 2024 results: Chatham and Aylesford". Chatham, UK: Medway Council. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
External links
- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
- v
- t
- e
- Labour Party
- Parliamentary Labour Party
- List of Labour Party MPs
- Luke Akehurst
- Lewis Atkinson
- Jonathan Brash
- Alan Campbell
- Mark Ferguson
- Emma Foody
- Mary Foy
- Mary Glindon
- Sharon Hodgson
- Ian Lavery
- Emma Lewell-Buck
- Andy McDonald
- Chris McDonald
- Lola McEvoy
- Catherine McKinnell
- Grahame Morris
- Joe Morris
- Luke Myer
- Chi Onwurah
- Kate Osborne
- Bridget Phillipson
- Sam Rushworth
- David Smith
- Alan Strickland
- Anna Turley
- Liz Twist
- Debbie Abrahams
- Mike Amesbury
- David Baines
- Paula Barker
- Lorraine Beavers
- Elsie Blundell
- Phil Brickell
- Markus Campbell-Savours
- Dan Carden
- Lizzi Collinge
- Andrew Cooper
- Ashley Dalton
- Samantha Dixon
- Peter Dowd
- Angela Eagle
- Maria Eagle
- Maya Ellis
- Kirith Entwistle
- Bill Esterson
- Paul Foster
- James Frith
- Andrew Gwynne
- Sarah Hall
- Mark Hendrick
- Jonathan Hinder
- Patrick Hurley
- Kim Johnson
- Mike Kane
- Afzal Khan
- Josh MacAlister
- Andy MacNae
- Justin Madders
- Alison McGovern
- Jim McMahon
- Anneliese Midgley
- Julie Minns
- Navendu Mishra
- Connor Naismith
- Lisa Nandy
- Charlotte Nichols
- Matthew Patrick
- Jo Platt
- Lucy Powell
- Yasmin Qureshi
- Connor Rand
- Angela Rayner
- Jonathan Reynolds
- Marie Rimmer
- Tim Roca
- Sarah Russell
- Oliver Ryan
- Michelle Scrogham
- Josh Simons
- Cat Smith
- Jeff Smith
- Sarah Smith
- Graham Stringer
- Derek Twigg
- Christian Wakeford
- Paul Waugh
- Chris Webb
- Andrew Western
- Michael Wheeler
- Hilary Benn
- Clive Betts
- Olivia Blake
- Jade Botterill
- Sarah Champion
- Luke Charters
- Yvette Cooper
- Judith Cummins
- Nic Dakin
- Paul Davies
- Kate Dearden
- Anna Dixon
- Josh Fenton-Glynn
- Gill Furniss
- Louise Haigh
- Fabian Hamilton
- Emma Hardy
- John Healey
- Alison Hume
- Sally Jameson
- Dan Jarvis
- Diana Johnson
- Kim Leadbeater
- Simon Lightwood
- Rachael Maskell
- Keir Mather
- Ed Miliband
- Abtisam Mohamed
- Melanie Onn
- Stephanie Peacock
- Lee Pitcher
- Rachel Reeves
- Jake Richards
- Mark Sewards
- Naz Shah
- Alex Sobel
- Marie Tidball
- Jon Trickett
- Karl Turner
- Harpreet Uppal
- Katie White
- Catherine Atkinson
- Lee Barron
- Juliet Campbell
- Jonathan Davies
- Hamish Falconer
- Linsey Farnsworth
- Natalie Fleet
- Lilian Greenwood
- Amanda Hack
- Louise Jones
- Liz Kendall
- Gen Kitchen
- James Naish
- Samantha Niblett
- Alex Norris
- Michael Payne
- Jon Pearce
- Toby Perkins
- Mike Reader
- Lucy Rigby
- Jeevun Sandher
- Baggy Shanker
- Adam Thompson
- Michelle Welsh
- John Whitby
- Jo White
- Nadia Whittome
- Rosie Wrighting
- Steve Yemm
- Tahir Ali
- Alex Ballinger
- Antonia Bance
- Chris Bloore
- Sureena Brackenridge
- Julia Buckley
- Liam Byrne
- Alistair Carns
- Jacob Collier
- Tom Collins
- Sarah Coombes
- Mary Creagh
- Shaun Davies
- Cat Eccles
- Sarah Edwards
- Allison Gardner
- Preet Kaur Gill
- Jodie Gosling
- Paulette Hamilton
- Leigh Ingham
- Adam Jogee
- Gurinder Josan
- Warinder Juss
- Sonia Kumar
- Shabana Mahmood
- Pat McFadden
- Josh Newbury
- Taiwo Owatemi
- Jess Phillips
- Dave Robertson
- John Slinger
- Gareth Snell
- Rachel Taylor
- Laurence Turner
- Valerie Vaz
- Matt Western
