Dr Luke Evans is the Conservative MP for Hinckley and Bosworth, having first been elected for the predecessor seat of Bosworth at the 2019 general election.

In the 2024 general election for the Hinckley and Bosworth constituency, Evans received 17,032 votes (35.6%). The Liberal Democrat candidate received 11,624 votes (24.3%), and the Reform UK candidate secured 8,817 votes (18.4%). Luke Evans was duly elected with a majority of 5,408.

The Hinckley and Bosworth constituency is located in the west of Leicestershire and includes the market towns of Hinckley, Market Bosworth, and Earl Shilton within a largely rural area. The former Bosworth seat was held by Labour between 1945 and 1970 (notably by Woodrow Wyatt) – but has been represented by the Conservative Party continuously since. It was renamed Hinckley and Bosworth for the 2024 election following boundary changes.

Political Career

Evans currently serves as shadow minister of state for energy security. He was appointed to this role as part of the August/September 2026 shadow ministerial reshuffle, Kemi Badenoch’s second as Conservative leader.

Evans served as shadow parliamentary under secretary for health and social care from November 2024 to September 2026, and briefly as a shadow culture minister and opposition whip from July to November 2024 on the interim/caretaker frontbench created after the general election of that year.

In June 2022, Evans was appointed as a parliamentary private secretary (PPS) for the Home Office. He did not resign from his PPS post in protest against Boris Johnson’s leadership and his botched handling of the Chris Pincher affair in July 2022 – unlike over 50 of his frontbench colleagues. However, he did inform Sir Graham Brady, then the chair of the 1922 committee of Conservative backbenchers, that he had lost confidence in Johnson as prime minister.

In a subsequent blog post, penned after Johnson’s resignation, Evans wrote: “They say a week in politics is a long time, and last week felt like a lifetime… I chose not to speak publicly on the Wednesday evening that I had spoken to Sir [Graham] Brady because, even at the best of times, the media enjoy creating hysteria.”

He added: “I chose not to resign my role within the Home Office for a combination of two reasons: lack of impact and a sense of duty.”

Evans has campaigned prominently on issues of body image, presenting the Digitally Altered Body Images Bill via the 10-minute rule procedure in both the 2019-2021 and 2021-2022 parliamentary sessions. The proposed legislation sought mandatory labelling for digitally altered images in advertising.

Introducing the bill to parliament in January 2022, Evans said: “The growth of influencers’ collaborations and sponsored posts, particularly on social media, has added to the ever-growing list of tools advertisers have at their disposal, often featuring images that can be secretly edited.

“This, combined with the amount of time we spend endlessly scrolling through social media, has created a perfect storm for physical and mental health.”

He added: “I am proposing a new law in parliament that calls for commercial images featuring digitally altered bodies to be labelled with a logo where the body proportions are artificially doctored.

“To put it simply, if someone is being paid to post a picture on social media that they have edited, or advertisers, broadcasters or publishers are making money from an edited photograph, they should be honest and upfront about it.”

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Although the bill did not progress, the campaign secured cross-party support. Among the co-sponsors of the bill in the 2021-2022 session were Conservative MP Jeremy Hunt, Alba’s Neale Hanvey, the Democratic Unionist Party’s (DUP) Jim Shannon, Liberal Democrat Wera Hobhouse and Labour’s John Cryer.

In the 2024-2026 parliamentary session, Evans presented the Animal Welfare (Responsibility for Dog on Dog Attacks) Bill to parliament, which proposed to place a legal duty on dog owners to take all reasonable steps to ensure that that dog does not fatally injure another dog.

In August 2023, Evans authored an open letter to supermarket chief executives calling for supermarkets with online stores to implement a “Buy British” button and/or section online.

The letter read: “Our ask is simple, to create a tab that collates produce from farmers across Great Britain and Northern Ireland. By a click of the mouse, many supermarkets can achieve this.

“We know supermarkets are keen to support British farmers. This small change on your online stores would make a big difference in demonstrating this commitment.”

Evans’ campaign, backed by the National Farmers Union (NFU), then-environment secretary Thérèse Coffey and 126 cross-Party MPs, ultimately proved successful. In October 2024, Asda became the eighth major supermarket to join the campaign and introduce a “Buy British” tab – alongside Waitrose, The Co-op, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, Aldi, Ocado Retail and Tesco.

Evans was a member of the House of Commons health and social care committee from March 2020 to November 2022.

He delivered his maiden speech on 13 February 2020. In it, he said: “The final question that I get asked… is about what I want to change, which I find really strange. I do not want to change the world; I want to solve the world. There are many problems up and down the country – indeed, across the globe – and I think we solve them by empowering people.

“If [working in] healthcare has taught me one thing, it is: help those who can’t, and empower those who can. I want to be part of a body that helps to bring forward legislation that gives people the tools to help themselves and their communities.”

