Lee Pitcher | |
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![]() Official portrait, 2024 | |
Member of Parliament for Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme | |
Assumed office 18 July 2024 | |
Preceded by | Constituency established |
Majority | 2,311 (5.9%) |
Personal details | |
Born | Lee Michael Pitcher 18 July 1977 |
Political party | Labour |
Occupation | Politician |
Lee Michael Pitcher [1] (born 18 July 1977) [2] is a British Labour Party politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme since 2024. [3]
Lee Michael Pitcher was born on 18 July 1977. [1] [4]
Pitcher was homeless for a period as a child, and also was a victim of bullying at school which he has said was due to the length of his trousers. [4] [5] He later earned a Master's degree. [5]
Pitcher previously worked three jobs simultaneously. [5] He is also the Chair of Governors for Travis St Lawrence Church of England School in Hatfield, and was also a voluntary Chairman of an Arts and Culture school. [5]
Pitcher was the chair and Mayor of Hatfield Town Council from 2023 to 2024. [6]
On 6 August 2023, Pitcher was selected as the Labour Party candidate for Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme. [6] Prior to being selected as prospective parliamentary candidate, Pitcher worked as partnership manager for Yorkshire Water. [7]
In the 2024 general election, Pitcher was elected MP for the seat of Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme; winning 15,122 votes, with a majority of 2,311 votes. [8] He made his maiden speech on 18 July 2024. [4]
Pitcher is a member of the Doncaster lions. [6] He is a supporter of West Ham United. [4]
Pitcher is married with children, and his family lives in the Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme constituency. [4]
In 2022, he was selected to carry the Queen's Platinum Jubilee Baton at the commonwealth games. [5]