Ian Sollom | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament forSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Majority | 4,648 (8.7%) |
| Liberal Democrat portfolios | |
| 2024–present | Universities and Skills |
| Member ofSouth Cambridgeshire District Council for Harston and Comberton | |
| In office 7 May 2018 – 9 May 2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ian Fraser Sollom |
| Party | Liberal Democrats |
| Alma mater | |
| Academic background | |
| Thesis | Bayesian Analysis of the Cosmic Microwave Background Beyond the Concordance Model (2010) |
Ian Fraser Sollom is a BritishLiberal Democrat politician who has beenMember of Parliament (MP) forSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire since the2024 general election.[1]
Sollom grew up in ruralShropshire, and was educated at a localcomprehensive school[2] before attending sixth form atKing Edward VI College, Stourbridge. He gained aMaster of Physics (MPhys) degree fromSt Hugh's College, Oxford,[3] followed by a PhD in cosmology fromTrinity College, Cambridge.
Before being elected to Parliament, Sollom worked as a business consultant in the energy sector, and served as a Liberal Democrat councillor onSouth Cambridgeshire District Council for Harston and Comberton from 2018 to 2022.[4][5] He was the Liberal Democrats' parliamentary candidate forSouth Cambridgeshire in the2019 general election, coming second with 42 per cent of the vote.[6]
Sollom was elected as the Member of Parliament for the constituency of St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire in the 2024 general election, with 19,517 votes (36.9% of the vote) and a majority of 4,648 over second-placed candidateAnthony Browne, aConservative. St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire was a new constituency created by the2023 review of Westminster constituencies—Browne was the incumbent MP for South Cambridgeshire, parts of which were removed to create the new seat. Sollom's victory represented a nominal Liberal Democrat gain from the Conservatives, in line with the massive swing away from the Conservatives nationwide.
Sollom is married to Bec. The couple first moved toCambridge to pursuepostgraduate studies in 2005. Their son, Erik, was born in 2012, and the family now live inSt Neots.[7]
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| New constituency | Member of Parliament forSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire 2024–present | Incumbent |
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