Thomas William Randall (born 4 July 1981) is a British

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politician who has been

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(MP) for

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since the 2019 general election. Randall is a member of the

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Early life

Randall was born and grew up in Arnold, Nottinghamshire, where he attended

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. He studied law at

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, going on to practise as a solicitor for two years. He worked for a professional membership body before becoming an MP. He was diagnosed with

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at the age of 16.

Political career

Randall contested the local government election in

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for

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but fell seven votes short of winning one of the two

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seats. Randall was selected to contest the

seat by the

for the 2019 general election. He went on to defeat the sitting

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and win the seat with a majority of 1.4%, or 679 votes. This made the seat one of the most

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in the country.

Electoral history

2019 general election

2018 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council elections

References

External links

Official website
* Living people Alumni of the University of Oxford Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford UK MPs 2019–present Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies People from Arnold, Nottinghamshire 1981 births {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-stub