Gideon Amos | |
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Member of Parliament for Taunton and Wellington | |
Assumed office 5 July 2024 | |
Preceded by | Constituency created |
Majority | 11,989 (23.74%) |
Personal details | |
Born | Gideon John Amos 16 January 1965 |
Political party | Liberal Democrats |
Children | 4 |
Alma mater | Oxford Brookes University |
Occupation |
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Website | www |
Gideon John Amos[1] OBE is a British politician, architect, and urban designer who has been the Member of Parliament for Taunton and Wellington since 2024.
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]
Amos grew up in Somerset.[3] He attended Wells Cathedral School and studied at Oxford Brookes University.[4]
Amos lives in Taunton with his wife Caroline and their four children.[5]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Gideon Amos[7] | 24,331 | 48.4% | +12.1% | |
Reform UK | Charles Hansard[8] | 8,053 | 16.0% | +16.0% | |
Conservative | Rebecca Pow[9] | 12,392 | 24.6% | -27.4% | |
Communist | Rochelle Russell[10] | 134 | 0.3% | +0.3% | |
Green | Ryan Trower[11] | 1,832 | 3.6% | +3.6% | |
Labour | Brenda Weston[12] | 3,552 | 7.1% | -0.8% | |
Majority | 11,939 | ||||
Turnout | 50,294 | 64.13% | -7.20% | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |