Connor Rand | |
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 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament forAltrincham and Sale West | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Graham Brady |
| Majority | 4,174 (8.1%) |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | University of East Anglia (BA) |
Connor Dean Rand[1] is a BritishLabour Party politician serving asMember of Parliament (MP) forAltrincham and Sale West since 2024.
Rand attended the private, fee-payingWisbech Grammar School inCambridgeshire.[2] He received aBachelor of Arts in History from theUniversity of East Anglia in 2014, where he subsequently worked as the student union's undergraduate education officer.[3]
Rand worked as an organiser forLabour Students, and later as a regional organiser for theLabour Party. He was a senior researcher at theUnion of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (USDAW) prior to his election to Parliament.[2][4]
Shortly before the2024 general election,Labour's National Executive Committee selected Rand to contestAltrincham and Sale West.[5] The previous candidate had resigned due to personal circumstances.[2] He became the first Labour MP to represent the constituency upon his election, gaining the seat from theConservatives.[6] Rand has served as a member of theHome Affairs Select Committee since October 2024.[7]
Rand has two sons and his partner, Catherine, is aprimary school teacher.[8] He lives inDidsbury, Manchester.[5] He is a supporter ofNorwich City Football Club.[9]
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forAltrincham and Sale West 2024–present | Incumbent |