David Taylor (Hemel Hempstead MP)
{{Short description|British Labour Party politician}}
{{one source|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = David Taylor
| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|MP}}
| image = Official portrait of David Taylor MP crop 2.jpg
| caption = Official portrait, 2024
| parliament1 = United Kingdom
| constituency_MP1 = Hemel Hempstead
| predecessor1 = Mike Penning
| term_start1 = 4 July 2024
| term_end1 =
| majority1 = 4,857 (11.0%)
| office2 = Member of Youth Parliament
for Hemel Hempstead
| term_start2 = 2001
| term_end2 = 2003
| birth_name = David Robert Taylor{{cite web |title=Elections 2023 |url=https://www.dacorum.gov.uk/home/council-democracy/elections-and-voting/elections-2023 |publisher=Dacorum Borough Council |access-date=31 March 2025 |date=5 May 2023}}
| birth_date =
| birth_place =
| party = Labour
| education =
| alma_mater =
| website =
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David Robert Taylor is a British Labour Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament for Hemel Hempstead since 2024.{{cite web |last1=Hamilton |first1=Claire |title=Declaration of General Election results for Hemel Hempstead Constituency |url=https://www.dacorum.gov.uk/docs/default-source/council-democracy/elections-and-voting/declaration-of-results---hemel-hempstead-(pdf-18kb).pdf |publisher=Dacorum Borough Council |access-date=31 March 2025 |format=PDF |date=5 July 2024}}
Following the Second World War, Taylor's grandparents on both sides moved to Hemel Hempstead, and his parents were born and raised there. Taylor represented Hemel Hempstead in the UK Youth Parliament from 2001 to 2003.{{cite web |last1=Taylor |first1=David |title=During Q&A’s with local schools, many students have asked about my experience in the UK Youth Parliament, where I was a member from 2001-2003. |url=https://www.facebook.com/davidtaylor4hemel/posts/pfbid0JAmYz1QXPC4mpXdFsxwRNe6LR2GKGYK4Tpjdge4zXi7Lw8qmuji1kBqvbqMGEWchl |publisher=Facebook |access-date=31 March 2025 |date=13 January 2025}} Prior to being elected to parliament, Taylor worked for an international charity aimed at improving wages in developing countries.{{cite news |title=Labour’s Parliamentary candidate for Hemel Hempstead selected and announced |url=https://www.hemeltoday.co.uk/news/politics/labours-parliamentary-candidate-for-hemel-hempstead-selected-and-announced-4254977 |access-date=8 July 2024 |work=Hemel Today |publisher=The Gazette |date=14 August 2023}} In 2009, Taylor founded the Labour Campaign for International Development, and currently sits as its vice-chair.{{Cite web |date=7 November 2009 |title=About |url=https://lcid.org.uk/about/ |access-date=13 July 2024 |website=Labour Campaign for International Development |language=en}}
Electoral performance
= House of Commons =
{{Election box begin |title=General election 2024: Hemel Hempstead}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = David Taylor
|votes = 16,844
|percentage = 38.2
|change = +10.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Andrew Williams
|votes = 11,987
|percentage = 27.2
|change = –27.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Reform UK
|candidate = Noel Willcox
|votes = 7,689
|percentage = 17.4
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Sammy Barry-Mears
|votes = 5,096
|percentage = 11.6
|change = +0.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Sherief Hassan
|votes = 2,492
|percentage = 5.6
|change = +2.7
}}
{{Election box majority no change
|votes = 4,857
|percentage = 11.0
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 44,108
|percentage = 62.1
|change = –7.5
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = +18.9
}}
{{Election box end}}
= Dacorum Borough Council =
{{Election box begin |title=2023 Dacorum Borough Council election: Adeyfield East (2 seats)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Andrew Williams
|votes = 434
|percentage = 42.9
|change = –3.9
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Barbara Pesch
|votes = 423
|percentage = 41.8
|change = +17.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = William Wyatt-Lowe
|votes = 417
|percentage = 41.2
|change = –7.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = David Taylor
|votes = 400
|percentage = 39.5
|change = +16.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Faith Thornhill
|votes = 190
|percentage = 18.8
|change = +10.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Stephen Thornhill
|votes = 161
|percentage = 15.9
|change = +8.1
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes =
|percentage = 22.1
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link no swing
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no swing
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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External links
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{{UK MP links
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| publicwhip = David_Taylor
| theywork = 26576
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{{Labour Party UK MPs}}
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Category:Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
Category:People from Hemel Hempstead
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
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