Luke Myer Explained

Luke Myer
Honorific-Suffix:MP
Birth Date:5 May 1995
Birth Place:Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England
Education:Prior Pursglove Sixth Form College
Alma Mater:Edge Hill University
Party:Labour
Office:Member of Parliament
for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
Term Start:4 July 2024
Predecessor:Sir Simon Clarke
Majority:214 (0.6%)

Luke Myer (born 5 May 1995) is a British Labour politician serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland since 2024.

Early life and education

Myer was born in Middlesbrough and grew up in the village of Brotton, North Yorkshire.[1] He attended Freebrough Specialist Engineering College and Prior Pursglove College, before training as a teacher.[2] [3] [4]

Myer studied at Edge Hill University, where he served as the student union's Vice President for Academic Representation.[5] He unsuccessfully contested the National Union of Students role of Vice President for Higher Education.

He worked on education policy at the UK Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education, and served on the board of a Middlesbrough SEND charity.[6] [7]

Myer later joined the centre-left think tank the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) as a research fellow and policy analyst, specialising in economic development policy in the North East.[8] [1] [3] He remained active in East Cleveland, volunteering as a school governor and raising money for a local foodbank during the COVID-19 pandemic.[9] [10]

Political career

From 2021 to 2024, Myer served in local government;[11] in his election to Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council, he defeated Conservative police commissioner Steve Turner as well as unseating the local Conservative council leader.[12] [13] He served as Cabinet Member for Children, where he introduced a child poverty strategy, opened new rural children's centres, and reduced the department's budget deficit.[14] [1] [15] [16]

He was elected to Parliament at the 2024 general election, defeating former Conservative minister Sir Simon Clarke with a majority of only 214 votes.[17]

Personal life

He is married to his wife, Beth.[18] He is openly LGBT+.[19]

Notes and References

  1. News: Labour selects Luke Myer as parliamentary candidate for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland . TeessideLive. 1 December 2023.
  2. Web site: Talk of the Town - Children's Services . Talk of the Town Magazine. December 2023.
  3. Web site: Luke Myer IPPR . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20240125151359/https://www.ippr.org/profile/luke-myer . 25 January 2024 . IPPR.
  4. Web site: Luke Myer - Corporate Information . Corporate Information . 25 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181018084345/https://www.edgehill.ac.uk/corporate-information/board-of-governors/luke-myer/ . 17 April 2020. 18 October 2018 .
  5. Web site: The former student leaders entering Parliament . 2024-07-16 . Wonkhe . en-GB.
  6. Web site: Can the pandemic bring a new dawn for flexible higher education? . hepi.ac.uk . 25 January 2021 . HEPI.
  7. Web site: MAIN - TAKING AUTISM PERSONALLY . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240705054755/https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04809912/officers . 5 July 2024 . gov.uk . Companies House.
  8. News: Labour wins last council seat to be counted. BBC News. 9 May 2023.
  9. Web site: New Marske Primary School - Governors . newmarskeprimary.co.uk. New Marske Primary School . https://web.archive.org/web/20220922142338/https://www.newmarskeprimary.co.uk/governor-responsibilities/ . 22 September 2022 .
  10. News: Redcar food bank thanks community after raising £2,000 . 31 March 2020. The Northern Echo. https://web.archive.org/web/20200402093121/https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/local/teesside/18347986.redcar-food-bank-thanks-community-raising-2-000/. 2 April 2020.
  11. Web site: 17 June 2021 . Your Councillors . Saltburn,Marske and New Marske Parish Council . https://web.archive.org/web/20210617011633/https://smnmpc.co.uk/your-parish/parish-councillors . 17 June 2021 .
  12. News: 9 May 2023 . Police and crime commissioner and his wife miss out in council election vote . 17 May 2023 . The Independent.
  13. Web site: Leader of Redcar Tories loses seat after three recounts . lgcplus.com . 9 May 2023 . Local Government Chronicle.
  14. News: Baby loss parents decorate Saltburn pier with ribbons . BBC News . 10 October 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231019101344/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tees-67055480 . 19 October 2023 .
  15. Web site: Family Hubs open doors in Redcar and Cleveland after major summer revamp . TFM Radio . planetradio.co.uk . 14 September 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231019100803/https://planetradio.co.uk/tfm/local/news/redcar-cleveland-family-hub/ . 19 October 2023 .
  16. News: Councillor quits cabinet to pursue Parliamentary quest as replacement is named . TeessideLive . 22 December 2023 .
  17. News: Labour wins Hexham, Conservatives Anne-Marie Trevelyan and Simon Clarke among losses, as election results declared . BBC News. 5 July 2024. 5 July 2024.
  18. Web site: Who am I. 8 August 2023. Luke Myer MP for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland. 24 July 2024.
  19. Web site: Number of out LGBTQ+ MPS falls following election . 5 July 2024 . 6 July 2024.

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