Damien Egan

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BornDamien James Egan
1985
Alma materSt Mary’s University, Twickenham
ReligionJewish
PartyLabour

Employment.png UK/Member of Parliament for Kingswood

In office
15 February 2024 - Present

Damien Egan is a British Labour Party politician who was elected Mayor of the London Borough of Lewisham on 3 May 2018.[1] He was re-elected Mayor of Lewisham with 39,966 votes (58.05 per cent) in May 2022.[2]

On 30 July 2023, Damien Egan was announced by Labour as its candidate at the next General Election for the Bristol North East parliamentary seat, a constituency some 120 miles from Lewisham town hall.[3]

Background

Damien Egan was born in Cork, Ireland, and grew up in north east Bristol. During his childhood, his family were made homeless and lived in temporary accommodation.

He attended Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School and Hanham High School (now called Hanham Woods). He later studied at St Mary's Twickenham, and moved to Lewisham after his graduation.[4]

Damien Egan's husband Yossi is Jewish. Egan was raised Catholic, but later converted to Judaism.[5] He is a member of the Jewish Labour Movement,[6] and is understood to be a former member of New Labour's Progress group.[7]

Kingswood by-election

At the 2024 Kingswood by-election Damien Egan stood as the Labour Party candidate. On 15 February 2024, he was elected with 11,176 votes, to 8,675 for his nearest rival, the Conservatives’ Sam Bromiley, a majority of 2,501 and a 16% swing. The turnout was 37.1%.[8]


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