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Lee Barron | |
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Member of Parliament for Corby and East Northamptonshire | |
Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
Preceded by | Tom Pursglove |
Majority | 6,331 (12.8%) |
Personal details | |
Born | Raunds,England |
Political party | Labour |
Lee Barron is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Corby and East Northamptonshire since 2024. [1]
Barron was born in Raunds,Northamptonshire. [2] He previously worked as a postman,and was a regional secretary of the Communication Workers Union. He was also a magistrate. [3]
In 2012,Barron was selected as the Labour candidate for the Northamptonshire Police,Fire and Crime Commissioner election,but was forced to quit after it emerged that he had a previous criminal conviction;in 1990,he was fined £20 for wilfully obstructing the police when a friend was arrested after an incident in a pub. [3]
On 4 July 2024,Barron was elected as MP for Corby and East Northamptonshire,defeating incumbent Conservative Tom Pursglove with a majority of 6,331. [4] [5]
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