Dan Aldridge

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Daniel Colin Aldridge /ref> is a British politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Weston-super-Mare since 2024. A member of the Labour Party, he is the first from his party to represent the constituency.

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Early life and education Aldridge is originally from Stoke-on-Trent. His sister is a nurse in Weston who worked through the COVID-19 pandemic.

Aldridge studied for his A-levels at Weston College, before studying psychology at the University of Exeter and obtaining a MSc from Northumbria University.

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Career Prior to the 2024 general election, Aldridge was the Head of Policy at the British Computer Society. He previously worked for the Office for Students, the Higher Education Funding Council for England and the charity Stonewall.

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Political career

On 13 March 2024, Aldridge was selected as the Labour Party candidate for the constituency of Weston-super-Mare for the 2024 general election by local party members at a hustings event at The Royal Hotel. He was selected from a short-list of three, which included former MEP Alex Mayer.

He won 16,310 votes in the election with a majority of 4,409 votes, defeating the incumbent MP John Penrose. He became the first Labour MP to represent the constituency.

In November 2024, Aldridge voted in favour of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which proposes to legalise assisted suicide.

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Personal life

Aldridge permanently moved to Weston in 2001 with his parents and siblings, having been there on a caravan holiday the previous year.

In 2024, PinkNews listed Aldridge among a number of Coming out + parliamentarians.

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External links

Categories: Official Website, Living People, 1985 Births, Alumni Of Northumbria University, Alumni Of The University Of Exeter, English Lgbtq Politicians, Labour Party Mps For English Constituencies, Lgbtq Members Of The Parliament Of The United Kingdom, Politicians From Stoke-on-trent, Uk Mps 2024–present

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