2407 Angus McDonald

Constituency : Inverness, Skye and  Ross-shire

In  a  result  delayed  by  techical  issues  with  the  counting, Angus  provided  the  icing  on  the  cake for  the  party  by  taking  the  new  seat  of  Inverness , Skye  and  Ross-shire. The  seat  incorporates  Charles  Kennedy's old  seat  and  the  SNP's  campaign  against  him  in  2015 was  still  a  sore  point  for  the  party.

Angus was  educated  privately and  opted  to  join  the  army  rather  than  go  to  university. He  served  in  the  Falklands  imeediately  after  the  war  and  in  Northern  Ireland. He  left  the  army  in 1983 for  a  business  careeer which  has  encompassed  stockbroking, publishing, renewable  energy, online  training  and  waste  managemet. He  previously  supported  the  Conservatives  when  Ruth  Davidson  was  the  leader  and  donated  £25,000  to  the  party. 

Angus  is  a  runner  who  has  promoted challenge  events  in  the  Highlands  and  supported  business start-ups  there. In  2014  he  was  made  an  OBE.

He  is  a  practising  Christian.

2406 Ben Maguire

 

Constituency : North Cornwall 2024-?

Ben  recaptured North  Cornwall  from  the  Tories  on  an  enormous swing.

Ben  is  a  Cornishman who  worked  as  a  researcher  and  caseworker  for  one  of  his  predecessors  Dan  Rodgerson  and  also  Ian  Swales.. He  also  did  research  placements  in  Hong  Kong  and  the  U.S.A. Following  2015  he  worked  as  a  solicitor.

Ben  swore  his  parliamentary  oath  in  Cornish  and  supports  Cornish  devolution.

He  is  gay.

2405 Calum Miller

 

Constituency : Bicester and Woodstock 2024-?

Calum  won  the  new seat of  Bicester  and  Woodstock.

Calum  studied  at  University College, Oxford  gaining  a  B.A. in P.P.E. and an MPhil in International Relations. He  was  a  research  asociate of  the  Global Economic Governance Programme at Oxford. He  was  a  senior  civil  servant  working  as  principal private  secretary to  Gus  O  Donnell  from  2009 to  2010 and  then  Nick  Clegg  from 2010 to 2012. In  2012  he  returned  to  OXFord  as  CEO  of  the  Blavatnik School Of  Government.

He  was  elected  to  Oxfordshire  County  Council in  2021.

2404 Joshua Reynolds

 

Constituency : Maidenhead 2024-?

Joshua  took  Maidenhead  from  the  Tories, the  seat  vacated  by Theresa  May, at  the  second  attempt.

Joshua studied business  and  management at  Cardiff  Metropolitan University. He  started  work  as  a  supermarket  manager.

Joshua  has  been  a  councillor  since 2019.

He  is  only 25.

2403 Edward Morello

 

Constituency : West Dorset 2024-?

Edward  took  West  Dorset  from  the  Tories  with  a  comfortable  majority  at  the  second  attempt.

Edward  studied  International Relations  at  Aberystwyth.

Edward  works  in  renewable  energy  investment.

2402 Roz Savage

 

Constituency : South Cotswolds 2024-?

Roz took  the  new  seat  of  South  Cotswolds.

Roz  is  the  best  known  of  the  new  Liberal Democrat MPs  through  her  sporting  exploits. She was  born  in  Cheshire  and studied  law at  Oxford  where  she  took  up  rowing. She  spent  eleven  years  as  a  management  consultant  then in 2000  decided  on  a  drastic  change  in  lifestyle. She  became  a  Fellow  of  the  Royal Geographical  Society and  started  taking  on  extreme  rowing  challenges. She  was  the  first  woman  to  row  across  the  Atlantic, Pacific  and  Indian  oceans  and  holds   four  Guinness World  REcords. She  is  an  environmental  advocate  and  has  done  writing, presenting  and  lecturing. She  was  awarded  an  MBE  in 2013.

2401 Helen Maguire

 

Constituency : Epsom and Ewell  2024-?

Helen took Epsom And Ewell  from  the  Tories.

Helen studied French and German at  university then  went  to  Sandhurst. She  was  a  captain in  the  Royal Military Police and  served  in  Iraq and Bosnia, She  later  became  a  fitnes  instructor  with  her  own  business and  then  a  fundraising consultant. In 2023 she  received  a  British Empire Medal.

2400 John Milne

 

Constituency : Horsham 2024-?

John took Horsham  from  the  Tories.

John  has  a  BA  in  English  Literature from Oxford. He  worked  as  a  creative  director  in  advertising.

He  has  been  a  councillor  since 2019.

2399 Lee Dillon

 

Constituency : Newbury 2024-?

Lee  recaptured Newbury from  the  Tories.at  the  second  attempt

Lee  is  a  senior  manager  for  a  social housing company. He  was  a  councillor  from  2007 to 2011  and  then  from 2015. He  was  Mayor  of Thatcham  from 2010-12  and  leader  of  West  Berkshire Council  from 2023 to 2024.

Lee  stood  for  Islwyn  in  2005  coming  third.

