Gideon John Amos[1] OBE is a British Liberal Democrat politician, architect, and urban designer who has been the Member of Parliament for Taunton and Wellington since 2024.
Gideon Amos | |
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| Member of Parliament for Taunton and Wellington | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency created |
| Majority | 11,989 (23.74%) |
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| Born | Gideon John Amos 16 January 1965 |
| Political party | Liberal Democrats |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | Oxford Brookes University |
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| Website | www |
A member of the Liberal Democrats, he gained the seat from Rebecca Pow of the Conservative Party with a majority of 11,989 in the 2024 United Kingdom General Election.[2]
Early life
editAmos grew up in Somerset.[3] He attended Wells Cathedral School and studied architecture at Oxford Brookes University (then Oxford Polytechnic).[4][5]
Personal life
editAmos lives in Taunton with his wife Caroline and their four children.[6]
2024 United Kingdom General Election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Gideon Amos[8] | 24,331 | 48.4% | +12.1% | |
| Reform UK | Charles Hansard[9] | 8,053 | 16.0% | +16.0% | |
| Conservative | Rebecca Pow[10] | 12,392 | 24.6% | −27.4% | |
| Communist | Rochelle Russell[11] | 134 | 0.3% | +0.3% | |
| Green | Ryan Trower[12] | 1,832 | 3.6% | +3.6% | |
| Labour | Brenda Weston[13] | 3,552 | 7.1% | −0.8% | |
| Majority | 11,939 | ||||
| Turnout | 50,294 | 64.13% | −7.20% | ||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
References
edit- ^ House of Commons, Votes and Proceedings, Tuesday 9 July 2024.
- ^ "Taunton & Wellington | General Election 2024". Sky News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ Bird, Ken (9 November 2022). "Gideon Amos to contest Taunton Deane seat again". Around Wellington. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "Issue 155". The Somerset Leveller. 24 April 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "The things I know: Gideon Amos, Chief executive, Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA)". Planning Resource. 9 March 2007. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "Meet Gideon Amos Lib Dem parliamentary candidate for Taunton and Wellington". Taunton and Wellington Liberal Democrats. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll". Somerset Council. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidates". Mark Pack. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "Taunton and Wellington Constituency PPC - Charles Hansard". Reform UK. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ "Conservatives choose MP Rebecca Pow to fight next General Election election". West Somerset Free Press. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "Instagram".
- ^ "Stand at the next general election". South West Green Party. 17 September 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "Labour Party Prospective Parliamentary Candidates". Labour Party (UK). Retrieved 2 June 2024.
External links
edit- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
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