Josh Fenton-Glynn | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament forCalder Valley | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Craig Whittaker |
| Majority | 8,991 (11.1%) |
| Member of Calderdale Council for Calder | |
| In office 5 May 2016 – 14 September 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Janet Battye |
| Succeeded by | Jonathan Timbers |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Labour |
Joshua Fenton-Glynn is a BritishLabour Party politician who has been Member of Parliament forCalder Valley since2024.[1] He gained the seat from theConservatives.[2]
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Born and raised in Hebden Bridge,[3] he attended Calder High School, and then studied at theUniversity of Liverpool.[3]
Prior to becoming an MP he worked for Oxfam, Child Poverty Action Group, the Public and Commercial Services Union, USDAW, Church Action on Poverty and the General Medical Council.[4]
In 2016 Fenton-Glynn was elected for Labour toCalderdale Metropolitan Borough Council for the Calder ward,[5] and served as cabinet member for Adult Health and Social Care 2021–2024. He unsuccessfully stood in the2015,2017 and2019 general elections forCalder Valley before being elected in the2024 general election.[6]
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