# Robbie Moore (politician)

Robert Peter Moore (born 28 November 1984) is a British Conservative Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Keighley and Ilkley, formerly Keighley, in West Yorkshire since the 2019 general election. He has been Shadow Minister for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs since July 2024.

## Early life

In 2007, the family set up a plastics-recycling business.
He studied architecture at Newcastle University and rural surveying at the University College of Estate Management. A qualified rural chartered surveyor, he set up his own consultancy practice, Brockthorpe Consultancy.

## Political career

Before being elected as MP for Keighley in 2019, Moore was a councillor on Alnwick Town Council and represented Alnwick on Northumberland County Council. He unsuccessfully contested the July 2019 by-election for Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner, but at the general election in December, he gained the marginal seat of Keighley from the Labour incumbent, John Grogan. In the 2024 United Kingdom general election, he defeated Grogan again and was re-elected against the national swing. Moore has served as a member of the Home Affairs Select Committee and Petitions Committee since October 2024.

## Electoral history
### 2019 UK general election

General election 2019: Keighley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robbie Moore | 25,298 | 48.1 | +2.0 |
| | Labour | John Grogan | 23,080 | 43.9 | −2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tom Franks | 2,573 | 4.9 | +2.5 |
| | Brexit Party | Waqas Khan | 850 | 1.6 | N/A |
| | Yorkshire | Mark Barton | 667 | 1.3 | N/A |
| | SDP | Matthew Rose | 132 | 0.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,218 | 4.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,600 | 72.3 | −0.1 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +2.3 | |

### 2019 Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner by-election

2019 Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | 1st round | 1st round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round |
| | Labour | Kim McGuinness | 58,355 | 37.9% | 8,977 | 67,332 | 52.2% | ​​ |
| | Independent | Georgina Hill | 33,704 | 21.9% | 27,929 | 61,633 | 47.8% | ​​ |
| | Conservative | Robbie Moore | 33,267 | 21.6% | | | | ​​ |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Wallace | 28,623 | 18.6% | | | | ​​ |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 155,990 | 15.0% | | | | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 2,041 | 1.3% | | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 153,949 | | | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,041,562 | | | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### 2017 Northumberland County Council election

2017 Northumberland County Council election: Alnwick (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gordon Castle* | 1,929 | 30.38 | +10.35 |
| | Conservative | Robbie Moore | 1,295 | 20.39 | +6.77 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lydia Heather Cairns* | 959 | 15.10 | −2.80 |
| | Labour | James Matthewson | 688 | 10.83 | +6.18 |
| | Labour | Bill Grisdale | 594 | 9.35 | +1.16 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Eoin Duff | 457 | 7.20 | −9.30 |
| | UKIP | Michael John Weatheritt | 241 | 3.80 | −6.75 |
| | UKIP | Margaret Weatheritt | 187 | 2.95 | −5.61 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 336 | 5.29 | +3.89 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,350 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |