Olly Glover
Olly Glover | |
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| File:Official portrait of Olly Glover MP crop 2.jpg Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Didcot and Wantage | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency created |
| Majority | 6,233 (11.4%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Oliver Guy Nicholas Glover |
| Political party | Liberal Democrats |
| Alma mater | University 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
Glover has worked in operations management for Network Rail and various train operating companies.[2]
Political career
Glover stood in the 2019 general election for the London constituency of Tooting, finishing in third place.[3] In the 2023 local elections, Glover was elected to the town council of Didcot, South Oxfordshire,[4][5] and the parish council of Milton, Vale of White Horse.[6][7] 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.[8][9]
Personal life
References
- ↑ "No. 64465". The London Gazette. 22 July 2024. p. 14085.
- ↑ "Olly Glover - Candidate for Didcot and Wantage". Liberal Democrats. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ↑ "Tooting parliamentary constituency – Election 2019". Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ↑ "Election of Parish Councillors for Didcot Ladygrove on Thursday 4 May 2023" (PDF). South Oxfordshire District Council. p. 3. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ↑ "Councillors". Didcot Town Council. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Councillors". Milton (Abingdon) Parish Council. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ↑ "Didcot and Wantage - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ↑ "Didcot and Wantage | General Election 2024". Sky News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
