{{Short description|British politician}} {{About|the politician|the sailor|Stephen Tuckwell}} {{Use British English|date=July 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = Councillor | name = Steve Tuckwell | honorific_suffix = | image = Official portrait of Steve Tuckwell MP (cropped).jpg | caption = Official portrait, 2023 | parliament = UK | constituency_MP = Uxbridge and South Ruislip | term_start1 = 20 July 2023 | term_end1 = 30 May 2024 | predecessor1 = Boris Johnson | successor1 = Danny Beales | office2 = Leader of Hillingdon Borough Council | deputy2 = Richard Mills | term_start2 = 14 May 2026 | term_end2 = | predecessor2 = Ian Edwards | office3 = Member of Hillingdon London Borough Council for South Ruislip | term_start3 = 7 May 2018 | term_end3 = | birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date|54|2023|7|7}} | birth_place = Hillingdon, London, England | education = Bishop Ramsey School | partner = Rachel | children = 2 | party = Conservative }} '''Steven Tuckwell''' (born 1968 or 1969)<ref name = Fisher>{{cite news|url = https://www.ft.com/content/e9ac2a0a-3c24-4a45-a5d9-08656bc59f89|title = 'It's time to change': Uxbridge seeks fresh start after Boris Johnson|last = Fisher|first = Lucy|date = 7 July 2023|accessdate = 6 October 2023|newspaper = Financial Times|url-access = subscription}}</ref> is a British politician who became the Member of Parliament (MP) for Uxbridge and South Ruislip from 2023 to 2024, in which he succeeded Boris Johnson, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. A member of the Conservative Party, he has also sat on Hillingdon Borough Council since 2018.
He lost his seat in the 2024 general election to Labour's Danny Beales, whom he had narrowly defeated in the 2023 by-election.
==Early life and career before Parliament== A third-generation resident of Hillingdon, Tuckwell was born at Hillingdon Hospital.<ref name=bromovsky /><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.hillingdon.gov.uk/by-election-results |title=Uxbridge and South Ruislip by-election 2023 |website=Hillingdon Council |access-date=27 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721061714/https://www.hillingdon.gov.uk/by-election-results |archive-date=21 July 2023}}</ref> He attended local schools, including Bishop Ramsey School in Ruislip.<ref name=bromovsky /><ref>{{cite web |title=Conservative Candidate for Uxbridge & South Ruislip Constituency Election |url=https://www.eastcotelocal.co.uk/Article.aspx?ArticleId=10099 |website=Eastcote Local |access-date=21 July 2023}}</ref>
Tuckwell previously worked as a manager for Royal Mail.<ref name=bromovsky /> In the May 2018 election, he was elected a Conservative councillor for the ward of South Ruislip on Hillingdon London Borough Council.<ref name=bromovsky /><ref name="Conservatives">{{Cite web |date=19 July 2023 |title=Cllr Steve Tuckwell |url=https://www.hillingdonconservatives.org/people/cllr-steve-tuckwell |access-date=21 July 2023 |website=Hillingdon Conservatives |language=en}}</ref><ref name="hillingdon">{{cite web |title=Councillor details – Councillor Steve Tuckwell |url=https://modgov.hillingdon.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=4523 |website=modgov.hillingdon.gov.uk |publisher=Hillingdon Council |access-date=21 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721093211/https://modgov.hillingdon.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=4523 |archive-date=21 July 2023 |date=21 July 2023}}</ref> He was re-elected in May 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=South Ruislip 2022 election |url=https://www.hillingdon.gov.uk/south-ruislip-2022-election |website=Hillingdon LBC |access-date=23 October 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251023131607/https://www.hillingdon.gov.uk/south-ruislip-2022-election |archive-date=23 October 2025}}</ref>
At the time of his election to parliament, he worked for a vehicle leasing company.<ref name = Fisher/>
==Parliamentary career== Tuckwell won the seat of Uxbridge and South Ruislip in a by-election held on 20 July 2023 following the resignation of former prime minister Boris Johnson, who had represented the constituency for the Conservative Party since the 2015 general election.<ref>{{Cite news |title=2023 by-elections: Conservatives hold Boris Johnson's old seat of Uxbridge and South Ruislip |url=https://news.sky.com/story/2023-by-elections-conservatives-hold-boris-johnsons-old-seat-of-uxbridge-and-south-ruislip-12924587 |last=Baker |first=Tim |date=21 July 2023 |access-date=21 July 2023 |work=Sky News |language=en}}</ref>
