Tom Tugendhat
Conservative MP for Tonbridge
Conservative backbencher with extensive parliamentary experience in social and foreign affairs, first elected in 2015 and active on community and public policy issues.
MessageSeat status
Relatively safe
Majority size
10,000
Recent swing
+3% Conservative
Party
Conservative
Top donors:
Trade unions
Individual small donors
Party central funds
Primary funding:
Public sector unions
Education
Health
Where Tom fits into things
Keir Starmer
Prime Minister
Shabana Mehmood
Home Secretary
Tom Tugendhat
Member of Parliament
Tonbridge
Wards
Surgeries
Monthly in-person, occasional online
Examples of successful citizen influence
- Coordinated constituent emails leading to parliamentary questions
- Local campaign prompting a public statement
Pressure that tends to influence
- High volume constituent contact
- Media attention on local issues
- Cross-party committee pressure
Committees
- Foreign Affairs Select Committee
- International Development Committee