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Michael Payne
MP
Official portrait, 2025
Member of Parliament
for Gedling
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Preceded byTom Randall
Majority11,881 (24.4%)
Personal details
BornMichael Richard Payne[1]
Arnold, Nottinghamshire, England
PartyLabour
EducationLancaster University

Michael Richard Payne is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Gedling since 2024.[2] He has been a Nottinghamshire County councillor and deputy leader of Gedling Borough Council, serving in both roles for thirteen years.[3]

He was also chair of Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service between 2019 and 2024 and served on the fire authority from 2013 to 2024.[4]

Biography

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He studied at Lancaster University,[5] where he became President of the Students' Union in 2008.[6]

Payne unsuccessfully contested the seat of Newark at the 2014 Newark by-election and the 2015 General Election.[7][8]

Payne served as the deputy leader of the Local Government Association’s (LGA) Labour Group and deputy chair of the LGA for seven years before stepping down to concentrate on running to be the MP for Gedling.[9][10]

He also served as chair of the Local Government Information Unit from 2014 to 2024.[11]

Payne is openly gay and is married to a fellow councillor.[12] 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.[13]

On 11 May 2026, he was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Home Office.[14]

Elections contested

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Parliamentary elections

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Year Constituency Party Votes % votes Position Ref.
2014 Newark by-election Newark Labour 6,842 17.7 3rd of 11 [15]
2015 general election Newark Labour 11,360 21.7 2nd of 6 [16]
2024 general election Gedling Labour 23,278 47.8 Won [2]

Nottinghamshire County Council elections

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Year Ward Party Votes % votes Position Ref.
2013 Arnold North Labour 2,569 41.8 Elected [17]
2017 Arnold North Labour 3,309 44.5 Elected [18]
2021 Arnold North Labour 3,994 51.3 Won [19]

Gedling Borough Council elections

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Year Ward Party Votes % votes Position Ref.
2011 St Mary's Labour 1,136 18.8 Elected [20]
2015 Redhill Labour 1,449 23.5 Won [21]
2019 Redhill Labour 1,188 66.0 Won [22]
2023 Redhill Labour 1,291 73.9 Won [23]

References

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  1. ↑ "Members Sworn". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 752. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 10 July 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Gedling | General Election 2024". Sky News. Archived from the original on 23 December 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  3. ↑ Moules, James (5 July 2024). "Gedling general election result: Meet new MP Michael Payne". LabourList. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  4. ↑ "Re-elected to fire authority". Newark Advertiser. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  5. ↑ "Opening of GreenLancaster Hub". Lancaster University. 8 April 2009. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "Return of former SU Presidents sparks bitter battle of legacies". SCAN. 2 February 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  7. ↑ "Newark by-election candidate names confirmed". BBC News. 13 May 2014.
  8. ↑ "Election 2019: Newark parliamentary constituency". BBC News. 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  9. ↑ Reporter), Jamie Waller (LD (15 May 2024). "Councillor Michael Payne steps down from national leadership role with Labour to focus on Gedling MP bid". Gedling Eye. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  10. ↑ Webb, Caitlin. "Deputy Labour leader at LGA to step down | Local Government Chronicle (LGC)". www.lgcplus.com. Archived from the original on 23 May 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  11. ↑ Sankarayya, Jane (15 October 2024). "Our thanks to LGIU's outgoing Chair". LGIU. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  12. ↑ Reynolds, Andrew (5 July 2024). "Number of out LGBTQ+ MPS falls following election". Pink News. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  13. ↑ Condon, Ali (10 January 2024). "Labour councillor slams 'unacceptable' homophobic slur made by Conservative candidate". PinkNews. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  14. ↑ "LIVE UPDATES: Government resignations". LabourList. 11 May 2026. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
  15. ↑ "Newark By-Election results". Newark and Sherwood District Council. 5 June 2014. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  16. ↑ "2015 General Election - Newark". Parliament.uk. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
  17. ↑ "Election ward candidates (Arnold North)". NCC. Archived from the original on 11 May 2026.
  18. ↑ "Election ward candidates (Arnold North)". NCC. Archived from the original on 13 April 2025.
  19. ↑ "Election ward candidates (Arnold North)". NCC. Archived from the original on 6 January 2026.
  20. ↑ "Election Results". Gedling Borough Council. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
  21. ↑ "Election Results for Redhill". Gedling Borough Council.
  22. ↑ "Election Results for Redhill". Gedling Borough Council.
  23. ↑ "Election Results for Redhill". Gedling Borough Council.
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