18 Facts About Darren Henry

Darren George Henry was born on 4 August 1968 and is a British Conservative Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament for Broxtowe from 2019 until his defeat in 2024.

Darren Henry was born on 4 August 1968 in Bedford, to a Jamaican-born father, Harry.

Darren Henry served in the Royal Air Force, and in 8 April 1993, when he was serving as a corporal, was commissioned as a flying officer in the supply branch, with seniority from 28 July 1992.

Darren Henry was promoted to flight lieutenant on 28 July 1996 and to squadron leader on 1 January 2007.

In early 2014, Darren Henry joined the Conservatives, noting that whilst campaigning was possible in military service it had not occurred to him to do so up until this point.

Darren Henry aided Robert Jenrick in his campaign to win the 2014 Newark by-election.

Darren Henry served as a parish councillor in Shrewton, Wiltshire before resigning in September 2019.

From May 2017 until January 2020 Darren Henry was a Conservative member of the Wiltshire Council unitary authority, but when he moved out of the ward, he was not able to attend the numerous parish council meetings, which caused upset in the ward.

In early 2019, Darren Henry was shortlisted to be Wiltshire Police and Crime Commissioner but lost the selection to fellow Wiltshire councillor Jonathon Seed in April 2019, whose subsequent election became void, as it later emerged that he had a previous conviction, which was not disclosed.

Darren Henry failed to be selected, losing out to Felicity Buchan.

Darren Henry was selected as the Conservative prospective parliamentary candidate for Broxtowe in September 2019.

At a 2019 general election hustings, Darren Henry said that he might introduce a private member's bill for a ban on payday loans advertising, and suggested that food bank users needed help understanding money and budgeting.

Darren Henry spoke of his pride in being the first Conservative parliamentarian of West Indian heritage.

In July 2020, in a debate on the Windrush Lessons Learned Review, Darren Henry used a question to state "party politics is shameful" and used the opportunity to criticise Labour for not working with the Government to "right the wrongs of Windrush".

In March 2021, Darren Henry apologised after a member of his staff was alleged to have turned up at the home of a blogger to get him to take down an article.

Darren Henry said he was unaware the incident had happened until it was published online.

Darren Henry is married to Caroline Henry, who was the Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner for the Conservative Party from 2021 until 2024.

Caroline Darren Henry was the Conservative candidate for Nottingham North and Kimberley in the 2024 United Kingdom general election.