Robbie Moore (MP)

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Robert Peter Moore (born 28 November 1984)[2] is a British Conservative Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Keighley in West Yorkshire since the 2019 general election.[3]

Robbie Moore
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Water and Rural Growth
Assumed office
14 November 2023
Prime MinisterRishi Sunak
Preceded by
Member of Parliament
for Keighley
Assumed office
12 December 2019
Preceded byJohn Grogan
Majority2,218 (4.2%)
Personal details
Born
Robert Peter Moore

(1984-11-28) 28 November 1984 (age 39)
Market Rasen, Lincolnshire
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
Residence(s)Ilkley, West Yorkshire, England[1]
OccupationPolitician
Websitewww.robbiemoore.org.uk

Early life

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In 2007, the family set up a plastics-recycling business.[4]

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.[5]

Political career

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Before being elected as MP for Keighley in 2019, Moore was a councillor on Alnwick Town Council and represented Alnwick on Northumberland County Council.[5] 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

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2019 UK general election

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General election 2019: Keighley[6][7][8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeRobbie Moore 25,298 48.1 +2.0
LabourJohn Grogan23,08043.9-2.6
Liberal DemocratsTom Franks2,5734.9+2.5
Brexit PartyWaqas Khan8501.6N/A
YorkshireMark Barton6671.3N/A
SDPMatthew Rose1320.3N/A
Majority2,2184.2N/A
Turnout52,60072.3-0.1
Conservative gain from LabourSwing+2.3

2019 Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner by-election

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2019 Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner election [9][10][11]
PartyCandidate1st round2nd round1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round
TotalOf roundTransfersTotalOf round
LabourKim McGuinness58,35537.9%8,97767,33252.2%
IndependentGeorgina Hill33,70421.9%27,92961,63347.8%
ConservativeRobbie Moore33,26721.6%
Liberal DemocratsJonathan Wallace28,62318.6%
Turnout155,99015.0%
Rejected ballots2,0411.3%
Total votes153,949
Registered electors1,041,562
Labour hold

2017 Northumberland County Council election

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2017 Northumberland County Council election: Alnwick (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeGordon Castle* 1,929 30.38 +10.35
ConservativeRobbie Moore1,29520.39+6.77
Liberal DemocratsLydia Heather Cairns*95915.10-2.80
LabourJames Matthewson68810.83+6.18
LabourBill Grisdale5949.35+1.16
Liberal DemocratsAndrew Eoin Duff4577.20-9.30
UKIPMichael John Weatheritt2413.80-6.75
UKIPMargaret Weatheritt1872.95-5.61
Majority3365.29+3.89
Turnout6,350
Conservative holdSwing
Conservative gain from Liberal DemocratsSwing

References

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  1. ^ As Minister of State for Biosecurity, Marine and Rural Affairs
  2. ^ As Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environmental Quality and Resilience
  1. ^ "Statement of persons nominated and notice of poll - Keighley". 14 November 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  2. ^ Brunskill, Ian (19 March 2020). The Times guide to the House of Commons 2019 : the definitive record of Britain's historic 2019 General Election. p. 243. ISBN 978-0-00-839258-1. OCLC 1129682574.
  3. ^ "Election results for Keighley". 12 December 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  4. ^ "About Robbie Moore". Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Class of 2019: Meet the new MPs". The House Magazine. 16 December 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Statement of persons nominated and notice of poll". City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  7. ^ "Election Results for Keighley, 12 December 2019". City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  8. ^ "Keighley 2019 General Election Results". Electoral Reform Society. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  9. ^ "Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner election results RECAP". Evening Chronicle. 19 July 2019.
  10. ^ "Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner Election". Sunderland City Council. 19 July 2019.
  11. ^ "Declaration of Second Count" (PDF). Northumberland County Council. 19 July 2019.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Keighley
2019–present
Incumbent