Peter Lamb (politician) explained

Peter Lamb
Honorific Suffix:MP
Office:Member of Parliament
for Crawley
Predecessor:Henry Smith
Office1:Leader of the Crawley Borough Council
Predecessor1:Howard Bloom
Successor1:Michael Jones
Party:Labour

Peter Keir Lamb[1] is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Crawley since 2024. He also served as leader of the Crawley Borough Council until 2022.[2] [3]

Lamb previously stood for Crawley in 2019, losing to then-incumbent Henry Smith by 8,360 votes.[4]

Lamb was born in Crawley and was a councillor for 14 years before becoming the area's MP.[5] He is the third consecutive MP for the constituency to lose at the previous general election and then win it at the next.

According to PR Week, Lamb was a "senior consultant for The Campaign Company, which specialises in insight and engagement and works for clients including local authorities, central government departments, the NHS, charities and universities."[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Election results for Northgate & West Green . Democracy in Crawley . . 6 July 2024 . 3 May 2018.
  2. Web site: Crawley General Election 2024 . 5 July 2024 . Sky News.
  3. News: Sussex election results 2022: Labour wins control of Worthing for first time . 6 July 2024 . . 6 May 2022.
  4. News: Nicholson . Savannah . The Conservatives could lose Sussex strongholds at General Election . 6 July 2024 . . 10 June 2024.
  5. Web site: Peter Lamb, Labour candidate for Crawley . 2024-08-10 . Crawley Labour Party . en-GB.
  6. Web site: November 08 . Jonathan . Owen . More PR professionals bidding to become Labour MPs . 2024-08-22 . www.prweek.com . en.