Sean Anstee
Sean Anstee | |
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.jpg) Anstee speaking as the Leader of Trafford Council in 2017 | |
| Leader of Trafford Council | |
| In office 2014–2018 | |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Western |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 1987 Partington, United Kingdom |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | Manchester Metropolitan University |
Sean Brian Anstee CBE (born July 1987[1]) is an English Conservative Party politician and businessman[2] who was formerly the Leader of the Council on Trafford council and since 2008, has been a Councillor for the Bowdon ward. Anstee is also the Executive Director for Advisory, Public Affairs and PR at Cratus, a specialist local government consultancy.[1] He was awarded a CBE in the 2019 New Year Honours list for services to local government.[3]
He stood as 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.[4][5]
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.[6][7] He later graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University in 2013 with a degree in Business.[8] 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.[9][10]
References
- ^ Sean Brian ANSTEE Companies House Retrieved 16 April 2018
- ^ https://group.telcom.uk.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "New Year's Honours list 2019". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
- ^ Rogerson, David. "GMCA Mayoral election results". www.gmelects.org.uk.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Andy, Bounds (11 April 2018). "Andy Burnham and Sean Anstee face off in Manchester derby". Financial Times. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ Williams, Jennifer (3 October 2016). "Sean Anstee announces he will run to be Tory mayoral candidate". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ https://www2.mmu.ac.uk/about-us/our-people/board-of-governors/sean-anstee-cbe.php
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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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