Robert Peter Moore (born 28 November 1984)[2] is a British Conservative Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Keighley and Ilkley, formerly Keighley, in West Yorkshire since the 2019 general election.[3] He has been Shadow Minister for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs since July 2024.[4]
Robbie Moore | |
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| Shadow Minister for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | |
| Assumed office 19 July 2024 | |
| Leader | Rishi Sunak |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Water and Rural Growth | |
| In office 14 November 2023 – 5 July 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Rishi Sunak |
| Preceded by |
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| Succeeded by | Emma Hardy |
| Member of Parliament for Keighley and Ilkley Keighley (2019–2024) | |
| Assumed office 12 December 2019 | |
| Preceded by | John Grogan |
| Majority | 2,218 (4.2%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Peter Moore 28 November 1984 Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Residence(s) | Keighley, West Yorkshire, England[1] |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | www |
Early life
editIn 2007, the family set up a plastics-recycling business.[5]
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.[6]
Political career
editBefore being elected as MP for Keighley in 2019, Moore was a councillor on Alnwick Town Council and represented Alnwick on Northumberland County Council.[6] 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. In the 2024 United Kingdom general election, he defeated Grogan again and was re-elected against the national swing.[7]
Electoral history
edit2019 UK general election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Robbie Moore | 25,298 | 48.1 | 2.0 | |
| Labour | John Grogan | 23,080 | 43.9 | −2.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Tom Franks | 2,573 | 4.9 | 2.5 | |
| Brexit Party | Waqas Khan | 850 | 1.6 | N/A | |
| Yorkshire | Mark Barton | 667 | 1.3 | N/A | |
| SDP | Matthew Rose | 132 | 0.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 2,218 | 4.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 52,600 | 72.3 | −0.1 | ||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 2.3 | |||
2019 Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner by-election
edit| 2019 Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner election[11][12][13] | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round | ||||
| Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | ||||
| Labour | Kim McGuinness | 58,355 | 37.9% | 8,977 | 67,332 | 52.2% |
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| Independent | Georgina Hill | 33,704 | 21.9% | 27,929 | 61,633 | 47.8% |
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| Conservative | Robbie Moore | 33,267 | 21.6% |
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| Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Wallace | 28,623 | 18.6% |
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| Turnout | 155,990 | 15.0% | ||||||
| Rejected ballots | 2,041 | 1.3% | ||||||
| Total votes | 153,949 | |||||||
| Registered electors | 1,041,562 | |||||||
| Labour hold | ||||||||
2017 Northumberland County Council election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Gordon Castle* | 1,929 | 30.38 | 10.35 | |
| Conservative | Robbie Moore | 1,295 | 20.39 | 6.77 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Lydia Heather Cairns* | 959 | 15.10 | −2.80 | |
| Labour | James Matthewson | 688 | 10.83 | 6.18 | |
| Labour | Bill Grisdale | 863 | 9.35 | 1.16 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Eoin Duff | 457 | 7.20 | −9.30 | |
| UKIP | Michael John Weatheritt | 241 | 3.80 | −6.75 | |
| UKIP | Margaret Weatheritt | 187 | 2.95 | −5.61 | |
| Majority | 336 | 5.29 | 3.89 | ||
| Turnout | 6,350 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Statement of persons nominated and Notice of Poll". City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ Brunskill, Ian (19 March 2020). The Times guide to the House of Commons 2019 : the definitive record of Britain's historic 2019 General Election. HarperCollins Publishers Limited. p. 243. ISBN 978-0-00-839258-1. OCLC 1129682574.
- ^ "Election results for Keighley". 12 December 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- ^ "Conservative Party announces interim Opposition Front Bench". policymogul.com. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "About Robbie Moore". Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- ^ a b "Class of 2019: Meet the new MPs". The House Magazine. 16 December 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- ^ "Keighley and Ilkley - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "Statement of persons nominated and notice of poll". City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ "Election Results for Keighley, 12 December 2019". City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ "Keighley 2019 General Election Results". Electoral Reform Society. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ "Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner election results RECAP". Evening Chronicle. 19 July 2019.
- ^ "Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner Election". Sunderland City Council. 19 July 2019.
- ^ "Declaration of Second Count" (PDF). Northumberland County Council. 19 July 2019.
External links
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- Robbie Moore Official website
- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou