Mp Robbie Moore
Robert Peter Moore (born 28 November 1984) is a British Conservative Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Keighley in West Yorkshire since the 2019 general election.
Robbie Moore | |
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| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Water and Rural Growth | |
| Assumed office 14 November 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Rishi Sunak |
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| Member of Parliament for Keighley | |
| Assumed office 12 December 2019 | |
| Preceded by | John Grogan |
| Majority | 2,218 (4.2%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Peter Moore 28 November 1984 Market Rasen, Lincolnshire |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Residence(s) | Ilkley, West Yorkshire, England |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | www |
Early life
In 2007, the family set up a plastics-recycling business.
He studied architecture at Newcastle University and rural surveying at the University College of Estate Management. A qualified rural chartered surveyor, he set up his own consultancy practice, Brockthorpe Consultancy.
Political career
Before being elected as MP for Keighley in 2019, Moore was a councillor on Alnwick Town Council and represented Alnwick on Northumberland County Council. He unsuccessfully contested the July 2019 by-election for Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner, but at the general election in December, he gained the marginal seat of Keighley from the Labour incumbent, John Grogan.
Electoral history
2019 UK general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Robbie Moore | 25,298 | 48.1 | +2.0 | |
| Labour | John Grogan | 23,080 | 43.9 | -2.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Tom Franks | 2,573 | 4.9 | +2.5 | |
| Brexit Party | Waqas Khan | 850 | 1.6 | N/A | |
| Yorkshire | Mark Barton | 667 | 1.3 | N/A | |
| SDP | Matthew Rose | 132 | 0.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 2,218 | 4.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 52,600 | 72.3 | -0.1 | ||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +2.3 | |||
2019 Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner by-election
| 2019 Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | First round votes Transfer votes | ||||
| Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | ||||
| Labour | Kim McGuinness | 58,355 | 37.9% | 8,977 | 67,332 | 52.2% | | |
| Independent | Georgina Hill | 33,704 | 21.9% | 27,929 | 61,633 | 47.8% | | |
| Conservative | Robbie Moore | 33,267 | 21.6% | | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Wallace | 28,623 | 18.6% | | ||||
| Turnout | 155,990 | 15.0% | ||||||
| Rejected ballots | 2,041 | 1.3% | ||||||
| Total votes | 153,949 | |||||||
| Registered electors | 1,041,562 | |||||||
| Labour hold | ||||||||
2017 Northumberland County Council election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Gordon Castle* | 1,929 | 30.38 | +10.35 | |
| Conservative | Robbie Moore | 1,295 | 20.39 | +6.77 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Lydia Heather Cairns* | 959 | 15.10 | -2.80 | |
| Labour | James Matthewson | 688 | 10.83 | +6.18 | |
| Labour | Bill Grisdale | 594 | 9.35 | +1.16 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Eoin Duff | 457 | 7.20 | -9.30 | |
| UKIP | Michael John Weatheritt | 241 | 3.80 | -6.75 | |
| UKIP | Margaret Weatheritt | 187 | 2.95 | -5.61 | |
| Majority | 336 | 5.29 | +3.89 | ||
| Turnout | 6,350 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
References
External links
- Robbie Moore Official website
- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
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