Luke Akehurst

Luke Akehurst MP
Official portrait, 2024
Member of Parliament for North Durham
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 July 2024
Preceded by	Kevan Jones
Majority	5,873 (14.1%)
Member of the National Executive Committee of the Labour Party
Incumbent
Assumed office November 2020
In office 2010–2012
Member of Hackney London Borough Council for Chatham
In office 2 May 2002 – 22 May 2014
Personal details
Born	(1972-03-02) 2 March 1972 (age 52)
Political party	Labour
Other political affiliations	Labour First
Alma mater	University of Bristol (BSc)
Occupation	Former director of We Believe in Israel

Luke Akehurst (born 2 March 1972) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for North Durham since 2024.^[1] He is also a Labour Party official, and a former councillor. Since 2020, Akehurst has been a member of the National Executive Committee of the Labour Party (NEC), having previously been on the NEC from 2010 until 2012.