Daniel Francis | |
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 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament forBexleyheath and Crayford | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | David Evennett |
| Majority | 2,114 (4.9%) |
| Member ofBexley London Borough Council forBelvedere | |
| In office 22 May 2014 – 30 August 2024 | |
| Member ofBexley London Borough Council forBelvedere | |
| In office 28 September 2000 – 6 May 2010 | |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Labour |
Daniel Francis is a BritishLabour Party politician who has been MP forBexleyheath and Crayford since 2024.[1] He served onBexley Council as the councillor for theBelvedere ward from 2000 to 2010, and 2014 to 2024.[2]
TheBelvedere ward of theLondon Borough of Bexley held a councillor by-election in September 2000 due to a resignation, where Francis was elected with 55% of the vote.[3] He won re-election in the subsequent2002 and2006 elections. During the2010 council election, he instead ran for the Northumberland Heath ward where he lost. Returning to Belvedere ward, he successfully ran in the2014,2018, and2022 elections.
Francis was the Cabinet Member for Transport and successfully fought for the extension of theElizabeth line toAbbey Wood, and savedWelling toVictoria train services.[4]
He led the Labour group in Bexley Council from 2017 to 2021, and is currently the Shadow cabinet member for Finance and Corporate Services.
Francis was theLabour party candidate in the2021 Old Bexley and Sidcup by-election, where he lost to theConservative party'sLouie French. He won in theBexleyheath and Crayford constituency in the2024 United Kingdom general election, swinging it to Labour for the first time since 2005.
Francis opposedKim Leadbeater's bill introducingassisted suicide into law and served on the committee examining the legislation.[5]
Daniel Francis is an unpaid director and shareholder of Community Conversations Ltd, along with his wife, who is also a director.[6][7]
Francis was educated at Bexley Grammar School. He is married, and has two children.
He is interested in supporting children with disabilities, particularlycerebral palsy andepilepsy.
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forBexleyheath and Crayford 2024–present | Incumbent |