James Daly (English politician)
James Daly | |
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| Member of Parliament for Bury North | |
| Assumed office 12 December 2019 | |
| Preceded by | James Frith |
| Majority | 105 (0.2%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 March 1980 |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
James Barry Daly[1] (born 19 March 1980)[2] is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the member of Parliament (MP) for Bury North since the 2019 general election.
Early life
Daly practiced criminal law as a solicitor for the defence, based in Greater Manchester for 16 years prior to becoming an MP.[3]
Political career
He was previously the leader of the Conservative Group on Bury Council and since 2012, has been the councillor for the North Manor ward in Bury North.[4] Daly stood in neighbouring Bolton North East at the 2015 and 2017 general elections, coming second with 32.8% and 42.2% of the vote respectively.[5] At the 2019 general election, he stood for Bury North, where he won the seat from Labour incumbent James Frith with a majority of 0.2%, representing a swing of 4.7%. With a majority of 105 votes,[6] it is the most marginal seat in England.
He is an advocate of the Down Syndrome Bill, which would recognise people with Down syndrome as a specific minority group.[7]
On 13 June 2022, Daly was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Department for Work and Pensions ministerial team.[8] He resigned from his position on 6 July 2022 following the Chris Pincher scandal, amid the July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis.[9]
References
- ^ "Members Sworn". Hansard.parliament.uk. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ Brunskill, Ian (19 March 2020). The Times guide to the House of Commons 2019 : the definitive record of Britain's historic 2019 General Election. p. 130. ISBN 978-0-00-839258-1. OCLC 1129682574.
- ^ Fouzder, Monidipa (17 June 2020). "Conservative MP condemns low pay in criminal legal aid". Law Gazette. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ Yates, Sarah (23 February 2017). "Bury Conservatives elect new leader". Bury Times. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ George, Tom (27 November 2019). "Bury North constituency candidates for the General Election 2019". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Bury North parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ "James Daly MP supports the Down Syndrome Bill". James Daly. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ^ Heale, James [@JAHeale] (13 June 2022). "Some PPS changes for rising Tory stars: -Rob Butler to Liz Truss -Selaine Saxby to Simon Clarke -James Sunderland to George Eustice -Gagan Mohindra to Priti Patel -James Daly to DWP team" (Tweet). Retrieved 14 June 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ @JamesDalyMP (6 July 2022). "I have tonight taken the decision to resign as a Parliamentary Private Secretary at the DWP" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
External links
- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
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