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Mark Sewards
Official portrait, 2024
Member of Parliament
for Leeds South West and Morley
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Preceded byConstituency established
Majority8,423 (21.0%)
Leeds City Councillor
for Farnley and Wortley
In office
5 May 2022 – 28 August 2024
Preceded byAnn Blackburn
Succeeded byDavid Blackburn
Personal details
Born
Mark James Sewards

6 January 1990 (age 34)
Leeds, England
Political partyLabour
SpouseAlice Smart
Children2
Alma materUniversity of Leeds

Mark James Sewards[1] (born 6 January 1990) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Leeds South West and Morley since 2024.[2][3]

Early life

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Sewards studied at Morley High School and studied Law at the University of Leeds, where he was also elected as the University Union's Communications and Internal Affairs Officer.[4][5] He later served as Head of Maths at a school in Middleton, Leeds for eight years.[6]

Pre-parliamentary career

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Prior to his election as Member of Parliament, Sewards stood as the prospective parliamentary candidate for Harrogate and Knaresborough in 2017 and 2019 general elections.[citation needed]

He was elected as a Leeds City Councillor for Farnley and Wortley in 2022 until his resignation on 28 August 2024, following his election to the House of Commons on 4 July.

Personal life

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His wife, Alice Smart, has served as a Labour councillor for Armley on Leeds City Council since 2014.[7] The couple have two sons.

References

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  1. ^ "Members Sworn". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 752. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 10 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Leeds South West & Morley | General Election 2024". Sky News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Labour dominate West Yorkshire but Gaza "an issue"". BBC News. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  4. ^ https://www.linkedin.com/in/marksewards/details/education/
  5. ^ "The former student leaders entering Parliament". Wonkhe. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  6. ^ Connolly, James (28 July 2024). "Ex-teacher Mark Sewards makes education priority after Labour MP wins Leeds South West and Morley". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Councillor Alice Smart". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
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