Andrew Pelling
Andrew John Pelling | |
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| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 6 May 2005 – 12 April 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Geraint Davies |
| Succeeded by | Gavin Barwell |
| Member of the London Assembly | |
| In office 4 May 2000 – 1 May 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency created |
| Succeeded by | Steve O'Connell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 August 1959 Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England |
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| Alma mater | New College, Oxford |
Andrew John Pelling (born 20 August 1959) is a British politician. He was Member of Parliament for Croydon Central from 2005 to 2010, first as a Conservative, then from 2007 as an independent. He contested the seat as an independent at the 2010 general election, but lost to his former party.
He was also a councillor in Croydon and a member of the London Assembly. He joined the Labour Party in February 2011 but was subsequently expelled from Labour in February 2022. In early 2024 he joined the Liberal Democrats, and stood unsuccessfully for the party in the 2024 general election.