Jeff Smith (British politician)
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Jeff Smith MP |
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Member of Parliament for Manchester Withington |
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Assumed office 7 May 2015 |
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| Preceded by | John Leech |
| Majority | 14,873 (29.8%) |
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26 January 1963 Manchester, United Kingdom |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | University of Manchester |
| Website | www |
Jeff Smith (born 26 January 1963) is a British Labour Party politician from Manchester. He was elected at the 2015 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Manchester Withington. He has represented the Old Moat Ward on Manchester City Council since 1997.
Smith was a pupil at Manchester Grammar School.
He is a former Executive Member for Finance on Manchester City Council and a former governor of Parrs Wood High School.
He was chosen in June 2013 as the Labour candidate for Manchester Withington. He was selected in preference to the candidate backed by Unite the Union.
At the general election in May 2015 Smith was elected MP for Manchester Withington, defeating the incumbent Liberal Democrat John Leech, with a majority of 14,800.
Smith is a whip for the Labour Party. In a letter to Labour members in Withington constituency Smith said that Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, had "let the Conservatives off the hook time and time again". In January 2017, Smith said that he would vote against the triggering of Article 50 even though Corbyn requested Labour MPs to vote for it via a three-line whip, meaning that Smith consequently risked being sacked as a whip. Smith said “My constituents voted strongly for remain and I think it’s important to represent their view. I am not convinced that the government has a proper plan for negotiating a deal in the UK’s best interest, and I also think any deal should go back to the country.”
Smith is also a part-time DJ and has performed regularly at V Festival and club nights Poptastic in Manchester and Star in Leeds
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