John Whitby | |
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Member of Parliament for Derbyshire Dales | |
Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
Preceded by | Sarah Dines |
Personal details | |
Political party | Labour |
Musical career | |
Genres | Progressive metal Alternative metal |
Occupations | Singer |
Years active | 1988–1998 |
Formerly of | The Beyond |
John Whitby is a British politician and former musician who has been the Member of Parliament for Derbyshire Dales since 2024. A member of the Labour Party. He was also the lead singer for The Beyond.
He attended Woodlands Secondary Modern. [1] At 21 he was living in Allestree,and was working on an Enterprise Allowance Scheme in Derby. [2]
Whitby was the lead singer in the Derby Progressive rock band The Beyond. [3] [4] The band was described as a fusion of funk and metal. [5] He was recruited by the band's founders,guitarist Andy Gatford and drummer Neil Cooper,with whom he'd been school friends. [5] After that band ended he,along with many of his band mates,would form the band Gorilla. [6] [7] In 2018,while Whitby was a mayor,the band would play a reunion gig,raising thousands for charity. [8]
After music Whitby joined the civil service. [9] He became a councillor on Derby City Council in the early 2010s. In May 2017 he was made Mayor of Derby,a position which is held for a year,during which he raised £64,000 for charity. Despite it being being noted that he was popular,even with opposition parties,he lost his seat just before the end of his term. [10] He would regain a seat on Derby council in the 2022 elections. [11]
In the 2024 United Kingdom general election,he stood for the Derbyshire Dales constituency. He gained the seat from Sarah Dines,a member of the Conservative Party,with a majority of 350. [12] [13] [14]
He is a foster carer. [9]
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