Chris Webb (politician)

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Chris Webb
Member of the United Kingdom Parliament
for Blackpool South
Assumed office
2 May 2024
Preceded by Scott Benton
Majority 7,607 (41.4%)
Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner for Lancashire
In office
December 2018 – May 2021
Commissioner Clive Grunshaw
Preceded by Ibrahim Master
Succeeded by Andy Pratt
Member of Manchester City Council
for Northenden
In office
7 May 2015 – 3 May 2018
Preceded by Richard Cowell
Personal details
Born Christopher Paul Webb
(1986-04-26) 26 April 1986 (age 38)
Blackpool, Lancashire, England
Political party Labour
Spouse(s) Portia (m. 2019)
Children 1
Alma mater University of Hull

Christopher Paul Webb[1] (born 26 April 1986) is a British Labour Party politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Blackpool South since the 2024 Blackpool South by-election.[2]

Early life and education

Webb was born on 26 April[3] 1986 in Blackpool Victoria Hospital, and attended St Mary's High School.[4] He is the son of a local postman and a teaching assistant.[5]

He studied British Politics and Legislative Studies at the University of Hull, and while at university was the president of the rugby league club and a member of the students' union council.[6]

Career

Webb was appointed Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner for Lancashire in 2018, and at that time was office manager for MEP Wajid Khan.[7][8] He was also an assistant to Gordon Marsden, the Labour MP for Blackpool South from 1997 to 2019,[9] and worked for Rochdale MP Tony Lloyd.[10] Webb is a volunteer at Blackpool Food Bank,[11] chair of the trustees of a local mental health charity, Counselling in the Community,[12][13] and a trustee of the Communication Workers Union charity Humanitarian Aid.[14][15][16] He was awarded a Local Hero Award in 2021 for his charity work during the pandemic.[17]

At the snap 2017 general election, Webb stood as the Labour candidate in Blackpool North and Cleveleys, coming second with 44.5 per cent of the vote behind the incumbent Conservative MP Paul Maynard.[18] Webb again stood in Blackpool North and Cleveleys at the 2019 general election, again coming second with 35.5 per cent of the vote behind Maynard.[19]

Parliamentary career

In August 2023, Webb was selected as Labour's prospective parliamentary candidate for Blackpool South at the next United Kingdom general election.[10][20] Following the resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP Scott Benton, Webb became the Labour candidate in the 2024 Blackpool South by-election.[9] At the election, he was elected with 58.9 per cent of the vote and a majority of 7,607.[21] He was the first Blackpool South MP to have been born in the constituency for 60 years.[22] This was the same day as local elections across England.[23] After his election he appeared at an event at Blackpool Cricket Club with Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner.[24] Starmer called on the prime minister Rishi Sunak to resign.[25]

Personal life

Webb's wife, Portia Webb, was elected as a Labour councillor for the ward of Tyldesley at the 2023 Blackpool Council election.[10][26] They married in 2019 and have a son, born in 2024.[4]

Webb was diagnosed with dyslexia at the age of 18, while at university.[10]

Webb ran the 2022 London Marathon in a time of 5 hours 38 minutes 57 seconds, raising £1,000 for the Royal British Legion.[4][27]

References

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External links

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament
for Blackpool South
2024–present		 Incumbent

Template:North West Labour Party MPs

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