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Member of Parliament

Gareth Thomas

Lab Labour (Co-op) Harrow West ID 177
Parliamentary Parliamentary Constituency Constituency
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Gareth has served in the House of Commons for 29 years, 3 months, representing 3 constituencies. Gareth has held 19 parliamentary roles.

Party history

Labour 1 May 1997 to present

Constituency history

Harrow West 4 Jul 2024 to present Elected 1 time
Harrow West 6 May 2010 to 30 May 2024 Elected 4 times
Harrow West 1 May 1997 to 6 May 2010 Elected 3 times

Roles

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) 9 Jul 2024 to 7 Sep 2025 Department for Business and Trade
Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill [HL] 7 Feb 2024 to 20 Feb 2024
Co-operatives, Mutuals and Friendly Societies Bill 23 Nov 2022 to 30 Nov 2022
Trade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill 7 Sep 2022 to 18 Oct 2022
Compensation (London Capital & Finance plc and Fraud Compensation Fund) Bill 8 Jun 2021 to 15 Jun 2021
Shadow Minister (International Trade) 10 Apr 2020 to 30 May 2024 Department for Business and Trade
International Trade Committee 2 Mar 2020 to 8 Jun 2020
International Trade Committee 8 May 2019 to 6 Nov 2019

Latest election result

Candidate result data from the Parliament Members API.

Lab Hold Harrow West Turnout 45,241
Candidate Party Votes Share
Gareth Thomas Lab Labour 19,833 43.8 %
Abbas Merali Con Conservative 13,191 29.2 %
Pamela Fitzpatrick Ind Independent 4,120 9.1 %
Michael Beavis RUK Reform UK 2,639 5.8 %
Rupert Nepal George Green Green Party 2,438 5.4 %
Chris Noyce LD Liberal Democrat 2,404 5.3 %
Bharatkumar Ishverbhai Patel Ind Independent 616 1.4 %

Source: UK Parliament Members API

Biography source UK Parliament Members API
Election source UK Parliament Members API

FAQs

How long has Gareth Thomas been an MP?

Gareth Thomas has been in the House of Commons for 29 years, 3 months. Source

What parties has Gareth Thomas been a member of?

Gareth Thomas has 1 party affiliation records. The party history section lists all imported party affiliations from the Parliament biography data. Source

What roles has Gareth Thomas held?

Gareth Thomas has 19 imported role records. The roles section lists the most recent roles available from the Parliament biography data. Source

What was Gareth Thomas's latest election result?

Gareth Thomas's latest imported election result is Lab Hold in Harrow West, with a majority of 6,642. Source