Gavin Shuker | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2017 | |
| Convener of Change UK[1] | |
| In office 25 February 2019 – 4 June 2019 | |
| Leader | Heidi Allen (Acting) |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Member of Parliament for Luton South | |
| In office 6 May 2010 – 6 November 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Margaret Moran |
| Succeeded by | Rachel Hopkins |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 October 1981 Luton, England |
| Political party | Parliamentary affiliation: The Independents (2019) Party membership: Independent (2019–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Change UK (Feb–Jun 2019) Labour and Co-operative (Until Feb 2019) |
| Spouse | Lucie Shuker (Divorced 2016) |
| Children | 1 daughter |
| Education | Girton College, Cambridge |
| Website | Official website |
Gavin Shuker (born 10 October 1981)[2] is a British former politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Luton South from 2010 to 2019. Shuker was a Labour and Co-operative Party MP before defecting to form Change UK. He then left Change UK to become an Independent politician and was defeated at the 2019 election, coming third with 9.3% of the vote.
Shuker successfully defended the seat as the Labour candidate in 2010, after his predecessor Margaret Moran stood down following controversy over her expenses.[3] Shuker was appointed as a Shadow International Development Minister by Ed Miliband in 2013.[4] He left the Opposition Frontbench in September 2015, with the election of Jeremy Corbyn as Party Leader, citing "political differences" with him.[5] In 2018, he lost a motion of no confidence by his constituency party. Shuker resigned from Labour on 18 February 2019 with six other MPs, and they formed Change UK.[6] In June 2019, he left Change UK to sit as an independent MP.[7] He stood as an independent in the 2019 United Kingdom general election but lost his seat.[8]
- ^ The Independent Group (March–April 2019)
- ^ "Democracy Live: Gavin Suker MP". BBC News. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
- ^ "Luton South". BBC News. 7 May 2010.
- ^ "Confirmed: Labour's new frontbench team in full - LabourList". 8 October 2013.
- ^ Adam Parris-Long (18 September 2015). "Gavin Shuker steps back from Labour frontbench due to political differences with Jeremy Corbyn". Luton Today. Archived from the original on 6 January 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
- ^ "Seven MPs leave Labour Party in protest at Jeremy Corbyn's leadership". BBC News. 18 February 2019.
- ^ "Change UK loses six of its 11 MPs". BBC News. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
- ^ "Luton South parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". Retrieved 23 December 2019.