Elliot Colburn


Elliot Haydn George Colburn is a British Conservative Party politician. He has been the Member of Parliament for Carshalton and Wallington since the 2019 general election.

Early life

Colburn was born in St Helier Hospital, and grew up in Sutton, London. He attended Carshalton Boys Sports College. He has campaigned for the Conservative Party since the age of 13. Colburn studied politics at Aberystwyth University. He worked as a parliamentary assistant for the Sutton and Cheam MP Paul Scully, and Scotland Secretary Alister Jack. Colburn has also worked as a public affairs officer for NHS South West London Health and Care Partnership.
Colburn was a Conservative candidate in the 2014 Sutton Council election for Wallington North ward and came in fourth place.
In the 2016 referendum on membership of the European Union, Colburn voted in favour of Brexit.
Colburn was elected to Sutton Borough Council as one of the three Conservative councillors for Cheam ward in the 2018 election, and sat on the council's People Committee and Scrutiny Committee.

Parliamentary career

Colburn was selected as the Conservative candidate for Carshalton and Wallington on 11 February 2019. He was elected as MP in the 2019 general election with a majority of 629 votes. The seat had previously been represented by Liberal Democrats MP Tom Brake since 1997. His campaign included local promises to extend the London Overground to Sutton, and to oppose the settling of gypsies and travellers in the local area.
He has been a member of the Petitions Committee since March 2020.

Personal life

Colburn is openly gay. His partner is Jed Dwight who is a councillor for Stonecot ward on Sutton Council.