Steve Witherden
Steve Witherden | |
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 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Craig Williams |
| Majority | 3,815 (8.8%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | University of Wales, Lampeter University of Wales, Aberystwyth (PGCE) |
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Steve Witherden is a British Labour Party politician who has served as Member of Parliament for Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr since 2024. Ideologically on the left, he is a member of the Socialist Campaign Group.
Early life and career
Witherden was born in Wrexham, Wales.[1] He earned a degree in English Literature from the University of Wales, Lampeter, and a Postgraduate Certificate in Education from the University of Wales, Aberystwyth.[2]
Witherden worked as a teacher in his constituency for 18 years. He also served as a trade union representative from 2009 and as a county officer from 2015.[3]
Witherden is dyslexic and dyscalculic, and was illiterate until the age of 11. These experiences led him to become a teacher.[4]
Political career
Witherden won the Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr seat with a majority of 3,815 votes. The former Montgomeryshire MP, Craig Williams, finished third. In his victory speech, Witherden stated that "Montgomeryshire is the only seat in Wales that had never had a Labour MP so history has been made here tonight".[5]
In his maiden speech, Witherden cited the creation of Great British Energy and the elimination of zero-hour contracts as his priorities.[4]
He sits on the Welsh Affairs Select Committee in Parliament.[6]
In November 2024, Witherden voted in favour of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, a proposal to legalise assisted suicide.[7]
Witherden opposes the governments proposed welfare benefits reforms.[8]
Personal life
Witherden is married and has two children, a son and a daughter.[3]
References
- ^ Hughes, Owen; Mosalski, Ruth (5 July 2024). "The full list of all eight MPs in North Wales and who they are". North Wales Live. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ "Steve Witherden - Welsh Labour - Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr General Election 2024". Wrexham.com. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr - Steve Witherden". Welsh Labour. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Steve Witherden Maiden Speech". parliament.uk. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "General Election 2024: Labour win Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr seat". The Leader. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr MP Steve Witherden elected to committee". County Times. 18 October 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr MP details his vote in favour of assisted dying bill". Wrexham.com. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- ^ "Labour's welfare reform U-turn not enough, says Welsh MP". BBC News. 27 June 2025. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
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