Steve Witherden | |
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![]() Official portrait, 2024 | |
Member of Parliament for Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr | |
Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
Preceded by | Craig Williams |
Majority | 3,815 (8.8%) |
Personal details | |
Born | Wrexham, Wales |
Political party | Labour |
Alma mater | University of Wales, Lampeter University of Wales, Aberystwyth (PGCE) |
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Steve Witherden is a British Labour Party politician who has been Member of Parliament for Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr since 2024.
Early life and career
[edit]Witherden was born in Wrexham, Wales.[1] He received a degree in English Literature from the University of Wales, Lampeter, and a Postgraduate Certificate in Education from the University of Wales, Aberystwyth.[2]
Witherden had been a teacher in the constituency for 18 years, also acting as a trade union representative since 2009 and county officer since 2015.[3]
Political career
[edit]Witherden won the Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr seat with a 3,815 vote majority. The former Montgomeryshire MP, Craig Williams, came third. In Witherden's victory speech he mentioned that "Montgomeryshire is the only seat in Wales that had never had a Labour MP so history has been made here tonight".[4]
Personal life
[edit]Witherden is married and has a son and daughter.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Hughes, Owen; Mosalski, Ruth (5 July 2024). "The full list of all eight MPs in North Wales and who they are". North Wales Live. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ "Steve Witherden - Welsh Labour - Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr General Election 2024". Wrexham.com. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr - Steve Witherden". Welsh Labour. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ "General Election 2024: Labour win Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr seat". The Leader. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.