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Councillor
Olly Glover
MP
Member of Parliament
for Didcot and Wantage
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Preceded byConstituency created
Majority6,233 (11.4%)
Personal details
Born
Oliver Guy Nicholas Glover
Political partyLiberal Democrats
Alma materUniversity 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.

Early life and education

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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]

Political career

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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]

Personal life

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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]

References

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  1. ^ "No. 64465". The London Gazette. 22 July 2024. p. 14085.
  2. ^ "Our new MPs: Chris Coghlan, Olly Glover, Josh Babarinde, Liz Jarvis, Helen Maguire". Liberal Democrat Voice. 7 July 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Olly Glover - Candidate for Didcot and Wantage". Liberal Democrats. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Tooting parliamentary constituency – Election 2019". Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Election of Parish Councillors for Didcot Ladygrove on Thursday 4 May 2023" (PDF). South Oxfordshire District Council. p. 3. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Councillors". Didcot Town Council. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Election of Parish Councillors for Milton: Village Ward on 4 May 2023" (PDF). Vale of White Horse District Council. p. 46. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Councillors". Milton (Abingdon) Parish Council. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Didcot and Wantage - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Didcot and Wantage | General Election 2024". Sky News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  11. ^ Bayley, Sian (7 November 2019). "General election: Tooting – who the candidates standing are in 2019". MyLondon. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  12. ^ "Olly Glover, Lib Dem candidate for Tooting". Wandsworth Liberal Democrats. 30 October 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  13. ^ Wilson, Olivia (26 July 2024). "New MP given eviction notice day after election". BBC News. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
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for Didcot and Wantage
2024–present 		Incumbent


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