Evans previously stood unsuccessfully as the Conservative candidate for Birmingham Edgbaston in the 2015 general election, finishing second on 15,812 votes (38.3%).

Political Views

Leadership elections and loyalty

Tory leadership 2022 (I): Evans supported Penny Mordaunt’s candidacy in the Conservative Party’s July-September 2022 leadership election. The contest was triggered by the resignation of Boris Johnson, following the mass exodus of more than 60 frontbenchers.

Mordaunt, the international trade minister, was described as a “socially liberal Brexiteer”. She was narrowly overtaken by Liz Truss in the final round. Mordaunt was thereby eliminated in the fifth parliamentary ballot on 20 July after receiving 105 votes.

Evans subsequently supported Sunak’s candidacy.

Tory leadership 2022 (II): Evans again supported Mordaunt’s candidacy in the Conservative Party’s October 2022 leadership election. The contest was triggered by the resignation of Truss after just 45 days in office, following the financial and political tailspin triggered by her “mini-budget”.

After Sunak’s victory was announced in the October 2022 contest, Evans welcomed the result.

He commented: “Rishi has commanded support of the majority of MPs and, as he was chancellor for over two years, has proven experience of running the economy.

“I supported Rishi’s choices as chancellor during the Covid pandemic and the level of support for all households, but particularly pensioners and the most vulnerable, announced in May to assist with cost of living pressures. Rishi has my full support moving forward.”

Brexit and Europe

Brexit referendum: Evans supported the Leave campaign in the 2016 referendum on Britain’s membership of the European Union (EU), and therefore agreed with a majority of constituents, 60.8% of whom also voted to Leave.

Customs union vote (2025): In December 2025, Evans voted against the UK-EU Customs Union (Duty to Negotiate) Bill. The bill, introduced under the ten-minute rule procedure by Liberal Democrat Europe spokesperson Al Pinkerton, sought to mandate the government to enter into negotiations with the European Union to establish a bespoke customs union.

Assisted dying

Luke Evans voted in favour of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, better known as the assisted dying bill, at both second reading (November 2024) and third reading (June 2025).

Speaking in the bill’s second reading debate, Evans told the House: “How do you want to die? How do you picture your own death? It is a question we rarely ask ourselves, but one that every one of us will face.

“For me, I hope it is with peace, surrounded by loved ones, free of pain and content with a life well lived. That is the gold standard. Good palliative care strives to make that ideal a reality.”

He added: “What is this House for if not to empower people, and to give them the tools to shape their lives and, yes, their deaths? Today, we have the chance to put compassion into action – to offer choice to those who are facing the ultimate suffering.”

Social values and conscience issues

Abortion decriminalisation (2025): Evans voted against a backbench amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill that sought to decriminalise abortion in England and Wales in June 2025. The amendment, which was passed by a majority of 242 votes, removed women from the threat of prosecution for ending a pregnancy at any stage. As an issue of conscience, MPs were allowed to vote according to their personal beliefs.

Civil liberties

Covid passes vote (2021): Evans was one of 99 Conservative MPs to vote against Covid passes in England in December 2021.

Before Politics

Born in Dorset on 10 January 1983, Evans comes from a medical family; his father is a GP, and his mother was a nurse. He attended Port Regis School in Dorset.

He studied at the University of Birmingham Medical School, qualifying as a doctor in 2007. After working as a junior doctor in Midlands hospitals, he returned to the University of Birmingham in 2009 to teach anatomy while training as a general practitioner (GP).

Dr Evans qualified as a GP in 2013 and worked full-time in the profession across the Midlands until his election to Parliament in December 2019.

Evans previously played rugby and sang in a competitive barbershop chorus. He has also served as a Rotarian and a primary school governor.

Personal Life

Evans married Dr Charlotte March, also a GP whom he met at medical school, in May 2019. They live in the Hinckley and Bosworth constituency. His father and two younger brothers are also doctors. His mother is a nurse.

In his 2019 maiden speech, Evans referenced the prevalence of medical professionals in his family.

Evans said: “As you heard me mention… I am a GP, and I have a declaration to make. My wife is a GP, my father is a GP and my mother is a retired nurse. My youngest brother is a GP and his fiancée is a hospital doctor.

“My middle brother broke the mould – he is a sports and exercise doctor, working for British Olympic swimming and Bath rugby. His wife – you guessed it – is a GP. Needless to say, when we have a Christmas dinner get-together, the conversation is riveting.”

Trivia

Evans was named British public speaking champion in 2017.

Evans has gained a following on TikTok, where he posts videos explaining political processes and his work as an MP.

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In March 2022, Evans launched a podcast called “Dr in the House” – which covered topics like “mental health, body image and life as an MP” with “fellow MPs, famous faces and just some of the extraordinary people he comes across in his job”. Evans was awarded Newcomer MP of the Year in 2020, named Conservative MP of the Year in 2023 and nominated for parliamentary campaigner of the year in 2024 for his “Buy British” campaign.

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