Michael Payne (politician)

Michael Payne
MP
Official portrait, 2024
Member of Parliament
for Gedling
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Preceded byTom Randall
Majority11,881 (24.4%)
Personal details
Born4 January 1987
Arnold, Nottinghamshire, England
Political partyLabour
Alma materLancaster 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]

  1. ^ "Members Sworn". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 752. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 10 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Gedling | General Election 2024". Sky News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  3. ^ Moules, James (5 July 2024). "Gedling general election result: Meet new MP Michael Payne". LabourList. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Opening of GreenLancaster Hub". Lancaster University. 8 April 2009. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  5. ^ "The former student leaders entering Parliament | Wonkhe". Wonkhe. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  6. ^ Reporter), Jamie Waller (LD (15 May 2024). "Councillor Michael Payne steps down from national leadership role with Labour to focus on Gedling MP bid". Gedling Eye. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Number of out LGBTQ+ MPS falls following election".
  8. ^ Condon, Ali (10 January 2024). "Labour councillor slams 'unacceptable' homophobic slur made by Conservative candidate". PinkNews. Retrieved 11 August 2024.