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David Williams
MP
Official portrait, 2024
Member of Parliament
for Stoke-on-Trent North
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Preceded byJonathan Gullis
Majority5,082 (14.1%)
Member of Stoke-on-Trent City Council
for Little Chell and Stanfield
Incumbent
Assumed office
2 May 2019
Preceded byDavid Conway
Personal details
Political partyLabour
Alma materUniversity of Keele

David Williams is a British Labour Party politician serving as Member of Parliament for Stoke-on-Trent North since 2024.[1]

Williams studied at the University of Keele.[2] He was elected to Stoke-on-Trent City Council in 2019, representing Little Chell and Stanfield ward, a role which he continues to undertake whilst serving as a full-time Member of Parliament.[3]

Personal life

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Williams co-owns a residential property in Mojacar, Spain which he has listed on his Registered Interests as having "a value over £100,000" and which "provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year."[4]

Parliamentary career

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Under Jeremy Corbyn's leadership of the Labour Party, Williams stood unsuccessfully in the Stafford constituency in the 2017 United Kingdom general election.[5]

Williams was elected as the Member of Parliament for Stoke-on-Trent North on 4 July 2024.[1]

In September 2024, Williams voted against the Conservative Party's opposition day motion which opposed the government's decision to scrap the Winter Fuel Allowance.[6][7] Williams was accused of hypocrisy[8] when a tweet he posted in 2017 resurfaced, stating that: "A Labour Government will retain the Winter Fuel Allowance and free bus passes".[9]

In October 2024, Williams faced heavy criticism from opposition Councillors after he left a full Council meeting of Stoke-on-Trent City Council prior to it voting on a motion to condemn the government's policy to scrap the Winter Fuel Allowance.[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Stoke-on-Trent North – General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  2. ^ Corrigan, Philip (5 July 2024). "Meet Stoke-on-Trent's three new Labour MPs". Stoke on Trent Live. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  3. ^ Stoke-on-Trent. "Councillor David Williams | Little Chell and Stanfield Ward | Labour Party | Stoke-on-Trent". www.stoke.gov.uk. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  4. ^ Registered Interests - David Williams, UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  5. ^ "UK Parliament election results: Election for the constituency of Stafford on 8 June 2017". UK Parliament election results. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  6. ^ Walker, Peter (10 September 2024). "MPs back cuts to winter fuel payments in Commons vote". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Voting record - David Williams MP, Stoke-on-Trent North". TheyWorkForYou. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  8. ^ Wheatley, Eleanor (12 September 2024). "Labour MPs' Hypocrisy Over Winter Fuel Allowance". Guido Fawkes. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  9. ^ Williams, David (28 May 2017) "A Labour Government will retain Winter Fuel Allowance and free bus passes #votelabour #forthemany". Twitter. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  10. ^ Corrigan, Philip (24 October 2024). "Tories storm out of Stoke-on-Trent council meeting in winter fuel payments row". Stoke on Trent Live. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
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