Justin Madders

Justin Madders
MP
Member of Parliament
for Ellesmere Port and Neston
Assumed office
7 May 2015
Preceded by Andrew Miller
Majority 11,390 (22.4%)
Personal details
Born (1972-11-22) 22 November 1972
Political party Labour
Alma mater University of Sheffield

Justin Piers Richard Madders (born 22 November 1972) is a British Labour politician. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ellesmere Port and Neston since the May 2015 general election.[1]

In the 2005 General Election, Madders unsuccessfully stood in the safe Conservative seat of Tatton, coming second to the sitting MP, George Osborne.[2]

He was appointed a member of the shadow health team in September 2015.[3]

Before election to parliament he was an employment lawyer, and Leader of the Labour opposition on Cheshire West and Chester Council and leader of Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council.[4]

Personal life

He is married with three children.[5]

References

  1. "Ellesmere Port & Neston parliamentary constituency - Election 2015 - BBC News". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  2. "Electoral Commission | Tatton". www.electoralcommission.org.uk. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  3. "Labour Frontbench". Labour Party. 18 September 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  4. "Election 2015: Ellesmere Port and Neston won by Labour". Chester Chronicle. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  5. "Biography". Retrieved 11 July 2016.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Andrew Miller
Member of Parliament
for Ellesmere Port and Neston

2015–present
Incumbent
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