John Leech (politician)
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Member of Parliament for Manchester Withington |
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In office 5 May 2005 – 30 March 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Keith Bradley |
| Succeeded by | Jeff Smith |
| Majority | 1,894 (4.21%) |
| Member of Manchester City Council for Barlow Moor & Chorlton Park | |
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In office 7 May 1998 – 8 May 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Arthur Maloney (Lab) |
| Succeeded by | Bernie Ryan (LD) |
| Majority | 892 (30.8%) |
| Member of Manchester City Council for Didsbury West | |
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Assumed office 5 May 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Carl Ollerhead (Lab) |
| Majority | 702 (16.09%) |
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11 April 1971 Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Liberal Democrat |
| Alma mater | Brunel University |
| Website | http://www.johnleech.org.uk/ |
John Sampson Macfarlane Leech (born 11 April 1971,Wakefield, West Yorkshire) is a British Liberal Democrat politician. He was the Member of Parliament for Manchester Withington from 2005 to 2015 and is currently the sole opposition member on Manchester City Council. He was one of two MPs to rebel against the 2010 Coalition agreement.
Leech served on the city council from 1998 to 2008. He was elected to the House of Commons in the 2005 general election. In the 2005–2010 Parliament he was a member of the Transport Select Committee and a Shadow Transport Spokesperson on the Liberal Democrat frontbench team in 2006. He held his seat in 2010, and campaigned to pardon Alan Turing in 2013. He lost his seat in 2015 and was elected to Manchester City Council a year later. He is the only opposition member of the 96-member council.
Leech grew up in Chorlton-cum-Hardy, where his father was a minister at Chorlton Methodist Church. He attended Manchester Grammar School, Loreto College and Brunel University where he studied History and Politics and also joined the Liberal Democrats. He received an Upper-Second Class Honours degree on graduating. After leaving university he worked as a trainee manager for McDonald's and part-time at the RAC in Stretford as a call centre insurance claims handler.
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