David Williams is a British Labour Party politician serving as Member of Parliament for Stoke-on-Trent North since 2024.[1]
David Williams | |
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 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Stoke-on-Trent North | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Jonathan Gullis |
| Majority | 5,082 (14.1%) |
| Member of Stoke-on-Trent City Council for Little Chell and Stanfield | |
| Assumed office 2 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | David Conway |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Labour |
| Education | University of Keele |
Williams studied at the University of Keele.[2] He was elected to Stoke-on-Trent City Council in 2019, representing Little Chell and Stanfield ward, a role which he continues to undertake whilst serving as a full-time Member of Parliament.[3]
Political career
editWilliams supported Remain in the 2016 European Union referendum, tweeting "If London and the South doesn't leap to the rescue this vote is looking like Brexit. We will see. :-("[4] When this resurfaced during the 2024 general election campaign, Williams was criticised[5] for having backed a position at odds with the Stoke-on-Trent North electorate, 73% of whom voted to Leave the European Union.[6]
Under Jeremy Corbyn's leadership of the Labour Party, Williams stood unsuccessfully in the Stafford constituency in the 2017 general election.[7]
Williams was elected as the Member of Parliament for Stoke-on-Trent North on 4 July 2024.[1]
References
edit- 1 2 "Stoke-on-Trent North – General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ↑ Corrigan, Philip (5 July 2024). "Meet Stoke-on-Trent's three new Labour MPs". Stoke on Trent Live. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ↑ Stoke-on-Trent. "Councillor David Williams | Little Chell and Stanfield Ward | Labour Party | Stoke-on-Trent". www.stoke.gov.uk. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
- ↑ Williams, David (24 June 2016). "If London and the South doesn't leap to the rescue this vote is looking like Brexit. We will see. :-(". X.com. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ↑ Gullis, Jonathan (2 July 2024). "73% of people in Stoke-on-Trent North, Kidsgrove & Talke voted for Brexit. Here's what the Labour candidate thinks". Facebook. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ↑ Dempsey, Noel (6 February 2017). "Brexit: votes by constituency". House of Commons Library.
- ↑ "UK Parliament election results: Election for the constituency of Stafford on 8 June 2017". UK Parliament election results. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
External links
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- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
- Profile on OpenSanctions, an open database of sanctions and persons of interest
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