Peter Fortune | |
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 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament forBromley and Biggin Hill | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Majority | 302 (0.6%) |
| Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party in theLondon Assembly | |
| In office 10 May 2021 – 2 May 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Andrew Boff |
| Succeeded by | Emma Best |
| Member of theLondon Assembly forBexley and Bromley | |
| In office 6 May 2021 – 6 May 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Gareth Bacon |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Turrell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1978-08-00)August , 1978 Lambeth,London, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
Peter Timothy Fortune (born August 1978) is a BritishConservative Party politician who has served asMember of Parliament (MP) forBromley and Biggin Hill since the2024 general election. He previously served as the member of theLondon Assembly (AM) forBexley and Bromley from2021 to2024.[1]
He was a councillor for Hayes and Coney Hall ward from 2016 to 2022 and Deputy Leader of theLondon Borough of Bromley.[2] He had previously served as a ward councillor for Cray Valley East from 2010 to 2014.[citation needed]
He was born and raised inLambeth. In 2017, he became Deputy Leader ofBromley Council.[3]
At the national level, Fortune contested twoLabour safe seats for the Conservatives: at the2017 United Kingdom general election, he stood in theconstituency ofLewisham East, receiving 23.0% of the vote and placing second behind Labour'sHeidi Alexander;[4] he fared slightly worse inLeeds Central in2019, receiving 22.6% of the vote and finishing second behind long-term incumbentHilary Benn.[5]
Fortune was elected as Deputy Leader of the London Assembly Conservative Group in May 2021.[6]
In March 2024, Fortune was named theprospective parliamentary candidate for the newly-established constituency ofBromley and Biggin Hill for the2024 General Election.[7] He was elected with a small majority of 302 votes (0.6%), narrowly edging the Labour candidate, Oana Olaru-Holmes.[8]
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