Mark Fletcher (politician)

Mark Peter Fletcher[2] (born 29 September 1985) is a British politician serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Bolsover since 2019. A member of the Conservative Party, he defeated the long-serving Dennis Skinner, who had been the Labour MP for the constituency since the 1970 election.[3]

For other people named Mark Fletcher, see Mark Fletcher (disambiguation).

Mark Fletcher

MP
Fletcher in 2020
Member of Parliament
for Bolsover
Assumed office
12 December 2019
Preceded byDennis Skinner
Majority5,299 (11.5%)
Personal details
Born (1985-09-29) 29 September 1985[1]
Barnsley, England
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
Spouse(s)Will Knock
Alma materJesus College, University of Cambridge
Websitewww.mark-fletcher.org.uk

Biography

He grew up in Doncaster, attending Ridgewood School.[4] He attended Jesus College, Cambridge and was president of the Cambridge University Students' Union (CUSU).[5] He has worked in the House of Lords as the chief of staff to Lord Popat of Harrow,[5] as well as for the private healthcare company Synergix Health.[6]

In the 2015 election he stood in the Doncaster North constituency against then Labour party leader Ed Miliband.[7] Two years later, Fletcher was the candidate in Stockton North, where he achieved an 8.5% increase in vote share.[8]

Fletcher also contested the local government election in May 2018 for Tower Hamlets London Borough Council, coming second out of three Conservative candidates in the diverse 3-member ward of Whitechapel. He gained 274 votes.[9] A member of the 2019 intake of Tory MPs, Fletcher was one of two former Tower Hamlets 2018 Conservative council candidates to have won a marginal seat in the December polls, the other being Gedling's Tom Randall, who had stood in Canary Wharf ward.

In October 2020 Fletcher voted against an Opposition Day Motion to extend free school meals in England during school holidays.[10]

Personal life

Fletcher is openly gay.[11] He is married to Will Knock.[5]

References
  1. "Members' Names Data Platform query". UK Parliament. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  2. "Members Sworn". Hansard. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  3. Wallis, William (8 November 2019). "Could the 'Beast of Bolsover' be beaten by Brexit?". Financial Times. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  4. "More state-educated Tories in Parliament than ever before as party surges in Labour heartlands". The Telegraph. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  5. Preston, Morag (16 April 2016). "I wanted perfection – I became groomzilla". The Times. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  6. "Tory candidate was chief spinner for offshore-owned private health firm taking NHS contracts". The Red Roar. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  7. "Doncaster North". BBC. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  8. "Stockton North". BBC News. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  9. Wallis, William (3 May 2018). "Election results for Whitechapel, Local Elections, Thursday, 3rd May, 2018". Tower Hamlets Council. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  10. Greg Evans (22 October 2020). "A complete list of the Tory MPs who voted against free school meals for hungry children over the holidays". Indy 100. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  11. "The UK's parliament is still the gayest in the world after 2019 election". Pink News. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Dennis Skinner		 Member of Parliament for Bolsover
2019–present		 Incumbent


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