Jeff Smith (British politician)

Jeff Smith MP
Member of Parliament for Manchester Withington
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 May 2015
Preceded by	John Leech
Majority	14,873 (29.8%)
Personal details
Born	26 January 1963 Manchester, United Kingdom
Political party	Labour
Alma mater	University of Manchester
Website	www.jeffsmith.org.uk

Jeff Smith is an English Labour Party politician from Manchester. He was elected at the 2015 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Manchester Withington.^[1] He has represented the Old Moat Ward on Manchester City Council since 1997.

Smith was a pupil at Manchester Grammar School.^[2]

He is a former Executive Member for Finance on Manchester City Council^[3] and a former governor of Parrs Wood High School.^[4]

He was chosen in June 2013 as the Labour candidate for Manchester Withington.^[5] He was selected in preference to the candidate backed by Unite the Union.^[6] At the general election in May 2015 he defeated the Liberal Democrat incumbent John Leech who had held the seat since 2005.

References

1. "Manchester Withington Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
2. "Pupil Plebiscites and Leftist Leanings: Political Participation and Manchester Grammar School, 1906-2015".
3. The Members of the Executive
4. "The Governing Body". Parrs Wood High School - Manchester - UK. Archived from the original on 2014-11-25.
5. "Gloves are off as candidates set to do battle for Withington seat". Manchester Evening News. 10 June 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
6. Crick, Michael (6 November 2013). "Unite choosing Labour’s candidates: is Cameron correct?". Channel4. Retrieved 16 September 2014.