Joe Morris | |
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Member of Parliament for Hexham | |
Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
Preceded by | Guy Opperman |
Majority | 3,713 (7.2%) |
Personal details | |
Political party | Labour |
Education | Queen Elizabeth High School,Hexham Mansfield College,Oxford (BA) |
Joseph Ronald Morris [1] is a British Labour Party politician serving as the Member of Parliament for Hexham since 2024. [2]
He is the first Labour MP for Hexham,breaking a 100-year streak of Conservative MPs. [3]
According to his LinkedIn profile,he has previously worked as a parliamentary assistant for Labour MPs Kate Hollern,Rupa Huq and Bill Esterson. He has also worked for Make UK and as an Associate Director at Hanbury Strategy,a public affairs and communications agency. [4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Joe Morris | 23,988 | 46.3 | +14.5 | |
Conservative | Guy Opperman | 20,275 | 39.1 | −15.2 | |
Green | Nick Morphet | 2,467 | 4.8 | +1.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Nick Cott | 2,376 | 4.6 | −4.8 | |
Independent | Chris Whaley | 1,511 | 2.9 | New | |
SDP | William Clouston | 1,211 | 2.3 | New | |
Majority | 3,713 | 7.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 51,828 | 68.0 | −6.4 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +14.9 |
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