Andrew Pelling

Andrew John Pelling (born 20 August 1959) is a British politician. First elected as a Conservative he was an independent Member of Parliament for Croydon Central and on 30 March 2010 announced his intention to contest the seat as an Independent at the 2010 general election, but lost the seat to his former party. He was also a member of the London Assembly for Croydon and Sutton and a councillor in Croydon. Pelling later became a member of the Labour Party in February 2011; he was subsequently expelled from Labour in February 2022.

Andrew John Pelling
Member of Parliament
for Croydon Central
In office
6 May 2005  12 April 2010
Preceded byGeraint Davies
Succeeded byGavin Barwell
Member of the London Assembly
for Croydon and Sutton
In office
4 May 2000  1 May 2008
Preceded byConstituency created
Succeeded bySteve O'Connell
Personal details
Born (1959-08-20) 20 August 1959
Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England
Political partyConservative (1980-2007)
Independent (2007-2011; 2022)
Labour (2011-2022)
Liberal Democrats (2023-present)
Alma materNew College, Oxford
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