Thomas was elected as the London Assembly Member for Bexley and Bromley in May 2022. At City Hall, he is the Group Whip for the Conservatives group and their spokesman for the Environment. Prior to his election to City Hall, Thomas worked in sales before finding a career in operations-based roles in the financial services sector. Thomas remained in Financial Services until his election to City Hall.
Born and raised in Kent, Thomas moved to Northamptonshire after his parents divorce, attending a school which failed OFSTED, Thomas discovered his love for politics and was elected to the UK Youth Parliament in 2008., and took part in the inaugural Youth Parliament events in both the House of Lords and House of Commons. Thomas later became Vice-Chair of the British Youth Council, where he was responsible for the charities multi-million-pound budget.
Thomas has been an adopted Londoners since moving to South-East London in 2010, when he started at the attend the University of Greenwich and remained living in Greenwich, until 2018 where he moved to Shortlands in Bromley. Through his career Thomas has worked in Welling, Erith and Beckenham before working in the City of London.
Thomas has always played an active role in his local community; he has been a School Governor, NHS Foundation Trust Governor and as a trustee of a number of charities. He has worked with and set up Public Transport Users Groups and successfully campaigned for improved bus services, such as securing the new 335 bus which began operating in 2019. Experience which Thomas has built on as a member of the City Hall Transport Committee, where Thomas has raised concerns about over-use of diesel buses in Bexley and Bromley, the botched implementation and safety concerns on the 358 tram-bus, the unreliability of buses in rural areas (which can often leave people living in Village like Biggin Hill stranded), and called for the SL3 to serve Bexley Village.
Since May 2022 he has served on Bromley Council, representing Hayes and Coney Hall ward. On the Council, he was Executive Assistant for the Environment Portfolio between 2022-24, where he was responsible for the multi-million investment into Kelsey Park; overseeing the start of the desilting works in the lakes, the replacement of the footbridges, and the installation of the community garden. He was also Vice-Chairman of the Children, Education and Families Committee, the Renewal Recreation and Housing Committee, and School Place Planning Sub-Committee.
As a Councillor, Thomas helped secure tens of thousands of pounds of investment into the area for new play equipment for parks, planters and signage at Shopping Parades, anti-speeding signs, and equipment for local ‘Friends of’ groups. He has campaigned for additional resource for the local police, successfully getting additional training and anti-speeding equipment for local officers. Thomas has announced he will not be seeking re-election to Bromley Council at the next elections in May 2026.
As a London Assembly Member; Thomas has been leading calls for an independent investigation into TfL’s questionable handling of the A20 temporary speed limit at the Sidcup By-pass where inadequate signage lead to tens of thousands of drivers getting penalty points and fines. He has been championing the need to protect parks, open spaces and the green belt from over-development – walking the 169 London LOOP in eight days in April 2025 to celebrate these spaces. He has supported plans to extend the DLR to Thamesmead, and Bexley Councils call for the extension to run to Belvedere, as well as supporting local Councillors and MPs across Bexley and Bromley with other local campaigns.
Thomas lives in Bromley with his wife and their two cats, although generations of his family have come from Bexley – with his father growing up in Abbey Wood and Belvedere.