2398 Vikki Slade

 

Constituency : Mid Dorset and North Poole 2024-?

Vikki  recaptured  Mid Dorset and North Poole from  the  Tories  at  the  fourth attempt  despite  the  lack  of  a  Reform  candidate  in  the  seat.

Vikki has  been  a  councillor  since  2011  and  has  been leader of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole  twice

2397 Olly Glover

 

Constituency :  Didot  and  Wantage  2024-?

Olly  took  the new seat  of  Didcot  and  Wantage  in  Oxfordshire. He  was  served  an  eviction  notice  on  the  day  he  was  elected.

Olly  graduated  from  Oxford  with  a  B.A. in  History. He  was worked  in  operations  management  for  Network Rail  and  other  rail  companies.

In  2019 , Olly  stood  in  Tooting  coming  third.

Olly  is  gay.

2396 Will Forster

 

Constituency : Woking 2024-?

Will  took Woking  from  the  Tories  with  a  sizeable  majority  at  the  third  attempt.

Will  is  a  local  man, educated  at  Woking  College. He  has  been  a  councillor  since  2009. He  was  Mayor  of  Woking  in 2018-19.

Will  works  as  a  campaign  manager  for  the  party.

2395 Zoe Franklin

 

Constituency : Guildford 2024-?

Zoe recaptured  Guildford  from  the  Tories  at  the  third  attempt.

Zoe  obtained  a  Bachelor  of  Music  from the University  of  Surrey, then  a  Masters  in  Musicology  from the University  of  Southampton.

Zoe  was  a  councillor  from 2008 to 2015. She  is  a  charity  trustee. 

2394 Charles Maynard

 

Constituency : Witney 2024-?

Charles  took David  Cameron's  former  seat  of Witney  from  the  Tories.

Charles  studied  geography  at  Oxford. He  co-founded BDA Partners  an  investment advice company. 

Charles  was  co-chair  of  Witney Oxford Transport Group..

He has  been  a  councillor  since  2022.

Charles  has  personally  hosted  refugees from Syria  and  Ukraine.

2393 Freddie Van Mierlo

 

Constituency : Henley and Thame 2024-?

Freddie took  the  redrawn seat of Henley and Thame from the  Tories.

Freddie's  Dutch  father  was a physiotherapist  who  settled in Preston. Freddie  studied  geographical  science  at  the  University of Bristol and  he  has an M.A. in  European Union studies from Leiden University. He  works as  a  management  consultant.

Freddie  stood  for  Fylde  in  2015 and  2017 coming  fifth and  third  respectively. He  has been  a  councillor  since  2021.

2392 Monica Harding

 

Constituency : Esher and Walton 2024-?

Monica  took Esher  and  Walton  from  the  Tories at  the  second  attempt  after  an  amazing 28%  jump  in 2019.

Monica  is  a  management  consultant  working  in  Europe and Asia. She  has  been  director of communications for  the  British Council and  CEO  of  Refugess International, Japan

2391 Anna Sabine

 

Constituency : Frome and East Somerset 2024-?

Anna captured the new  seat  of  Frome and East Somerset.

Anna  graduated  in  politics  at  Oxford. She  has  worked  in  the  charity  sector, communications  consultancy  and  running  a  cafe  in  Bath.

2390 Cameron Thomas

 

Constituency : Tewkesbury 2024-?

Cameron  took  Twekesbury  from  the  Tories. 

Cameron  joined  the  RAF from  school. He  eventually  rose  to  the  rank  of  Commissioned  Officer. He  has  served  in  Iraq, Cyprus  and  Afghanistan  and  has  been  heavily  involved  in  comunications  and  training. In 2021 he  was  seconded  to East  Midlands  NHS to  co-ordnate  the  Covid-19 vaccine rollout.

2389 Alison Bennett

 

Constituency : Mid Sussex  2024-?

Alison took Mid Sussex  from  the  Tories with  a  comfortable  majority.

Alison graduated from  Cambridge with  a  degree in social and  political  sciences. She  worked  for  British Airways and  then  EON. 

She  was  inspired to  enter  politics  by  the  election  of  Donald  Trump in 2016. She  has  been  a  councillor  in Mid  Sussex  since 2019  and became  the  council's  deputy leader. Alison contested  Arundel and  South  Downs in  2019  regaining  second  place  for  the  party.

2388 David Chadwick

 

Constituency; Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe 2024-?

David re-established  the  party's  foothold  in Wales  with  a  narrow  victory  over  the  Tories in  the  redrawn seat of Brecon and Radnor.

David has  had  a  somewhat  eventful  life  for  a  32 year old. He  joined  the  Army  Intelligence  Corps  at  19  but  had  to  withdraw  through  exhaustion. He  went  to  Holland  to  study  where  he  was  hit  by  a  car. In  2014 his  studies  took  him  to  Argentina  where  he  suffered  from  Guillane-Barre  Syndrome  which  left  him  completly  paralysed though  he  is  now  fully  recovered.

In 2019, he  stood  in  North  Dorset, restoring  the  party  to  second  place.