Shaun Davies | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament forTelford | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Lucy Allan |
| Majority | 8,102 (19.9%) |
| Leader of theLabour Group of theLocal Government Association | |
| In office 10 June 2022 – 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Nick Forbes |
| Succeeded by | Bev Craig |
| Chair of the Local Government Association | |
| In office 4 July 2023 – 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | James Jamieson, Baron Jamieson |
| Succeeded by | Louise Gittins |
| Leader ofTelford and Wrekin Council | |
| In office 26 May 2016 – 18 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Kuldip Sahota |
| Succeeded by | Lee Carter |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | Aberystwyth University University of Staffordshire |
Shaun Davies (born 1986) is a BritishLabour Party politician who has been theMember of Parliament forTelford since2024.[1] He gained the seat from theConservatives.
In hismaiden speech in Parliament, Shaun Davies spoke about his experiences of poverty as a child in Telford. He spoke of turning the lights off and hiding from debt collectors in his home, and of receiving free school meals. He lived with his grandmother from the age of 11.[2]
Davies attended local schools in Telford, before graduating fromAberystwyth University with a law degree. He later studied for a Masters Degree atStaffordshire University, before qualifying as a solicitor.
Davies held numerous local government roles prior to his election to Parliament. He was elected first toTelford and Wrekin Council in 2011 and in 2016, he became the youngest council leader in the country, aged 30, and led Telford and Wrekin Council until July 2024, when he resigned to become a Member of Parliament.
He was Leader of Labour in Local Government from 2022 to 2023 and later became the youngest ever Chair (and Labour's first chair in almost a decade) of theLocal Government Association in 2023.
Shortly after being elected as an MP, Davies was appointed asParliamentary Private Secretary toBaroness Smith of Basildon,Leader of the House of Lords. However, in September 2024 he resigned this position, in order to stand for Chair of theHousing, Communities and Local Government Select Committee.[3] He was unsuccessful, losing toFlorence Eshalomi.[4] In October 2024, he was elected as a member of theHome Affairs Select Committee.[5]
In November 2024, Davies voted in favour of theTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which proposes to legaliseassisted suicide.[6]
He is Chair of the West Midlands All-Party Parliamentary Group[7] and the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Events.[8]
On 15th July 2025, he was listed by LabourList as being a member of theLabour Growth Group and the Get Britain Working Group of Labour MPs.[9]
In the2025 British cabinet reshuffle, he was appointed Private Parliamentary Secretary to theDefence Secretary.[10]
Shaun Davies married his wife Elise in 2017. Davies is a father and stepfather to three children.[11]
Davies is aManchester United fan.[12]
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