Elliot Colburn

Elliot Haydn George Colburn[2] (born 6 August 1992) is a British Conservative Party politician. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Carshalton and Wallington since the 2019 general election.

Elliot Colburn

MP
Member of Parliament
for Carshalton and Wallington
Assumed office
12 December 2019
Preceded byTom Brake
Majority629 (1.3%)
Personal details
Born (1992-08-06) 6 August 1992[1]
St Helier Hospital, Carshalton, Greater London
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
Domestic partnerJed Dwight
ResidenceSutton, London
Alma materAberystwyth University
ProfessionPolitician
Websitewww.elliotcolburn.co.uk

Early life

Colburn was born in St Helier Hospital, and grew up in Sutton, London.[3] He attended Carshalton Boys Sports College.[4] He has campaigned for the Conservative Party since the age of 13.[3] Colburn studied politics at Aberystwyth University.[5] He worked as a parliamentary assistant for the Sutton and Cheam MP Paul Scully,[5] and Scotland Secretary Alister Jack.[6] Colburn has also worked as a public affairs officer for NHS South West London Health and Care Partnership.[5][7]

Colburn was a Conservative candidate in the 2014 Sutton Council election for Wallington North ward and came in fourth place.[2]

In the 2016 referendum on membership of the European Union, Colburn voted in favour of Brexit.[8][5]

Colburn was elected to Sutton Borough Council as one of the three Conservative councillors for Cheam ward in the 2018 election, and sat on the council's People Committee and Scrutiny Committee.[9][10]

Parliamentary career

Colburn was selected as the Conservative candidate for Carshalton and Wallington on 11 February 2019.[11] He was elected as MP in the 2019 general election with a majority of 629 votes.[12] The seat had previously been represented by Liberal Democrats MP Tom Brake since 1997.[13][14] His campaign included local promises to extend the London Overground to Sutton, and to oppose the settling of gypsies and travellers in the local area.[3]

He has been a member of the Petitions Committee since March 2020.[15]

Personal life

Colburn is openly gay.[8] His partner is Jed Dwight who is a councillor for Stonecot ward on Sutton Council.[16]

References
  1. "Members' Names Data Platform query" (XML). UK Parliament. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  2. "Election results for Wallington North, 22 May 2014". Sutton London Borough Council. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  3. Roberts, Lizzie (17 December 2019). "10 under 30: meet the new fresh faced MPs arriving in Parliament for the first time". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 7 January 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2020.(subscription required)
  4. "Elliot Colburn". Sutton Conservatives. Archived from the original on 3 January 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  5. Bond, Daniel (16 December 2019). "Class of 2019: Meet the new MPs". Politics Home. Archived from the original on 17 December 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  6. "Register of Interests of Members' Secretaries and Research Assistants" (PDF). UK Parliament. p. 14. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  7. "Declarations of interest - Councillor Elliot Colburn". Sutton Council. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  8. Evans, Jack. "'I've lived in Sutton all my life, and did my first door knock at 13': meet the new Conservative parliamentary candidate for Carshalton and Wallington". SW Londoner. South West Londoner. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  9. "Election results May 2018 - Cheam". Sutton Council. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  10. "Councillor Elliot Colburn". Sutton Council. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  11. Kituno, Nick (11 February 2019). "Elliot Colburn announced as Carshalton and Wallington parliamentary candidate". Sutton & Croydon Guardian. Archived from the original on 11 February 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  12. "New Carshalton and Wallington Tory MP 'over the moon' as Lib Dem's Tom Brake bows out". Sutton & Croydon Guardian. Newsquest Media Group. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  13. "Carshalton and Wallington". Election 2019. BBC News. Archived from the original on 31 December 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  14. "Parliamentary career - Rt Hon Tom Brake". UK Parliament. Archived from the original on 3 January 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  15. "Petitions Committee membership agreed". UK Parliament. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  16. "Election results May 2018 - Stonecot". Sutton Council. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Tom Brake		 Member of Parliament for Carshalton and Wallington
2019–present		 Incumbent
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