Damien Egan
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| Born | Damien James Egan 1985 | |||||||||
| Alma mater | St Mary’s University, Twickenham | |||||||||
| Religion | Jewish | |||||||||
| Party | Labour | |||||||||
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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]
References
- ↑ "Lewisham Mayoral Election 2018"
- ↑ "Mayor of Lewisham announces new Cabinet team"
- ↑ "London candidate beats Bristol mayor for MP seat"
- ↑ "Damien Egan's biography"
- ↑ "Sometimes you feel like you’re hiding something"
- ↑ "Labour announces Progress right-winger Lewisham mayor as Bristol NE candidate"
- ↑ "Most Lewisham Mayoral candidates claim pro-Corbyn. How do they stack up?"
- ↑ "Kingswood byelection: Labour overturns big Tory majority to win"
