Councillor
Steve Tuckwell
MP
Official portrait, 2023
Member of Parliament
for Uxbridge and South Ruislip
Assumed office
20 July 2023
Preceded byBoris Johnson
Majority495 (1.6%)
Member of Hillingdon Borough Council
for South Ruislip
Assumed office
7 May 2018
Preceded byJudy Kelly
Personal details
Born
Steven Tuckwell

1968 or 1969 (age 54–55)
Hillingdon, London, England
Political partyConservative
Children2
EducationBishop Ramsey School

Steven Tuckwell (born 1968 or 1969)[1] is a British politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Uxbridge and South Ruislip in Greater London since the 2023 by-election, in which he succeeded former Prime Minister Boris Johnson. A member of the Conservative Party, he has also sat on Hillingdon Borough Council since 2018.

Early life and career before Parliament

Steven Tuckwell[2] was born in Hillingdon Hospital. His family have lived in Hillingdon for three generations. He attended local schools including Bishop Ramsey School in Ruislip.[3][4]

Tuckwell previously worked as a manager for Royal Mail.[3] In the May 2018 election, he was elected a Conservative councillor for the ward of South Ruislip on Hillingdon London Borough Council.[5][3][6] At the time of his election to parliament, he worked for a vehicle leasing company.[1]

Parliamentary career

Tuckwell won the seat of Uxbridge and South Ruislip in a by-election held on 20 July 2023 following the resignation of former prime minister Boris Johnson, who had represented the seat for the Conservative Party since the 2015 general election.[7]

Tuckwell described the by-election as a "referendum on ULEZ", opposing the planned expansion of the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) by Sadiq Khan, the Labour mayor of London,[3] and he ran a "one-issue campaign" that avoided mention of his own party.[8] Danny Beales, the Labour by-election candidate, also criticised the expansion.[9] Labour leader Keir Starmer blamed the policy for the party's failure to take the seat.[10]

He was sworn in as an MP on 5 September 2023 following the summer break alongside Sarah Dyke and Keir Mather.[11]

Personal life

Tuckwell lives in Hillingdon with his partner, Rachel. His two children attended local schools.[3][5]

References

  1. 1 2 Fisher, Lucy (7 July 2023). "'It's time to change': Uxbridge seeks fresh start after Boris Johnson". Financial Times. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  2. ↑ "Uxbridge and South Ruislip by-election 2023". Hillingdon Council. Archived from the original on 21 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Bromovsky, Lettice (19 July 2023). "Uxbridge and South Ruislip by-election: who is Conservative candidate Steve Tuckwell?". Hillingdon Times. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "Conservative Candidate for Uxbridge & South Ruislip Constituency Election". Eastcote Local. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Cllr Steve Tuckwell". Hillingdon Conservatives. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  6. ↑ "Councillor details – Councillor Steve Tuckwell". modgov.hillingdon.gov.uk. Hillingdon Council. 21 July 2023. Archived from the original on 21 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  7. ↑ Baker, Tim (21 July 2023). "2023 by-elections: Conservatives hold Boris Johnson's old seat of Uxbridge and South Ruislip". Sky News. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  8. ↑ Stacey, Kiran; Pidd, Helen (21 July 2023). "Who are the new Labour, Lib Dem and Tory MPs and what do they stand for?". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  9. ↑ Schofield, Kevin (22 July 2023). "Exclusive: Defeated Labour Candidate Launches Bitter Attack On Sadiq Khan's ULEZ Expansion". HuffPost UK. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  10. ↑ McGrath, Dominic (21 July 2023). "Starmer calls for reflection on by-election impact of Ulez expansion". The Independent. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  11. ↑ "Parliament welcomes three new MPs as two by-elections triggered". Express & Star. 4 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
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