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David Williams | |
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 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament forStoke-on-Trent North | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Jonathan Gullis |
| Majority | 5,082 (14.1%) |
| Member ofStoke-on-Trent City Council for LittleChell and Stanfield | |
| Assumed office 2 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | David Conway |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | University of Keele |
David Williams is a BritishLabour Party politician serving asMember of Parliament forStoke-on-Trent North since2024.[1]
Williams studied at theUniversity of Keele.[2] He was elected toStoke-on-Trent City Council in2019, representing LittleChell and Stanfield ward, a role which he continues to undertake whilst serving as a full-time Member of Parliament.[3]
Williams co-owns a residential property inMojácar,Spain which he has listed on his Registered Interests as having "a value over £100,000" and which "provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year."[4]
He is openly LGBT+.[5]
Williams supported Remain in the2016 European Union referendum, tweeting "If London and the South doesn't leap to the rescue this vote is looking like Brexit. We will see. :-("[6] When this resurfaced during the2024 general election campaign, Williams was criticised[7] for having backed a position at odds with theStoke-on-Trent North electorate, 73% of whom voted to Leave the European Union.[8]
UnderJeremy Corbyn's leadership of the Labour Party, Williams stood unsuccessfully in theStafford constituency in the2017 general election.[9]
Williams was elected as the Member of Parliament for Stoke-on-Trent North on 4 July 2024.[1]
In September 2024, Williams voted against theConservative Party's opposition day motion which opposed the government's decision to scrap the Winter Fuel Allowance.[10][11]
In October 2024, Williams faced heavy criticism from opposition Councillors after he left a full Council meeting of Stoke-on-Trent City Council prior to it voting on a motion to condemn the government's policy to scrap the Winter Fuel Allowance.[12]
In December 2024, Williams asked a question at aTreasury question time session in theHouse of Commons Chamber, stating that "many historic buildings that are lying dormant" in his constituency, failing to mention any of the buildings by name.[13]
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