Danny Beales

Danny Boy Beales (born 1988) is a British politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Uxbridge and South Ruislip since 2024. A member of the Labour Party, he was previously a member of Camden London Borough Council from 2014 until his election to Parliament.

Early life Danny Boy Beales was born in 1988 at Hillingdon Hospital. He was raised in South Ruislip by his mother, a single parent. Beales studied politics and social policy at the London School of Economics. and Beales was subsequently elected for the Camden Square ward. He was a governor at Torriano Primary School, on his local street.

Since his election, Beales has been one of the most high-profile councillors, with the local paper writing of him, "With an ever-expanding brief, Cllr Beales has been there for every Camden policy, every flashpoint." CIP - and Beales personally - has been criticised on a cross-party basis for failing to meet its own target for building council homes and for allowing private developers to 'seize' part of sites for their own use.

He supported adding a pedestrian crossing in Camden with the transgender flag, the first of its kind in London.

Beales resigned from being a Camden councillor on 12 July 2024, a week after being elected as an MP.

Uxbridge and South Ruislip by-election In December 2022, Beales was selected as the Labour candidate for Uxbridge and South Ruislip to become the candidate at the by-election, which was announced less than a day after the constituency's MP, former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, had resigned. This was just prior to the publication of the Commons Privileges Committee investigation into Johnson's involvement in Partygate. He remained a Camden Council Cabinet Member throughout the by-election.

During campaigning, Beales challenged the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan's policy to expand the Ultra Low Emission Zone into outer London, including Uxbridge and South Ruislip. Beales suggested the scheme should be delayed, while the successful Conservative candidate, Steve Tuckwell, wanted to scrap the scheme completely.

2024 general election Beales was reselected as the Labour candidate for the 2024 general election. This time, he won narrowly over Tuckwell, defeating him by 587 votes.

Since 2024, Beales has served as a member of the Health and Social Care Select Committee.

Personal life Beales is a gay man.

Electoral results