Rachel Clare Gilmour[2] (formerly Oliver; born 13 October 1964) is a British Liberal Democrat politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Tiverton and Minehead since 2024.

[5] After a stint as an English Lecturer at Somerset College of Arts & Technology in Taunton, Gilmour began her career in corporate communications and public affairs.

[6] Gilmour contested Nottingham North as the Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate in the 1997 general election, coming third.

Her Conservative opponent, Ian Liddell-Grainger, was the incumbent MP for the constituency of Bridgwater and West Somerset, which was abolished at this election and partially replaced by Tiverton and Minehead.

This was in keeping with the national election results, which were the best for the Liberal Democrats and the worst for the Conservatives in modern history.