James Frith

James Richard Frith (born 23 April 1977) is British politician, who served as the Labour Party MP for the constituency of Bury North until his defeat in 2019.[1] He is also a former local councillor in Bury.[2]

For the English bowls player, see James Frith (bowls).
James Frith
Firth in 2017
Member of Parliament
for Bury North
In office
9 June 2017 – 6 November 2019
Preceded byDavid Nuttall
Succeeded byJames Daly
Majority4,375 (9.1%)
Member of Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
In office
? – ?
Personal details
Born (1977-04-23) 23 April 1977
London, England, UK
Political partyLabour
Alma materManchester Metropolitan University

Education and career

Born in London[3] on 23 April 1977,[4] Frith was educated at Monkton Combe School, Taunton School and Manchester Metropolitan University.[5] He has held a number of positions in both the public and private sectors.[6]

Before being elected to Parliament,[7] he was CEO and Founder of All Together, a social enterprise providing careers education and guidance services to young people to help them get into work.

Political career

Having served three years as a Bury councillor for Elton ward, Frith was elected at the 2017 general election, after standing in 2015 and losing the seat by just 378 votes. He won in 2017 with a majority of 4,375 votes over incumbent Conservative David Nuttall,[8] a 12.5% increase on Labour's 2015 vote share. The seat had a 5% swing to Labour, bucking the national trend, which saw a 2% swing to Labour overall. He made his maiden speech on 19 July 2017 during the debate on tuition fees.[9]

He lost his seat to the Conservatives' James Daly at the 2019 General Election.

Family and personal life

Frith has lived in Bury with his wife Nikki since 2009. His father is Richard Frith, the previous Bishop of Hereford.[3]

References
  1. "James Frith MP". UK Parliament.
  2. Naylor, Mary. "James Frith announced as Labour Party candidate for Bury North seat ahead of Karen Danczuk". Bury Times. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  3. "FRITH, James Richard". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 2018 (February 2018 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 13 February 2018. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
  4. "James Frith MP". myparliament.info. MyParliament. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  5. LinkedIn
  6. "We are All Together". The All Together.
  7. "Labour's James Frith gains marginal Bury North from Conservatives". BBC News. Retrieved 2017-06-19.
  8. "Joy for James Frith as he takes Bury North for Labour". Bury Times. Retrieved 2017-06-19.
  9. "Hansard". Parliament. Retrieved 2018-10-23.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
David Nuttall		 Member of Parliament for Bury North
2017–2019		 Succeeded by
James Daly


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