Tuckwell described the by-election as a "referendum on ULEZ", opposing the planned expansion of the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) by Sadiq Khan, the Labour mayor of London,<ref name="bromovsky">{{cite news |last=Bromovsky |first=Lettice |title=Uxbridge and South Ruislip by-election: who is Conservative candidate Steve Tuckwell? |url=https://www.hillingdontimes.co.uk/news/23665646.uxbridge-south-ruislip-by-election-steve-tuckwell/ |access-date=21 July 2023 |work=Hillingdon Times |date=19 July 2023 |language=en}}</ref> and he ran a "one-issue campaign" that avoided mention of his own party.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Who are the new Labour, Lib Dem and Tory MPs and what do they stand for? |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/jul/21/how-labour-lib-dem-tory-byelection-winners-reflect-best-chances |date=21 July 2023 |last1=Stacey |first1=Kiran |last2=Pidd |first2=Helen |work=The Guardian |access-date=31 July 2023}}</ref> Danny Beales, the Labour by-election candidate, also criticised the expansion.<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 July 2023 |title=Exclusive: Defeated Labour Candidate Launches Bitter Attack On Sadiq Khan's ULEZ Expansion |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/exclusive-defeated-labour-candidate-launches-bitter-attack-on-sadiq-khans-ulez-expansion_uk_64bb8ddfe4b08a8c9210afe7 |last=Schofield |first=Kevin |access-date=22 July 2023 |work=HuffPost UK |language=en}}</ref> Labour leader Keir Starmer blamed the policy for the party's failure to take the seat.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/ulez-sadiq-khan-labour-london-uxbridge-b2379621.html |title=Starmer calls for reflection on by-election impact of Ulez expansion |date=21 July 2023 |last=McGrath |first=Dominic |work=The Independent |access-date=31 July 2023}}</ref>
He was sworn in as an MP on 5 September 2023, following the summer break, alongside Sarah Dyke and Keir Mather.<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 September 2023 |title=Parliament welcomes three new MPs as two by-elections triggered |url=https://www.expressandstar.com/news/uk-news/2023/09/04/parliament-welcomes-three-new-mps-as-two-by-elections-triggered/ |access-date=6 September 2023 |website=Express & Star |language=en}}</ref> Dyke, a Liberal Democrat, was elected to serve Somerton and Frome, and Mather, of the Labour Party, was elected for Selby and Ainsty in two by-elections held on the same day as Tuckwell's.
Tuckwell was defeated by Beales at the 2024 general election.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Uxbridge & South Ruislip {{!}} General Election 2024 {{!}} Sky News |url=https://election.news.sky.com/elections/general-election-2024/uxbridge-and-south-ruislip-598 |access-date=2024-07-05 |website=election.news.sky.com |language=en}}</ref>
==Post-parliamentary career== As of 2025, Tuckwell served in the executive of Hillingdon London Borough Council, as cabinet member for planning, housing and growth.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Nevett |first1=Joshua |title=Surge in Chagos arrivals prompts row over housing costs |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd721j8390zo |website=BBC News |access-date=23 October 2025 |date=11 October 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/year-general-election-former-mps-now|title=One Year After The General Election: Where Are Former MPs Now?|last=Crowther|first=Zoe|date=6 July 2025|work=PoliticsHome|accessdate=29 April 2026}}</ref>
After the 2026 Hillingdon London Borough Council election, Tuckwell was elected leader of the Conservative group on the council.<ref>{{cite web |last=Lynch |first=Philip James |date=11 May 2026 |title=Hillingdon Council set to have former MP as new council leader |url=https://harrowonline.org/2026/05/11/hillingdon-council-set-to-have-former-mp-as-new-council-leader/ |website=harrowonline.org |access-date=15 May 2026}}</ref> On 14 May, Tuckwell was elected leader of the council.<ref>{{cite web |date=14 May 2026 |title=Council appoints new Leader and Mayor |url=https://pre.hillingdon.gov.uk/news/article/279/council-appoints-new-leader-and-mayor |website=hillingdon.gov.uk |access-date=15 May 2026}}</ref>
==Personal life== Tuckwell lives in Hillingdon with his partner, Rachel. His two children attended local schools.<ref name=bromovsky/><ref name=Conservatives/>
==See also== * List of United Kingdom MPs with the shortest service
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