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Jonathan James Hinder[2] is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Pendle and Clitheroe since 2024. He gained the seat from Andrew Stephenson, a Conservative.[3][4]
Jonathan Hinder | |
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 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Pendle and Clitheroe | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024[1] | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Majority | 902 (1.9%) |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Labour |
Hinder grew up in Downham and went to school in Clitheroe. He studied history and politics at university, and then joined the police, where he rose to the rank of Inspector. He left the police service in 2022, according to his own website.[5]
Early Life and Career
editHinder grew up in Downham and attended Clitheroe Royal Grammar School before studying History and Politics at the University of Oxford.[6] Hinder served as a police constable, sergeant and inspector in London, mostly in emergency response roles, before leaving after a decade to pursue politics.[7]
Political Career
editHinder was selected as the Labour Party candidate for the Pendle and Clitheroe constituency at a meeting of party members on November 11 2023.[8] In 2023 Hinder contested the St Mary's Ward in the Ribble Valley Borough Council elections losing to two Liberal Democrat candidates.[9]
Hinder was elected as the first MP for the new Pendle and Clitheroe constituency, and the first Labour MP to win Clitheroe since the 1945 General Election. He secured a majority of 902 over the incumbent Conservative MP, Andrew Stephenson. He was sworn in to Parliament on July 10 2024.[10]
In November 2024, Hinder criticised Amnesty International for intervening in a Supreme Court of the United Kingdom case to support gender recognition rights for the trans community. He described Amnesty as "so far gone" and encouraged people to follow an anti-trans campaign group within the Labour Party if they had "enough of this nonsense". [11]
References
edit- ^ https://members.parliament.uk/member/5264/contact
- ^ "Members Sworn". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 752. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Pendle & Clitheroe | General Election 2024". Sky News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Labour cops a narrow win over health minister in redrawn seat". Lancashire Telegraph. 2024-07-05. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2024-10-05.
- ^ "Jonathan Hinder". Jonathan Hinder. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
- ^ "Ex-copper excited to resume public service as new seat's first MP". Lancashire Telegraph. 2024-09-11. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
- ^ "Ex-copper excited to resume public service as new seat's first MP". Lancashire Telegraph. 2024-09-11. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
- ^ "Former police inspector becomes Labour party candidate for Pendle and Clitheroe". Lancashire Telegraph. 2023-11-13. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
- ^ Cookson, Mark. "Borough Elections 2023 - Results". Ribble Valley Borough Council. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
- ^ "Members Sworn - Hansard - UK Parliament". hansard.parliament.uk. 2024-03-12. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
- ^ "Jonathan Hinder". If you declare that you’re a woman, you become a woman. Nope! @AmnestyUK is so far gone. Follow @LabWomenDec if you’ve had enough of this nonsense. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
External links
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- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
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