James Daly (English politician)

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James Daly
MP
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Member of Parliament
for Bury North
Assumed office
12 December 2019
Preceded byJames Frith
Majority105 (0.2%)
Personal details
Born (1980-03-19) 19 March 1980 (age 41)
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative

James Barry Daly[1] (born 19 March 1980)[2] is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bury North since the 2019 general election.[3]

Early life[]

Daly practiced criminal law as a solicitor for the defence, based in Greater Manchester for 16 years prior to becoming an MP.[4]

Political career[]

He was previously the leader of the Conservative Group on Bury Council and since 2012, has been the Councillor for the ward in Bury North.[5] Daly stood in neighbouring Bolton North East at the 2015 and 2017 general elections, coming second with 32.8% and 42.2% of the vote respectively.[6] At the 2019 general election, he stood for the constituency of Bury North, where he won the seat from Labour incumbent James Frith with a majority of 0.2%, representing a swing of 4.7%. With a majority of 105 votes, it is the most marginal seat in England.

He is an advocate of the Down Syndrome Bill, which would recognise people with Down syndrome as a specific minority group.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ "Members Sworn". Hansard.parliament.uk. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  2. ^ Brunskill, Ian (19 March 2020). The Times guide to the House of Commons 2019 : the definitive record of Britain's historic 2019 General Election. p. 130. ISBN 978-0-00-839258-1. OCLC 1129682574.
  3. ^ "Bury North parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  4. ^ Fouzder, Monidipa (17 June 2020). "Conservative MP condemns low pay in criminal legal aid". Law Gazette. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  5. ^ Yates, Sarah (23 February 2017). "Bury Conservatives elect new leader". Bury Times. Retrieved 2 January 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ George, Tom (27 November 2019). "Bury North constituency candidates for the General Election 2019". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 17 December 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "James Daly MP supports the Down Syndrome Bill". James Daly. Retrieved 27 November 2021.

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Preceded by Member of Parliament
for Bury North
2019–present 		Incumbent


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