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Councillor
Olly Glover
MP
Official portrait, 2024
Member of Parliament
for Didcot and Wantage
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Preceded byConstituency created
Majority6,233 (11.4%)
Personal details
Born
Oliver Guy Nicholas Glover
Political partyLiberal Democrats
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge

Oliver Guy Nicholas Glover[1] is a British Liberal Democrat politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Didcot and Wantage since 2024, elected with a 39.8% share of the vote for the newly created constituency. He is also a town and parish councillor in Oxfordshire. Glover has worked in operations management for various railway companies.

Early life and education

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Glover was educated at Hampton School and Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge,[2] graduating with a BA in History.[3] During his time at Cambridge, he was chairman of the Cambridge University Students Union (CUSU) LGBT group and junior treasurer of the Cambridge University Railway Club.[2][4] He has worked in operations management for Network Rail and various train operating companies.[5]

Political career

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Glover stood in the 2019 general election for the London constituency of Tooting, finishing in third place.[6] In the 2023 local elections, Glover was elected to the town council of Didcot, South Oxfordshire,[7][8] and the parish council of Milton, Vale of White Horse.[9][10]

In the 2024 general election, Glover was elected as MP for the new constituency of Didcot and Wantage, with a 39.8% share of the vote and a majority of 6,233.[11][12]

Personal life

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As of 2019, Glover lived in Balham, South London.[13] He now lives in Milton.[5] He is gay, and came out aged 15.[14]

References

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  1. ^ "No. 64465". The London Gazette. 22 July 2024. p. 14085.
  2. ^ a b "CURC Committee 2005-2006". Cambridge University Railway Club. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  3. ^ Qurashi, Noor (12 July 2024). "Introduction to Oxfordshire's new MPs after General Election". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  4. ^ Divall, Rachel (10 March 2006). "Complaints procedure condemned" (PDF). Varsity. p. 5. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Olly Glover - Candidate for Didcot and Wantage". Liberal Democrats. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Tooting parliamentary constituency – Election 2019". Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Election of Parish Councillors for Didcot Ladygrove on Thursday 4 May 2023" (PDF). South Oxfordshire District Council. p. 3. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Councillors". Didcot Town Council. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Election of Parish Councillors for Milton: Village Ward on 4 May 2023" (PDF). Vale of White Horse District Council. p. 46. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Councillors". Milton (Abingdon) Parish Council. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Didcot and Wantage - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  12. ^ "Didcot and Wantage | General Election 2024". Sky News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  13. ^ Bayley, Sian (7 November 2019). "General election: Tooting – who the candidates standing are in 2019". MyLondon. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  14. ^ "Olly Glover, Lib Dem candidate for Tooting". Wandsworth Liberal Democrats. 30 October 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
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