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| office = [[London Assembly|Member of the London Assembly]]<br/>as the [[List of London Assembly constituencies|5th Additional Member]]
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| predecessor = [[Gareth Bacon]]
| successor = [[Peter Whittle (politician)|Peter Whittle]]
| successor = [[David Kurten]]
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'''Stephen Knight''' is a [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrat]] politician in the United Kingdom and has been a member of the [[London Assembly]].
'''Stephen Knight''' is a [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] politician in the United Kingdom who has previously been a member of the [[London Assembly]] for the [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]].


==Political career==
==Political career==
Knight is a councillor in [[London Borough of Richmond upon Thames|Richmond upon Thames]] and a past leader of the Liberal Democrat group there. From 2006 to 2010, he served as Deputy Leader with responsibility for finance. He was largely responsible for the rebuilding of [[Teddington School]] under the [[Building Schools for the Future]] programme.
Knight was a councillor in [[London Borough of Richmond upon Thames|Richmond upon Thames]] and a past leader of the Liberal Democrat group there. From 2006 to 2010, he served as Deputy Leader with responsibility for finance. He was largely responsible for the rebuilding of [[Teddington School]] under the [[Building Schools for the Future]] programme.


He was elected as a London-wide member of the [[London Assembly]] in [[London Assembly election, 2012|2012]], but did not stand in [[London Assembly election, 2016|2016]] after being demoted by party members from second place to fifth place on the Liberal Democrat candidate list.<ref name="Odling">{{Cite news |url=http://www.croydonguardian.co.uk/news/14369675.Good_Knight_and_good_luck__Stephen_Knight_attends_last_Mayor_s_Question_Time_as_he_withdraws_from_London_Assembly_elections/ |title=Stephen Knight attends last Mayor's Question Time as he withdraws from London Assembly elections |last=George Odling |date=19 March 2016 |work=[[Croydon Guardian]] |access-date=10 July 2017}}</ref>
He was elected as a London-wide member of the [[London Assembly]] in [[2012 London Assembly election|2012]], but did not stand in [[2016 London Assembly election|2016]] after being demoted by party members from second place to fifth place on the Liberal Democrat candidate list.<ref name="Odling">{{Cite news |url=http://www.croydonguardian.co.uk/news/14369675.Good_Knight_and_good_luck__Stephen_Knight_attends_last_Mayor_s_Question_Time_as_he_withdraws_from_London_Assembly_elections/ |title=Stephen Knight attends last Mayor's Question Time as he withdraws from London Assembly elections |last=Odling, George |date=19 March 2016 |work=[[Croydon Guardian]] |access-date=10 July 2017}}</ref>

He defected to the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] in January 2018<ref>{{cite news|last1=Cuffe|first1=Grainne|title=Teddington Councillor Stephen Knight quits Lib Dems and joins the Labour Party|url=http://www.richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk/news/15893572.Teddington_councillor_quits_Lib_Dems_and_joins_the_Labour_Party/|accessdate=5 May 2018}}</ref> and was not re-elected on 3 May 2018.


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
His partner, Jennifer Churchill, is a Labour councillor in Richmond upon Thames.<ref name="Ambrose">{{Cite news |url=http://www.richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk/news/13775964.Lib_Dem_councillor_defects_to_Jeremy_Corbyn_s_Labour/ |title=Teddington councillor Jennifer Churchill defects from Lib Dems to Jeremy Corbyn's Labour |last=Tom Ambrose and George Odling |date=22 September 2015 |work=[[Richmond and Twickenham Times]] |access-date=10 July 2017}}</ref>
His partner, Jennifer Churchill, was a [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] councillor in Richmond upon Thames after defecting from the [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] in 2015.<ref name="Ambrose">{{Cite news |url=http://www.richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk/news/13775964.Lib_Dem_councillor_defects_to_Jeremy_Corbyn_s_Labour/ |title=Teddington councillor Jennifer Churchill defects from Lib Dems to Jeremy Corbyn's Labour |last=Ambrose, Tom; Odling, George |date=22 September 2015 |work=[[Richmond and Twickenham Times]] |access-date=10 July 2017}}</ref> She failed to be re-elected in May 2018 when she stood in West Twickenham, finishing behind Liberal Democrat and Conservative candidates.<ref>{{cite web|title=Election results for West Twickenham| date=3 May 2018 |url=https://cabnet.richmond.gov.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=100&RPID=505211860|publisher = [[London Borough of Richmond upon Thames]]|accessdate=5 May 2018}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
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==External links==
*[http://www.libdems.org.uk/stephen_knight Stephen Knight profile] Liberal Democrats

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Latest revision as of 23:20, 17 August 2024

Stephen Knight
Member of the London Assembly
as the 11th Additional Member
In office
1 May 2012 – 5 May 2016
Preceded byGareth Bacon
Succeeded byDavid Kurten
Councillor for Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council
In office
4 May 2006 – 3 May 2018
WardTeddington
Personal details
Political partyLiberal Democrats (2006–2018)
Labour (2018–present)
Occupationpolitician

Stephen Knight is a Labour politician in the United Kingdom who has previously been a member of the London Assembly for the Liberal Democrats.

Political career

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Knight was a councillor in Richmond upon Thames and a past leader of the Liberal Democrat group there. From 2006 to 2010, he served as Deputy Leader with responsibility for finance. He was largely responsible for the rebuilding of Teddington School under the Building Schools for the Future programme.

He was elected as a London-wide member of the London Assembly in 2012, but did not stand in 2016 after being demoted by party members from second place to fifth place on the Liberal Democrat candidate list.[1]

He defected to the Labour Party in January 2018[2] and was not re-elected on 3 May 2018.

Personal life

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His partner, Jennifer Churchill, was a Labour councillor in Richmond upon Thames after defecting from the Liberal Democrats in 2015.[3] She failed to be re-elected in May 2018 when she stood in West Twickenham, finishing behind Liberal Democrat and Conservative candidates.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Odling, George (19 March 2016). "Stephen Knight attends last Mayor's Question Time as he withdraws from London Assembly elections". Croydon Guardian. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  2. ^ Cuffe, Grainne. "Teddington Councillor Stephen Knight quits Lib Dems and joins the Labour Party". Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  3. ^ Ambrose, Tom; Odling, George (22 September 2015). "Teddington councillor Jennifer Churchill defects from Lib Dems to Jeremy Corbyn's Labour". Richmond and Twickenham Times. Retrieved 10 July 2017.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Election results for West Twickenham". London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.