Tom Randall (politician)

Thomas Willy Randall (born 4 July 1981) is a British Conservative Party politician who was Member of Parliament (MP) for Gedling from 2019 until 2024. He was a member of the 1922 Committee.

Early life
Randall was born and grew up in Arnold, Nottinghamshire, where he attended Redhill Academy. He lived on Killisick Road.

He studied law at Oxford University, 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 Ankylosing spondylitis at the age of 16.

Political career
Randall contested the local government election in 2018 for Tower Hamlets but fell seven votes short of winning one of the two Canary Wharf seats.

Randall was selected to contest the Gedling seat by the Conservative Party for the 2019 general election. He went on to defeat the sitting Labour MP Vernon Coaker and win the seat with a majority of 1.4%, or 679 votes. This made the seat one of the most marginal in the country.

Randall was defeated by the Labour candidate Michael Payne at the 2024 general election.