Gareth Snell
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Gareth Snell MP |
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Member of Parliament for Stoke-on-Trent Central |
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Assumed office 24 February 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Tristram Hunt |
| Majority | 2,620 (12.3%) |
| Member of Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council for Silverdale and Parksite |
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In office 4 August 2016 – 24 February 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Eileen Braithwaite |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Majority | 225 |
| Member of Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council for Knutton and Silverdale |
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In office 6 May 2010 – 22 May 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Derrick Huckfield |
| Succeeded by | David Harper |
| Majority | 313 |
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Gareth Craig Snell 1 January 1986 Suffolk, England, UK |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | Keele University |
Gareth Craig Snell (born 1 January 1986) is a British Labour Co-operative politician, who is the Member of Parliament (MP) for Stoke-on-Trent Central. He was elected at the 2017 Stoke-on-Trent Central by-election.
Snell was born in Stowmarket, Suffolk. He moved to Newcastle-under-Lyme to study at nearby Keele University. He met his wife in the area and settled down with his family.
Before his election as an MP, Snell served as a member of the Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council, including a period as leader from 2012 and 2014. As leader he made the Council a Living Wage employer and part of the Cooperative Council network. He also implemented a 'no redundancies' policy that remains in force. He lost his council seat in the 2014 elections but was re-elected in a by-election on 5 August 2016 with 56% of the vote. He was a supporter of Remain in the June 2016 European Union referendum; however, he has made it clear that he respects the referendum result and will work for the best Brexit deal for Stoke.
On 24 February 2017, Snell defeated eight other candidates to win the Stoke-on-Trent Central by-election, including second-placed Paul Nuttall, the leader of the United Kingdom Independence Party.
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