Luke Charters

British politician

Luke Charters MP
Official portrait, 2024

Member of Parliament for York Outer
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 July 2024
Preceded by	Julian Sturdy
Majority	9,391

Personal details
Born	Luke Charters-Reid (1995-08-18) 18 August 1995 (age 28)
Political party	Labour
Education	Huntington School, York
Alma mater	Oxford University (BA) University of Chicago
Website	www.lukecharters.co.uk

Luke Jonathan Charters^[1] (born 18 August 1995) is a British Labour Party politician elected as Member of Parliament for York Outer in the general election held on 4 July 2024.^[2]

Charters was educated at Huntington School, York before graduating from Oxford University with a degree in philosophy, politics, and economics. He later obtained a master's degree in political science at the University of Chicago.^[3]^[4] He previously stood for election for York Outer (as Luke Charters-Reid) in the 2017 general election when he was 21, coming second to the Conservative Party candidate, Julian Sturdy.^[5]^[6]

Personal life

He has a wife and a young son.^[4]

References

^ "Members Sworn". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 752. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 10 July 2024.
^ "York Outer | General Election 2024". Sky News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
^ Glenton, Kevin (25 May 2024). "Luke Charters launches York Outer general election campaign". York Press. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
^ ^a ^b Lewis, Haydn (6 July 2024). "York Outer Labour MP Luke Charters sets out agenda". York Press. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
^ Prest, Victoria (3 May 2017). "Labour names 21-year-old Luke Charters-Reid as York Outer candidate". York Press. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
^ Prest, Victoria; Ross, Alex (9 June 2017). "GENERAL ELECTION 2017: Conservatives hold York Outer with reduced majority - Julian Sturdy backs Theresa May to continue as PM". York Press. Retrieved 3 July 2024.