James Daly
MP
Member of Parliament
for Bury North
Assumed office
12 December 2019
Preceded byJames Frith
Majority105 (0.2%)
Personal details
Born
James Barry Daly

(1980-03-19) 19 March 1980
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
Alma materEdge Hill University
University of Leeds

James Barry Daly[1] (born 19 March 1980)[2] is a British politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bury North since the 2019 general election. He is a member of the Conservative Party.

Early life

Daly studied at Edge Hill University and then the University of Leeds.[3] He practised criminal law as a defence solicitor in Greater Manchester for 16 years before becoming a MP.[4]

Political career

He was the leader of the Conservative Group on Bury Council and until 2019 a councillor for the North Manor ward.[5] Daly stood in neighbouring Bolton North East at the 2015 and 2017 general elections, coming second with 32.8% and 42.2% of the vote respectively.[6] He also stood at the 2015 Oldham West and Royton by-election, finishing third with 2,596 votes (9.4%).[7]

At the 2019 general election, he stood for Bury North, where he won the seat from Labour incumbent James Frith with a majority of 0.2%, representing a swing of 4.7%. With a majority of 105 votes,[8] it is the most marginal seat in England.

He is an advocate of the Down Syndrome Bill, which would recognise people with Down syndrome as a specific minority group.[9]

On 13 June 2022, Daly was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Department for Work and Pensions ministerial team.[10] He resigned from his position on 6 July 2022 following the Chris Pincher scandal, amid the July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis.[11]

In December 2023 he said that most struggling children in his constituency are the "products of crap parents".[12] He later defended his comments, saying that he wanted "to ensure those from most disadvantaged backgrounds have best chance to thrive and succeed".[13]

References

  1. ↑ "Members Sworn". Hansard.parliament.uk. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  2. ↑ Brunskill, Ian (19 March 2020). The Times guide to the House of Commons 2019 : the definitive record of Britain's historic 2019 General Election. p. 130. ISBN 978-0-00-839258-1. OCLC 1129682574.
  3. ↑ "James Daly MP - Who is he?". Politics.co.uk. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  4. ↑ Fouzder, Monidipa (17 June 2020). "Conservative MP condemns low pay in criminal legal aid". Law Gazette. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  5. ↑ Yates, Sarah (23 February 2017). "Bury Conservatives elect new leader". Bury Times. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  6. ↑ George, Tom (27 November 2019). "Bury North constituency candidates for the General Election 2019". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  7. ↑ "Oldham West and Royton: Parliamentary By-Election Results". Oldham Council. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  8. ↑ "Bury North parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  9. ↑ "James Daly MP supports the Down Syndrome Bill". James Daly. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  10. ↑ Heale, James [@JAHeale] (13 June 2022). "Some PPS changes for rising Tory stars: -Rob Butler to Liz Truss -Selaine Saxby to Simon Clarke -James Sunderland to George Eustice -Gagan Mohindra to Priti Patel -James Daly to DWP team" (Tweet). Retrieved 14 June 2022 – via Twitter.
  11. ↑ @JamesDalyMP (6 July 2022). "I have tonight taken the decision to resign as a Parliamentary Private Secretary at the DWP" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  12. ↑ Adu, Aletha (29 December 2023). "Tory MP says most struggling children in his area are 'products of crap parents'". The Guardian.
  13. ↑ "Bury North MP James Daly defends remarks over poor parenting". BBC News. 29 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
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