Ben Coleman (politician)

Benjamin John Coleman is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Chelsea and Fulham since 2024. He gained the seat from Conservative minister Greg Hands.^[1]

Ben Coleman MP
Official portrait, 2024
Member of Parliament for Chelsea and Fulham
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 July 2024
Preceded by	Greg Hands
Majority	152 (0.3%)
Member of Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council for Fulham Broadway 2014–2022, for Lillie 2022–2025
In office 22 May 2014 – 8 January 2025
Personal details
Political party	Labour
Alma mater	University of Liverpool
Website	bencoleman.uk

In the 1997 general election he stood in the constituency of Broxbourne. He was a Labour councillor on Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council from 2014 until 2025, and was deputy leader of the council prior to his election to Parliament.^[2] At the 2024 general election he became the first Labour MP to represent the Chelsea and Fulham constituency, defeating the incumbent Conservative Minister for London Greg Hands by 152 votes.^[3]

PinkNews listed him as an out LGBTQ+ MP in 2024.^[4] The Jewish Chronicle listed him as one of the new Jewish MPs in 2024.^[5]