Peter Swallow | |
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Member of Parliament for Bracknell | |
Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
Preceded by | James Sunderland |
Majority | 784 (1.8%) |
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Born | 1993 (age 30–31) |
Political party | Labour |
Alma mater | |
Peter Swallow (born 1993) is a British classicist, academic and politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bracknell since 2024. Before his election, he was a postdoctoral researcher specialising in the study of Aristotle.[1] He is the first Labour Party MP for Bracknell.
Swallow was born in Wokingham and grew up in Crowthorne.[2] He studied classics at university, graduating with an undergraduate Master of Arts (MA Hons) degree from the University of St Andrews and a Master of Studies (MSt) degree from St Hilda's College, Oxford.[3] He undertook a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree at King's College London, which he completed in 2020 with a doctoral thesis titled "The reception of Aristophanes in Britain during the long-Nineteenth century".[4]
He is the author of Aristophanes in Britain: Old Comedy in the Nineteenth Century (Oxford University Press, 2023).[5] He co-edited Aristophanic Humour: Theory and Practice (Bloomsbury Academic, 2020) with Edith Hall.[6]
He is a member of the LGBTQ+ community, however it is not specified what part of the LGBTQ+ community he is part of.[7]
In the 2024 General Election, Swallow was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Bracknell with 14,783 votes (33.7%) and a majority of 784.[8] Bracknell had previously only ever elected Conservative Party MPs; Swallow defeated James Sunderland.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Peter Swallow | 14,783 | 33.7 | 8.3 | |
Conservative | James Sunderland | 13,999 | 31.9 | −23.6 | |
Reform UK | Malcolm Tullett | 7,445 | 17.0 | New | |
Liberal Democrats | Katie Mansfield | 4,768 | 10.9 | −3.1 | |
Green | Emily Torode | 2,166 | 4.9 | 0.9 | |
Independent | Olivio Barreto | 480 | 1.1 | −0.1 | |
Heritage | Jason Reardon | 196 | 0.4 | New | |
Turnout | 43,837 | 61% |
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