Gareth Snell

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Gareth Snell
Official portrait of Gareth Snell crop 2.jpg
Official portrait, 2017
Member of Parliament
for Stoke-on-Trent Central
In office
23 February 2017 – 6 November 2019
Preceded byTristram Hunt
Succeeded byJo Gideon
Leader of Newcastle-under-Lyme Council
In office
16 May 2012 – 4 June 2014
Preceded byStephen Sweeney
Succeeded byMike Stubbs
Member of Newcastle-under-Lyme Council
In office
4 August 2016 – 6 May 2018
WardSilverdale and Parksite
Preceded byEileen Braithwaite
Succeeded byWard abolished
In office
6 May 2010 – 22 May 2014
WardKnutton and Silverdale
Preceded byRichard Gorton
Succeeded byDerrick Huckfield
Personal details
Born
Gareth Craig Snell

(1986-01-01) 1 January 1986 (age 36)
Stowmarket, England
Political partyLabour Co-operative
Alma materKeele University

Gareth Craig Snell (born 1 January 1986) is a British politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Stoke-on-Trent Central from 2017 to 2019. A member of the Labour and Co-operative parties, he was Leader of Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council from 2012 to 2014.

Early life[]

Snell was educated at Stowmarket High School in Suffolk, East Anglia,[1] and graduated from Keele University in 2008 after studying History and Politics.[2]

Political career[]

Snell unsuccessfully stood for election to Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council in 2007 and 2008, but was finally elected to represent Knutton and Silverdale ward in May 2010.[3] He was elected as the Leader of the Council after Labour won a majority at the 2012 local elections.[4] During his tenure, the council became a living wage employer, joined the Co-operative Council network and implemented a 'no redundancies' policy. Seeking re-election in Chesterton ward, Snell's leadership came to an end upon narrowly losing to the UKIP candidate in May 2014.[5][6] However, he returned as a councillor in a by-election for Silverdale and Parksite ward in August 2016, and served until his term expired in May 2018.[7]

In January 2017, Snell was selected as the Labour Party candidate in the Stoke-on-Trent Central by-election, triggered following the resignation of Tristram Hunt.[8] Held on 23 February, he won the seat with a reduced vote share but saw off a challenge from UKIP leader Paul Nuttall.[9]

He was re-elected with a majority of nearly 4,000 on 8 June 2017. This was an increase of the figure of 2,600 at the by-election, but compares to 20,000 from 1997.[10] Snell lost his seat in the 2019 general election to Conservative Jo Gideon, predicting his defeat even before his result was announced on BBC television.

Political views[]

Snell supported Remain in the 2016 EU referendum,[11] but opposed a second referendum and supported an exit deal to avoid leaving without one.[12][13]

References[]

  1. ^ Paul Geater (27 February 2017). ""Suffolk lad" Labour MP Gareth Snell starts his Westminster career". East Anglian Daily Times. Archived from the original on 7 November 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  2. ^ University, Keele. "2017, Keele University". Keele University. Archived from the original on 26 May 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Newcastle under Lyme Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 February 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Agenda for Council on Wednesday, 16th May, 2012, 7.00 pm". moderngov.newcastle-staffs.gov.uk. 16 May 2012. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project - 2014 - Newcastle-under-Lyme". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Agenda for Council on Wednesday, 4th June, 2014, 7.00 pm". moderngov.newcastle-staffs.gov.uk. 4 June 2014. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Former council leader returns to council after by-election win". Stoke Sentinel. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  8. ^ Edwards, Peter. "Stoke-on-Trent members select former council chief to tackle UKIP in by-election". LabourList. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  9. ^ Bienkov, Adam (24 February 2017). "Labour defeats UKIP leader Paul Nuttall in Stoke-on-Trent Central by-election". Business Insider. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  10. ^ "Stoke-on-Trent Central parliamentary constituency - Election 2017". Archived from the original on 13 October 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  11. ^ Elgot, Jessica (13 February 2017). "Labour's Stoke byelection candidate apologises for offensive tweets aimed at women". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 22 February 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  12. ^ Corrigan, Phil (13 June 2019). "City MP Gareth Snell: "I should have voted for Theresa May's Brexit deal"". StokeonTrentLive. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  13. ^ Snell, Gareth. "Gareth Snell: Why I voted against Labour's motion this week". LabourList. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.

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