Lloyd Russell-Moyle
Lloyd Russell-Moyle MP | |
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Member of Parliament for Brighton, Kemptown | |
Assumed office 8 June 2017 | |
Preceded by | Simon Kirby |
Majority | 9,868 (20.0%) |
Member of the Brighton and Hove City Council for East Brighton | |
In office 4 August 2016 – 27 December 2017 | |
Preceded by | Maggie Barredell |
Succeeded by | Nancy Platts |
Majority | 974 (38.0%) |
Personal details | |
Born |
Lloyd Cameron Russell-Moyle 14 September 1986 |
Website | Official |
Lloyd Cameron Russell-Moyle (born 14 September 1986) was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Brighton, Kemptown in the 2017 general election.
Political career
Russell-Moyle stood in the 2015 general election for the Lewes constituency, coming fourth. Subsequently he was elected and served as a councillor on Brighton and Hove City Council in August 2016, before standing for and being elected as MP for Brighton Kemptown in 2017, being one of eight LGBT people elected in that General Election.
Russell-Moyle has written in condemnation of the British government's policies on arms exports to countries such as Saudi Arabia for use in the conflict in Yemen. He supports the establishment of Supervised Injection sites in his local constituency. Russell-Moyle is a supporter of the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn.