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Phil Brickell | |
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Member of Parliament for Bolton West | |
Assumed office 5 July 2024 | |
Preceded by | Chris Green |
Majority | 4,945 (11.1%) |
Member of Manchester City Council for Baguley | |
In office 4 May 2023 –29 July 2024 | |
Preceded by | Luke Raikes |
Succeeded by | Munaver Rasul |
Personal details | |
Born | Philip Michael Brickell 1986or1987(age 37–38) Bolton,Greater Manchester,England |
Political party | Labour |
Spouse | |
Alma mater | Durham University |
Philip Michael Brickell (born 1986or1987) is a British Labour Party politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Bolton West since 2024. [1]
Philip Michael Brickell was born in 1986or1987 in Bolton, Greater Manchester. [2] [3] He was educated at Bolton School, an independent school in Bolton, having received a "subsidised place". [4] He studied Law at Durham University. [3] While at university, he spent a year abroad at the University of Hanover. [4]
Following university, Brickell was employed in the medical records department at the Royal Bolton Hospital. From 2009 onwards he worked in the financial services industry, most recently with NatWest Group. [3]
In the May 2023 local election, Brickell was elected to Manchester City Council as a Labour and Co-operative councillor representing Baguley Ward. [5] He had resigned as a councillor by August 2024. [6] [7]
He has been a Member of the Labour Party's National Constitution Committee. [8]
In the 2024 General Election, Brickell was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Bolton West with 17,363 votes (38.9%) and a majority of 4,945 over the second place Conservative candidate. [9]
In November 2024, Brickell voted in favour of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which proposes to legalise assisted suicide. [10]
Brickell married Emma Taylor in 2022, [11] [12] who he served alongside on Manchester City Council. [13]
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