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Perran Moon
MP
Official portrait, 2024
Member of Parliament
for Camborne and Redruth
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Preceded byGeorge Eustice
Majority7,806 (16.3%)
Personal details
Political partyLabour

Perran Henry Rupert Moon[1] is a British Labour Party politician who has served as MP for Camborne and Redruth since July 2024.[2]

Early life

Moon was born in Redruth,[3] his father, Charles, was a GP and long-time club doctor at Redruth Rugby Football Club.[4] His mother was a nurse at Treliske Hospital. One of seven children, Moon attended Trewirgie School[5] and then St Erbyn's school in Penzance.[6]

Career

Prior to parliament, Moon worked in communications for Nissan and Renault. From 2004, he was marketing director at Manheim UK and then at Auto Trader.[7] Until 2024, was the chief marketing officer and interim CEO of Believ,[8] an electric vehicle charging business.[9]

An advocate of the switch from petrol and diesel vehicles to electric, on World EV Day 2024 he said: "World EV day is a crucial date in our calendar, as it spotlights perhaps the single largest solution to cleaner air and reduced carbon emissions – electric vehicles.[10]

Political career

From 2019 to May 2023, Moon was a Labour & Co-operative Party district councillor for Banbury Grimsbury & Hightown ward in Cherwell district council in Oxfordshire.[11]

In the 2024 general election, Moon stood in the Camborne and Redruth constituency in Cornwall.[12] the 2024 election campaign he was criticised by an opponent for allegedly referring to himself as a 'local councillor', when his seat was not in Cornwall.[11] Moon said at the time that the allegations were not correct: "The comments were made following a story published earlier this week about political rival Connor Donnithorne failing to state he is a Conservative on a recent election leaflet that was delivered to homes in Camborne, Redruth and Hayle."[13]

Moon won the seat, and became constituency's first ever Labour MP, and said in a speech after the results were announced that the election had established a "new Cornish red wall" after Labour won four of the six seats in Cornwall.[14] He was one of six Cornish MPs who, in 2024, took their parliamentary affirmations in the Cornish language.[15]

In September 2024, Moon was named as a member of the Great British Energy Bill Committee, which is tasked with bringing the new legislation before Parliament.[16]

Moon has advocated for renewables and the mining of tin and of lithium for batteries in his constituency.[17] In December 2024, Moon attended the Resourcing Tomorrow mining conference in London and visited the Cornwall Pavilion to promote Cornish mining.[18]

Moon appeal for community banking hubs in his constituency, specifically in Redruth and Hayle, due the withdrawing of numerous banks from the region and a lack of access to cash and basic banking facilities.[19]

Moon has campaigned against pollution, especially discharges into rivers and the sea, and has described it as a Conservative party scandal that has damaging the economy.[20]

Electoral history

This section is transcluded from Camborne and Redruth (UK Parliament constituency). (edit | history)
General election 2024: Camborne and Redruth[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Perran Moon 19,360 40.5 +6.3
Conservative Connor Donnithorne 11,554 24.2 −29.1
Reform UK Roger Tarrant 8,952 18.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats Thalia Marrington 4,113 8.6 +0.1
Green Catherine Hayes 2,840 5.9 +3.1
Liberal Paul Holmes 624 1.3 ±0.0
Socialist Labour Robert Hawkins 342 0.7 N/A
Majority 7,806 16.3 +2.3
Turnout 47,785 64.2 –5.9
Registered electors 74,402
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase17.7

Personal life

Moon grew up in Redruth and Penzance, and has lived in Oxfordshire from where his ex-wife originated, and where he raised his three children. He returned to live in Cornwall in 2022.[5] His father, Charles Moon, lives in Porthtowan and his mother lives in Nancledra. He coached and refereed rugby union and was a former cricket player for Penzance.[22] He is known to be a keen sea swimmer and supporter of Redruth rugby club.[23] Moon's brother, Dickon Moon, is notably the longest-serving director of rugby in the Rugby Football Union, working for London Cornish RFC.[24]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Members Sworn". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 752. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 10 July 2024.
  2. ^ "UK general election results live: Labour set for landslide as results come in across country". BBC News. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
  3. ^ Trewhela, Lee (5 July 2024). "Historic result as Labour gains four seats in General Election in Cornwall". The Cornish Times. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  4. ^ Moon, Perran (9 January 2025). "Cornwall's Voice". Voice. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  5. ^ a b "My Story". Perran Moon. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  6. ^ Vergnault, Oliver (10 February 2023). "Redruth future parliamentary candidate accused of trying to be more Cornish than he is". Cornwall Live. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  7. ^ Rose, Tim (10 July 2024). "Motor retail veteran begins new career as Member of Parliament". AM Online. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  8. ^ "EV charge point operator Believ announces senior management changes - Believ". Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  9. ^ "Is Labour candidate Perran Moon from Cornwall? 'Local' row". The Packet. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  10. ^ "World EV Day with Perran Moon - Believ". Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  11. ^ a b "Labour candidate defends his Cornish roots as he denies local councillor claims". Falmouth Packet. 2024-01-10. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
  12. ^ Kathy Wardle (25 June 2024). "General Election 2024: The Cornish constituency where a new MP is guaranteed". ITV News. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  13. ^ "Labour candidate defends his Cornish roots as he denies local councillor claims". Falmouth Packet. 2024-01-10. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  14. ^ "Labour's Perran Moon is Hayle's new MP". St Ives Times & Echo. No. 5837. 12 July 2024. p. 4.
  15. ^ "All six of Cornwall's new MPs swear oaths in Cornish". BBC News. 2024-07-10. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
  16. ^ "Perran Moon MP, Camborne and Redruth". TheyWorkForYou. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  17. ^ Moon, Perran (22 October 2024). "Hansard: Renewal Energy - Cornwall". Hansard. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  18. ^ "Cornwall's Voice: Perran Moon, Labour MP for Camborne and Redruth". Voice. 12 December 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  19. ^ "Hayle and Redruth latest towns in Cornwall to receive banking hubs". Falmouth Packet. 2024-12-11. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
  20. ^ "Independent Water Commission". TheyWorkForYou. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  21. ^ Kate Kennally (7 June 2024). "Statement of Persons Nominated, Notice of Poll and Situation of Polling Stations – Camborne and Redruth" (PDF). Cornwall Council. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  22. ^ Trewhela, Lee (2024-01-09). "Cornwall Labour MP candidate denies 'dishonest' claims". Cornwall Live. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  23. ^ "Perran Moon : Camborne, Redruth & Hayle Labour". Camborne, Redruth & Hayle Labour. 2022-11-19. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  24. ^ Moon, Perran (9 January 2025). "Cornwall's Voice". Voice. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
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