Olly Glover | |
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Member of Parliament for Didcot and Wantage | |
Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
Preceded by | Constituency created |
Majority | 6,233 (11.4%) |
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Born | Oliver Guy Nicholas Glover |
Political party | Liberal Democrats |
Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
Oliver Guy Nicholas Glover[1] is a British Liberal Democrat politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Didcot and Wantage since 2024, elected with a 39.8-per-cent share of the vote for the newly created constituency. He is also a town and parish councillor in Oxfordshire. Glover has worked in operations management for various railway companies.
Glover attended Hampton School. He graduated from the University of Cambridge in 2006 with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in history.[2] Glover has worked in operations management for Network Rail and various train operating companies.[3]
Glover stood in the 2019 general election for the London constituency of Tooting, finishing in third place.[4] In the 2023 local elections, Glover was elected to the town council of Didcot, South Oxfordshire,[5][6] and the parish council of Milton, Vale of White Horse.[7][8]
In the 2024 general election, Glover was elected as MP for the new constituency of Didcot and Wantage, with a 39.8-per-cent share of the vote and a majority of 6,233.[9][10]
As of 2019, Glover lived in Balham, South London.[11] He now lives in Milton.[3] He is gay, and came out aged 15.[12] The day after his election to Parliament, Glover was served an eviction notice; he said that he supported government plans on strengthening tenant rights.[13]
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