Huw Merriman

Huw Merriman
MP
Member of Parliament
for Bexhill and Battle
Assumed office
7 May 2015
Preceded by Gregory Barker
Majority 22,165 (37.3%)
Personal details
Born (1973-07-13) 13 July 1973
Buckingham, United Kingdom
Political party Conservative
Alma mater University College, Durham
City Law School
Website Official website

Huw William Merriman (born 1973) is a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. He is the Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of Bexhill and Battle after winning the seat in the 2015 general election.[1]

Early life

Huw Merriman was born in Buckingham and attended Buckingham County Secondary Modern School, Aylesbury College of Further Education and Durham University where he read law. He was President of the Durham University branch of the Young Conservatives in 1994.[2] He then qualified as a barrister.

Politics

In 2006 Merriman was elected to Wealden District Council for the Rotherfield ward.

In 2010 Merriman fought North East Derbyshire, but was beaten into second place by the Labour incumbent Natascha Engel.

Merriman was elected in 2015. He supported continued membership of the European Union in the 2016 referendum.[3], though chose not to reveal this until after the referendum had taken place, hosting a number of Brexit debates within his constituency of Bexhill and Battle.

Merriman has a very low rebellion late, in comparison with most MPs and is a member of the Transport Committee in Parliament, as of 2018[4].

References

  1. ↑ BBC. "Bexhill & Battle Parliamentary constituency - results". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "DUCA - Durham University Conservative Association". DUCA. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  3. ↑ Goodenough, Tom (16 February 2016). "Which Tory MPs back Brexit, who doesn't and who is still on the fence?". The Spectator. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "Voting Record — Huw Merriman MP, Bexhill and Battle (25426) — The Public Whip". www.publicwhip.org.uk. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Gregory Barker		 Member of Parliament
for Bexhill and Battle
2015–present		 Incumbent
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