Sean Anstee

Anstee speaking as Trafford council leader in 2017

Sean Brian Anstee (born July 1987[1]) is a British Conservative Party Politician and businessman who is the leader of the opposition on Trafford council and since 2008, has been a Councillor for the Bowdon ward.

Anstee is also the CEO of Manchester based technology firm telcolm Uk.

He served as Leader of Trafford Council from 2014-2018.

He also was the Conservative candidate for Mayor of Greater Manchester in the 2017 election, achieving 128,752 votes (22.7%) and coming second behind Labour's Andy Burnham.[2][3]

Anstee grew up on a council estate in Partington, and attended Broadoak School, leaving aged 16 to take up an apprenticeship at Barclays in Timperley. He joined BNY Mellon in 2009.[4][5] He has represented Bowdon on the council since 2008, and became Leader of the council in February 2014. At age 26, he was the youngest council leader in the UK.[6] He is openly gay and has been married to his partner Thomas, a teacher, since 2010.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Sean Brian ANSTEE Companies House Retrieved 16 April 2018
  2. ↑ Rogerson, David. "GMCA Mayoral election results". www.gmelects.org.uk.
  3. ↑ Dudman, Jane (5 October 2016). "Manchester's Sean Anstee: if I'm good enough to do devo deal, I can be mayor". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  4. ↑ Andy, Bounds (11 April 2018). "Andy Burnham and Sean Anstee face off in Manchester derby". Financial Times. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  5. ↑ Williams, Jennifer (3 October 2016). "Sean Anstee announces he will run to be Tory mayoral candidate". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  6. ↑ Emily, Heward (7 February 2014). "Trafford's new council leader Sean Anstee is country's youngest at 26". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  7. ↑ Williams, Jennifer (24 April 2017). "From the council house Tory to the Orthodox Jewish Ukip fan - there's nothing boring about the candidates to be Greater Manchester mayor". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
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