Derek Thomas (politician)

Derek Thomas
MP
Member of Parliament
for St Ives
Assumed office
8 May 2015
Preceded by Andrew George
Majority 2,469 (5.1%)
Personal details
Born (1972-07-20) 20 July 1972
Cornwall, United Kingdom
Political party Conservative

Derek Thomas is a British Conservative Party politician. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for St Ives since the general election in May 2015.[1]

Early life and career

Thomas was born in 1972 to parents who were two missionaries.[2] He grew up in West Cornwall.[2] He completed a traditional Cornish Mason Apprenticeship.[2][3]

He studied in South London and then returned to West Cornwall to be a development manager for Mustard Seed, a voluntary organisation in Helston, Cornwall[2] and Chapel Street Methodist Church, Penzance.[3] He later started his own small construction business.[2]

He has developed community projects which enable vulnerable adults to have better lives.[4]

Political career

Thomas served as Penwith District Councillor.[2]

He contested St Ives at the 2010 general election, coming 1719 votes behind the Liberal Democrat incumbent Andrew George, whom he subsequently defeated in 2015.

Thomas supported Brexit in the 2016 European Union Referendum [5]

Thomas one again contended for the St Ives seat in the 2017 general election, his campaign began on the 10th of June 2017 at his Penzance office and was attended by Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Andrea Leadsom. He went on to be re-elected increasing his vote share, however with a diminished majority of 312.

References

  1. ↑ "St Ives". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Derek Thomas - Prospective MP". St. Ives & The Isles of Scilly Conservatives. Cornwall, United Kingdom. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Meet the candidates: Derek Thomas, Conservative, (West Cornwall)". The West Briton. Truro, Cornwall. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  4. ↑ Burton, Sarah. "About Me". derekthomas.org. Penzance, Cornwall. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  5. ↑ Read. "Which Tory MPs back Brexit, who doesn't and who is still on the fence? | Coffee House". Blogs.spectator.co.uk. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
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