Dan Aldridge | |
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 Official portrait, 2024 | |
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Member of Parliament for Weston-super-Mare | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | John Penrose |
| Majority | 4,409 (10.4%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1984 or 1985 (age 39–40) |
| Political party | Labour |
| Education |
Weston College University of Exeter Northumbria University ( MSc) |
Daniel Aldridge (born 1984 or 1985) [1] is a British politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Weston-super-Mare since the 2024. A member of the Labour Party, he is the first from his party to represent the constituency.
Aldridge is originally from Stoke-on-Trent. [1] His sister is a nurse in Weston who worked through the COVID-19 pandemic. [2]
Aldridge studied for his A-levels at Weston College, before studying psychology at the University of Exeter and obtaining a MSc from Northumbria University. [1]
Prior to the 2024 general election, Aldridge was the Head of Policy at the British Computer Society. [3] He previously worked for the Office for Students, the Higher Education Funding Council for England and the charity Stonewall. [3]
On 13 March 2024, Aldridge was selected as the Labour Party candidate for the constituency of Weston-super-Mare for the 2024 general election by local party members at a hustings event at The Royal Hotel. [1] He was selected from a short-list of three, which included former MEP Alex Mayer. [1]
He won 16,310 votes in the election with a majority of 4,409 votes, defeating the incumbent MP John Penrose. [4] [5] He became the first Labour MP to represent the constituency. [6]
Aldridge permanently moved to Weston in 2001 with his parents and siblings, having been there on a caravan holiday the previous year. [7]
In 2024, PinkNews listed Aldridge among a number of out LGBTQ+ parliamentarians. [8]
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- ^ Hobbs, Phoebe (2024-04-06). "Meet the man campaigning to become Weston's first Labour MP". Somerset Live. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
- ^ a b "Daniel Aldridge | Software Sustainability Institute". www.software.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
- ^ "Weston-super-Mare | General Election 2024 | Sky News". election.news.sky.com. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
- ^ "UK general election results live: Keir Starmer says 'time for us to deliver' as Nigel Farage becomes MP". BBC News. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
- ^ "New MP's mother: 'I'm so proud of you'". BBC News. 2024-07-05. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
- ^ "About | Daniel Aldridge for Weston-super-Mare". Dan Aldridge for Weston-super-Mare | Making Westminster work for Weston. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
- ^ "Number of out LGBTQ+ MPS falls following election".