Luke Taylor (politician)
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Luke Taylor | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Sutton and Cheam | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Scully |
| Majority | 3,801 (8.0%) |
| Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for London | |
| Assumed office 18 September 2024 | |
| Leader | Ed Davey |
| Member of Sutton London Borough Council for Sutton West and East Cheam | |
| Assumed office 9 May 2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Liberal Democrats |
| Alma mater | Imperial College London |
Luke Alexander Taylor is a British politician. A member of the Liberal Democrats, he has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Sutton and Cheam since 2024.[1] He has been a Liberal Democrat councillor on Sutton London Borough Council for Sutton West and East Cheam since 2022.[2]
Taylor currently sits on the Liberal Democrat frontbench team as the Spokesperson for London.[3]
Taylor grew up in rural Lincolnshire. His parents were both teachers, and his father, Neil Taylor, was a Liberal Democrat councillor in West Lindsey in Lincolnshire,[4] and a parliamentary candidate for Gainsborough and Horncastle in the 1992 United Kingdom general election.[5]
Taylor was educated at De Aston School in Market Rasen, with fellow MP Robbie Moore,[6] and later graduated with a Master of Engineering in Aeronautical Engineering from Imperial College London in 2004.[7][8]
Prior to entering Parliament, Taylor worked at Ricondo (Aviation Consulting), a position he left shortly after his election.[9]
Political career
Taylor was elected as the MP for Sutton and Cheam on 4 July 2024 at the 2024 General Election, winning with a majority of 3,801 votes (36.9%) and overturning a substantial Conservative margin.[10] Taylor delivered his maiden speech in October 2024.[11]
Since September 2024, he has served as the Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for London.[10] He holds a seat on the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee, which he joined in October 2024.[10]
He also introduced a private members' bill - the Hospices and Health Care (Report on Funding) Bill - first read in October 2024 and with a second reading scheduled for September 2025.[12]
Taylor serves as Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Aviation, Travel and Aerospace.[10] He is also an officer on the APPGs on the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, British Hindus, and Hospice and End of Life Care.
In June 2025, Taylor voted in favour of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which proposes to legalise assisted suicide.[13]
In July 2025, Taylor voted both for and against a motion to proscribe Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation, effectively abstaining.[14]