- David Williams
- Jack Abbott
- Bayo Alaba
- Jess Asato
- Kevin Bonavia
- David Burton-Sampson
- Sam Carling
- Pam Cox
- Jen Craft
- Josh Dean
- Ben Goldsborough
- Chris Hinchliff
- Rachel Hopkins
- Terry Jermy
- Andrew Lewin
- Clive Lewis
- Alice Macdonald
- Alex Mayer
- Sarah Owen
- Andrew Pakes
- Peter Prinsley
- Jenny Riddell-Carpenter
- Alistair Strathern
- David Taylor
- Matt Turmaine
- Chris Vince
- Mohammad Yasin
- Daniel Zeichner
- Diane Abbott
- Rushanara Ali
- Rosena Allin-Khan
- Fleur Anderson
- James Asser
- Jas Athwal
- Calvin Bailey
- Danny Beales
- Rachel Blake
- Dawn Butler
- Ruth Cadbury
- Nesil Caliskan
- Bambos Charalambous
- Feryal Clark
- Ben Coleman
- Liam Conlon
- Deirdre Costigan
- Neil Coyle
- Stella Creasy
- Janet Daby
- Marsha de Cordova
- Clive Efford
- Florence Eshalomi
- Miatta Fahnbulleh
- Vicky Foxcroft
- Daniel Francis
- Barry Gardiner
- Georgia Gould
- Helen Hayes
- Meg Hillier
- Rupa Huq
- Natasha Irons
- Sarah Jones
- Uma Kumaran
- David Lammy
- Seema Malhotra
- Siobhain McDonagh
- Margaret Mullane
- James Murray
- Abena Oppong-Asare
- Kate Osamor
- Matthew Pennycook
- David Pinto-Duschinsky
- Joe Powell
- Steve Reed
- Ellie Reeves
- Bell Ribeiro-Addy
- Sarah Sackman
- Tulip Siddiq
- Andy Slaughter
- Keir Starmer
- Wes Streeting
- Gareth Thomas
- Emily Thornberry
- Stephen Timms
- Dan Tomlinson
- Catherine West
- Callum Anderson
- Olivia Bailey
- Alex Baker
- Polly Billington
- Beccy Cooper
- Chris Curtis
- Emily Darlington
- Tan Dhesi
- Jim Dickson
- Anneliese Dodds
- Helena Dollimore
- Rosie Duffield
- Lauren Edwards
- Sojan Joseph
- Satvir Kaur
- Naushabah Khan
- Peter Kyle
- Laura Kyrke-Smith
- Peter Lamb
- Amanda Martin
- Kevin McKenna
- Stephen Morgan
- Luke Murphy
- Tris Osborne
- Darren Paffey
- Richard Quigley
- Emma Reynolds
- Matt Rodda
- Tom Rutland
- Lauren Sullivan
- Peter Swallow
- Mike Tapp
- Tony Vaughan
- Chris Ward
- Sean Woodcock
- Yuan Yang
- Dan Aldridge
- Heidi Alexander
- Sadik Al-Hassan
- Matt Bishop
- Neil Duncan-Jordan
- Damien Egan
- Anna Gelderd
- Lloyd Hatton
- Tom Hayes
- Claire Hazelgrove
- Darren Jones
- Jayne Kirkham
- Noah Law
- Kerry McCarthy
- Alex McIntyre
- Perran Moon
- Dan Norris
- Simon Opher
- Luke Pollard
- Steve Race
- Karin Smyth
- Will Stone
- Fred Thomas
- Jessica Toale
- Tonia Antoniazzi
- Alex Barros-Curtis
- Torsten Bell
- Chris Bryant
- Alex Davies-Jones
- Stephen Doughty
- Chris Elmore
- Chris Evans
- Catherine Fookes
- Gill German
- Becky Gittins
- Nia Griffith
- Carolyn Harris
- Claire Hughes
- Gerald Jones
- Ruth Jones
- Stephen Kinnock
- Anna McMorrin
- Jessica Morden
- Kanishka Narayan
- Andrew Ranger
- Nick Smith
- Jo Stevens
- Mark Tami
- Nick Thomas-Symonds
- Henry Tufnell
- Steve Witherden
- Zubir Ahmed
- Douglas Alexander
- Scott Arthur
- Richard Baker
- Johanna Baxter
- Maureen Burke
- Irene Campbell
- Torcuil Crichton
- Graeme Downie
- Patricia Ferguson
- Alan Gemmell
- Tracy Gilbert
- John Grady
- Lillian Jones
- Chris Kane
- Brian Leishman
- Douglas McAllister
- Martin McCluskey
- Blair McDougall
- Gordon McKee
- Frank McNally
- Kirsty McNeill
- Chris Murray
- Ian Murray
- Katrina Murray
- Pamela Nash
- Gregor Poynton
- Joani Reid
- Martin Rhodes
- Michael Shanks
- Euan Stainbank
- Kenneth Stevenson
- Elaine Stewart
- Kirsteen Sullivan
- Alison Taylor
- Imogen Walker
- Melanie Ward