| Michael Payne | |
| Honorific-Suffix: | MP |
| Office: | Member of Parliament for Gedling |
| Majority: | 11,881 (24.4%) |
| Predecessor: | Tom Randall |
| Term Start: | 4 July 2024 |
| Birth Date: | 4 January 1987 |
| Birth Place: | Arnold |
| Party: | Labour Party |
| Alma Mater: | Lancaster University |
Michael Richard Payne[1] is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Gedling since 2024.[2] He has been a Nottinghamshire County councillor and deputy leader of Gedling Borough Council.[3]
He studied at Lancaster University,[4] where he became President of the Students' Union in 2009.[5]
Payne served as the deputy leader of the Local Government Association’s Labour Group for seven years before stepping down to concentrate on running to be the MP for Gedling.[6]
Payne is openly gay and is married to a fellow councillor.[7] In January 2024, Pink News reported that a Conservative council candidate had been suspended after using a homophobic slur directed at Payne in a social media discussion.[8]