Michael Payne | |
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 Official portrait, 2025 | |
| Member of Parliament forGedling | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Tom Randall |
| Majority | 11,881 (24.4%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Michael Richard Payne[1] Arnold, Nottinghamshire, England |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | Lancaster University |
Michael Richard Payne is a BritishLabour Party politician who has been theMember of Parliament forGedling since2024.[2] He has been aNottinghamshire County councillor and deputy leader ofGedling Borough Council.[3]
He studied atLancaster University,[4] where he became President of the Students' Union in 2009.[5] Payne unsuccessfully contested the seat ofNewark at the2015 General Election.[6]
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.[7]
Payne is openly gay and is married to a fellow councillor.[8] 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.[9]
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