Josh Newbury

Councillor
Josh Newbury
MP
Official portrait, 2024
Member of Parliament
for Cannock Chase
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Preceded byAmanda Milling
Majority3,215 (7.5%)
Personal details
Political partyLabour

Joshua Alan Austin Newbury[1] is a British Labour Party politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Cannock Chase since 2024.[2]

Career

Newbury was previously a primary care communications manager at NHS Birmingham and Solihull.[3] His other previous roles included being the communications and engagement lead at Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust, a stakeholder engagement manager at Health Education England and a Senior Parliamentary officer at the Energy and Utilities alliance.[3]

Newbury has been Councillor for Norton Canes Ward since 2019, and was also the deputy leader of the council until his resignation from the post after his election to Parliament in July 2024.[4] He stated following his election as an MP that he plans to stand down from the council in March 2025.[5]

Newbury was selected as the Labour Party candidate for Cannock Chase for the 2024 general election,[6] with Labour Leader Keir Starmer visiting the constituency to promote Newbury's campaign on 2 July 2024 shortly before the election.[7][8] Newbury defeated incumbent Conservative MP Amanda Milling in the election and won 15,671 votes in the election, with a majority of 3,215.[9][10]

Personal life

He has described himself as a "proud gay man".[11] He and his husband have a daughter.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "UK Parliamentary General Election Result (Cannock Chase Constituency) - 4 July 2024 | Cannock Chase District Council". www.cannockchasedc.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
  2. ^ "UK general election results live: Labour set for landslide as results come in across country". BBC News. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
  3. ^ a b "Which comms pros are vying to be Labour MPs? (part two)". www.prweek.com. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
  4. ^ "Councillor Josh Newbury | Cannock Chase District Council". www.cannockchasedc.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
  5. ^ a b Parkin, Isabelle (2024-07-05). "Cannock Chase election result: Labour take Tory seat back for first time since 2010". www.expressandstar.com. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
  6. ^ "Labour selections: parliamentary candidates selected so far for the general election". LabourList. 2024-06-06. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
  7. ^ Andrews, Mark (2024-07-03). "'I've got a smile on my face and a spring in my step': Starmer on last-minute visit to Cannock Chase". www.expressandstar.com. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
  8. ^ "General Election 2024 LIVE: Boris Johnson joins Tory election campaign in surprise appearance". Yahoo News. 2024-07-03. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
  9. ^ Hainey, Fionnula (2024-07-04). "Cannock Chase general election 2024 results in full". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
  10. ^ "Cannock Chase | General Election 2024 | Sky News". election.news.sky.com. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
  11. ^ "I'm absolutely delighted to have the support of @LGBTLabour and their Chris Smith List..." Twitter. 30 May 2024.