Tris Osborne

Tris Osborne
MP
Member of Parliament
for Chatham and Aylesford
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Preceded byTracey Crouch
Majority1,998 (4.9%)
Personal details
Political partyLabour
Alma materDurham University
Websitewww.trisosborne.com

Tristan John Osborne is a British Labour Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Chatham and Aylesford since 2024.

Early life[edit]

Osborne is a native of the Medway area in Kent and grew up in Rochester.[1][2] He attended St William of Perth Catholic Primary School in Rochester before receiving a scholarship to the private King's School, Rochester due to being a chorister at Rochester Cathedral.[1] He has Bachelor of Science degree in natural sciences (2004) and a Master of Arts degree in business management (2006) from College of St Hild and St Bede, part of Durham University.[1][3] Osborne, who is gay, was an LGBT activist at university.[1][4][5]

Early career[edit]

After leaving university Osborne worked for a banking start-up specialising in financial risk from July 2006 to November 2013 and for a consultancy firm advising political parties about businesses regulation from December 2013 to July 2016.[1] Whilst working in London he was a special constable with the Metropolitan Police in Greenwich and Charlton.[6][7] Osborne then moved back to the Medway area and obtained a teaching qualification in geography from Canterbury Christ Church University in 2017.[1] He was a geography teacher at Strood Academy from July 2017 to August 2023 and Stone Lodge School from August 2023 to July 2024.[1]

Political career[edit]

Osborne contested 2007 local elections in the Medway as one of the Labour Party candidates in the three-member Strood North Ward but was not elected.[8] He contested the 2011 local elections in Medway as one of the Labour Party candidates in the three-member Luton and Wayfield Ward and was elected.[9][10] He was re-elected at the 2015 and 2019 local elections.[9] At the 2023 local elections he was elected from the three-member Rochester East and Warren Wood Ward.[11][12] At the election Labour gained control of Medway Council and Osborne was appointed Cabinet Member for Community Safety and Enforcement.[1][13]

Osborne contested the 2015 general election as the Labour Party candidate in Chatham and Aylesford but was defeated by Conservative incumbent Tracey Crouch.[1][14] He contested the 2016 police and crime commissioner elections as the Labour Party candidate in Kent but was defeated by Conservative Matthew Scott.[15][16]

Osborne contested the 2024 general election Labour Party candidate in Chatham and Aylesford and was elected with a majority of 1,998.[17][18]

Electoral history[edit]

Electoral history of Tris Osborne
Election Constituency Party Votes Result
2007 local[19] Medway - Strood North Ward Labour Party 1,365 Not elected
2011 local[20] Medway - Luton and Wayfield Ward Labour Party 1,326 Elected
2015 general[21] Chatham and Aylesford Labour Party 10,159 Not elected
2015 local[22] Medway - Luton and Wayfield Ward Labour Party 1,774 Elected
2016 police[23] Kent Labour Party 50,978 Not elected
2019 local[24] Medway - Luton and Wayfield Ward Labour Party 1,045 Elected
2023 local[25] Medway - Rochester East and Warren Wood Ward Labour Party 1,347 Elected
2024 general[26] Chatham and Aylesford Labour Party 13,689 Elected

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Boddy, Robert (22 August 2023). "Medway politics: local democracy reporter Robert Boddy meets Labour's Cllr Tristan Osborne". Kent Online. Rochester, UK. Archived from the original on 13 February 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Labour says diversity is stil the spice of life". Kent on Sunday. Ashford, UK. 24 April 2016. p. 23. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  3. ^ Tris Osborne MP [@cllrtrisosborne] (27 February 2014). "@BenJamminWalker Nope. Very proud of my period in office at @durhamSU and attending @durham_uni and being a @hildbedealumni" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ Horn, Jenni (15 June 2016). "Medway Council urged to display LGBT rainbow flag following Orlando nightclub shooting". Kent Online. Rochester, UK. Archived from the original on 18 June 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Gay rights campaigners stage same-sex weddings". The Northern Echo. Darlington, UK. 17 February 2004. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  6. ^ Massey, Lizzie (22 November 2015). "Medway Cllr Tristan Osborne eyes up Kent police and crime commissioner role". Kent Online. Rochester, UK. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  7. ^ Hignett, Adam (16 March 2016). "Police chief accused of 'miserable record' as the election fight begins". Times of Tunbridge Wells. Tunbridge Wells, UK. p. 2. Archived from the original on 24 February 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Strood North Ward — Medway". Local Elections Archive Project. Archived from the original on 31 July 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Luton and Wayfield Ward — Medway". Local Elections Archive Project. Archived from the original on 31 July 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  10. ^ Bounds, Bob (5 May 2011). "Medway elections - results". Kent Online. Rochester, UK. Archived from the original on 22 April 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  11. ^ Thorne, Lucy (5 May 2023). "Medway local election results 2023 in full". Kent Live. Tunbridge Wells, UK. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  12. ^ "Rochester East & Warren Wood 4 May 2023". Medway Elects. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  13. ^ Jordan, Nicola (8 May 2023). "New Medway Council leader Vince Maple outlines what Labour plans for Towns". Kent Online. Rochester, UK. Archived from the original on 22 May 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  14. ^ Massey, Lizzie (8 May 2015). "Kelly Tolhurst beats Mark Reckless to lead a Tory bluewash across Medway". Kent Online. Rochester, UK. Archived from the original on 22 December 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  15. ^ "Kent PCC election: Conservative Matthew Scott wins". BBC News. London, UK. 6 May 2016. Archived from the original on 10 May 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  16. ^ Francis, Paul (9 May 2016). "Kent's new crime commissioner is Conservative Matthew Scott". Kent Online. Rochester, UK. Archived from the original on 21 May 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  17. ^ "Election 2024: Chatham and Aylesford results". BBC News. London, UK. Archived from the original on 6 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  18. ^ Boddy, Robert (5 July 2024). "Chatham and Aylesford general election 2024 results in full". Kent Online. Rochester, UK. Archived from the original on 5 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  19. ^ "Local election results 2007" (PDF). Chatham, UK: Medway Council. p. 9. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  20. ^ "Local election results 2011" (PDF). Chatham, UK: Medway Council. p. 5. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  21. ^ "2015 General election results for Chatham and Aylesford constituency" (PDF). Chatham, UK: Medway Council. Archived from the original on 3 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  22. ^ "Luton and Wayfield Ward local election results 2015" (PDF). Chatham, UK: Medway Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  23. ^ "Election results for Kent Police Area: Kent Police and Crime Commissioner - Thursday, 5th May, 2016". Dover, UK: Dover District Council. Archived from the original on 23 September 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  24. ^ "Luton and Wayfield ward results - local and parish council elections 2019". Chatham, UK: Medway Council. Archived from the original on 5 October 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  25. ^ "Rochester East and Warren Wood ward results - local and parish elections 2023". Chatham, UK: Medway Council. Archived from the original on 22 February 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  26. ^ "General election 2024 results: Chatham and Aylesford". Chatham, UK: Medway Council. Retrieved 8 July 2024.

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