He went on to study at night school, and graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University with a Business Degree and Diploma in Marketing Management.

In January 2014 Evans was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Rt Hon Greg Barker MP, Minister of State for Energy and Climate Change.

In Parliament he led a Back Bench Business debate for Holocaust Memorial Day on 23 January 2013.,[10] introduced a Ten Minute Rule Bill in April 2013 for a National Commonwealth Military Day,[11] and a Private Members' Bill in October 2013 about Drug Driving.

[13] In May 2016 Graham Evans was among a number of Conservative MPs who were under investigation for possible election fraud by police forces across Britain.

[15] In the snap general election held on 8 June 2017 Evans lost his seat to Labour opponent Mike Amesbury.

It was announced on 14 October 2022, that as part of Boris Johnson's 2022 Political Honours, Evans would be appointed a life peer.