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David Williams
MP
Official portrait, 2024
Member of Parliament
for Stoke-on-Trent North
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Preceded byJonathan Gullis
Majority5,082 (14.1%)
Member of Stoke-on-Trent City Council
for Little Chell and Stanfield
Incumbent
Assumed office
2 May 2019
Preceded byDavid Conway
Personal details
Political partyLabour
Alma materUniversity of Keele

David Williams is a British Labour Party politician serving as Member of Parliament for Stoke-on-Trent North since 2024.[1]

Williams studied at the University of Keele.[2] He was elected to Stoke-on-Trent City Council in 2019, representing Little Chell and Stanfield ward, a role which he continues to undertake whilst serving as a full-time Member of Parliament.[3]

Personal life

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Williams co-owns a residential property in Mojácar, 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]

Political career

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Williams supported Remain in the 2016 European Union referendum, tweeting "If London and the South doesn't leap to the rescue this vote is looking like Brexit. We will see. :-("[5] When this resurfaced during the 2024 general election campaign, Williams was criticised[6] for having backed a position at odds with the Stoke-on-Trent North electorate, 73% of whom voted to Leave the European Union.[7]

Under Jeremy Corbyn's leadership of the Labour Party, Williams stood unsuccessfully in the Stafford constituency in the 2017 general election.[8]

Williams was elected as the Member of Parliament for Stoke-on-Trent North on 4 July 2024.[1]

In September 2024, Williams voted against the Conservative Party's opposition day motion which opposed the government's decision to scrap the Winter Fuel Allowance.[9][10] Williams was accused of hypocrisy[11] when a tweet he posted in 2017 resurfaced, stating that: "A Labour Government will retain the Winter Fuel Allowance and free bus passes".[12]

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.[13]

In December 2024, Williams asked a question at a Treasury question time session in the House of Commons Chamber, stating that "many historic buildings that are lying dormant" in his constituency, failing to mention any of the buildings by name.[14]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Stoke-on-Trent North – General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  2. ^ Corrigan, Philip (5 July 2024). "Meet Stoke-on-Trent's three new Labour MPs". Stoke on Trent Live. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  3. ^ Stoke-on-Trent. "Councillor David Williams | Little Chell and Stanfield Ward | Labour Party | Stoke-on-Trent". www.stoke.gov.uk. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  4. ^ Registered Interests – David Williams, UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  5. ^ Williams, David (24 June 2016). "If London and the South doesn't leap to the rescue this vote is looking like Brexit. We will see. :-(". X.com. Retrieved 3 December 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ Gullis, Jonathan (2 July 2024). "73% of people in Stoke-on-Trent North, Kidsgrove & Talke voted for Brexit. Here's what the Labour candidate thinks". Facebook. Retrieved 3 December 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ Dempsey, Noel (6 February 2017). "Brexit: votes by constituency". House of Commons Library.
  8. ^ "UK Parliament election results: Election for the constituency of Stafford on 8 June 2017". UK Parliament election results. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  9. ^ Walker, Peter (10 September 2024). "MPs back cuts to winter fuel payments in Commons vote". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Voting record – David Williams MP, Stoke-on-Trent North". TheyWorkForYou. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  11. ^ Wheatley, Eleanor (12 September 2024). "Labour MPs' Hypocrisy Over Winter Fuel Allowance". Guido Fawkes. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  12. ^ Williams, David (28 May 2017) "A Labour Government will retain Winter Fuel Allowance and free bus passes #votelabour #forthemany". Twitter. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  13. ^ Corrigan, Philip (24 October 2024). "Tories storm out of Stoke-on-Trent council meeting in winter fuel payments row". Stoke on Trent Live. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  14. ^ "Affordable Housing - Hansard - UK Parliament". hansard.parliament.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
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