Jeff Smith (British politician)
| Jeff Smith MP | |
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| Member of Parliament for Manchester Withington | |
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Assumed office 7 May 2015 | |
| Preceded by | John Leech |
| Majority | 14,873 (29.8%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
26 January 1963 Manchester, United Kingdom |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | University of Manchester |
| Website |
www |
Jeff Smith is a British Labour Party politician from Manchester. He was elected at the 2015 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Manchester Withington.[1] He has represented the Old Moat Ward on Manchester City Council since 1997.
Smith was a pupil at Manchester Grammar School.[2]
He is a former Executive Member for Finance on Manchester City Council[3] and a former governor of Parrs Wood High School.[4]
He was chosen in June 2013 as the Labour candidate for Manchester Withington.[5] He was selected in preference to the candidate backed by Unite the Union.[6]
At the general election in May 2015 Smith was elected MP for Manchester Withington, beating the 10-year incumbent Liberal Democrat John Leech, with a majority of 14800.
Jeff Smith is also a part-time DJ and has performed regularly at V Festival and club nights Poptastic in Manchester and Star in Leeds [7]
Smith was one of the 184 Labour MPs to abstain on the 2015 Conservative Welfare bill.[8] Smith is also one of the Labour Party whips.[9] In a letter to Labour members in Withington constituency Smith admitted that Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, had "let the Conservatives off the hook time and time again".[10] Smith remains a Labour whip.
References
- ↑ "Manchester Withington Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- ↑ "Pupil Plebiscites and Leftist Leanings: Political Participation and Manchester Grammar School, 1906-2015".
- ↑ The Members of the Executive
- ↑ "The Governing Body". Parrs Wood High School - Manchester - UK. Archived from the original on 2014-11-25.
- ↑ "Gloves are off as candidates set to do battle for Withington seat". Manchester Evening News. 10 June 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- ↑ Crick, Michael (6 November 2013). "Unite choosing Labour's candidates: is Cameron correct?". Channel4. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ↑ "Corridors of Power to Wheels of Steel". Manchester Evening News - Manchester - UK. Archived from the original on 2015-05-09.
- ↑ http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/these-are-the-184-labour-mps-who-didn-t-vote-against-the-tories-welfare-bill-10404831.html
- ↑ https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/25366/jeff_smith/manchester,_withington
- ↑ http://manchestergazette.co.uk/withington-mp-clings-shadow-cabinet-position-1570/
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by John Leech |
Member of Parliament for Manchester Withington 2015–present |
Incumbent |