Michael Payne (politician)

Michael Richard Payne is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Gedling since 2024.^[2] He has been a Nottinghamshire County councillor and deputy leader of Gedling Borough Council.^[3]

Michael Payne MP
Official portrait, 2025
Member of Parliament for Gedling
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 July 2024
Preceded by	Tom Randall
Majority	11,881 (24.4%)
Personal details
Born	Michael Richard Payne[1] Arnold, Nottinghamshire, England
Political party	Labour
Alma mater	Lancaster University

He studied at Lancaster University,^[4] where he became President of the Students' Union in 2009.^[5]

Payne served as the deputy leader of the Local Government Association’s Labour Group for seven years before stepping down to concentrate on running to be the MP for Gedling.^[6]

Payne is openly gay and is married to a fellow councillor.^[7] In January 2024, Pink News reported that a Conservative council candidate had been suspended after using a homophobic slur directed at Payne in a social media discussion.^[8]