Andrew James Snowden (born 18 October 1984)[1] is a British Conservative Party politician elected as Member of Parliament for Fylde at the 2024 general election.
Andrew Snowden | |
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 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Fylde | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Mark Menzies |
| Majority | 561 (1.2%) |
| Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner | |
| In office 13 May 2021 – 8 May 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Clive Grunshaw |
| Succeeded by | Clive Grunshaw |
| Lancashire County Councillor for Hoghton with Wheelton | |
| In office 4 May 2017 – 6 May 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Division created |
| Succeeded by | Alan Cullens |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Andrew James Snowden 18 October 1984 Bolton, Greater Manchester, England |
| Party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Caroline Snowden |
| Education | Canon Slade School |
| University of Salford (BA) Aston University (MSc) | |
| Website | www |
He served as the Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner from 2021 to 2024.
Early life and career
editSnowden was born in Bolton and lives in Fylde.[2] He has a degree in contemporary military and international history (2008) from the University of Salford, where he was president of the students' union in 2006-2007 and 2007-2008.
He returned to the university in 2013 to take up the post of head of the Vice-Chancellor's office, and in 2018 became the associate director of external relations.[3]
Political career before Parliament
editSnowden was a member of Lancashire County Council representing Hoghton with Wheelton Division in the borough of Chorley.[2]
He was elected Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner in the 2021 election held on 6 May. He received 181,314 votes (51.3%), defeating the incumbent, Labour's Clive Grunshaw.[4] He was defeated in turn on 2 May 2024 in the 2024 England and Wales police and crime commissioner elections by Clive Grunshaw.[5]
Parliamentary career
editIn June 2024, Snowden was selected as the Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Fylde for the 2024 general election on 4 July 2024; the constituency has been held by the Conservative Party since it was created in 1918.[6] He was elected with a majority of 561 votes.[7][8]
Electoral history
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Andrew Snowden | 15,917 | 33.2 | −29.0 | |
| Labour | Tom Calver | 15,356 | 32.0 | +6.8 | |
| Reform | Brook Wimbury | 8,295 | 17.3 | N/A | |
| Independent | Anne Aitken | 4,513 | 9.4 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Jewell | 2,120 | 4.4 | −2.9 | |
| Green | Brenden Wilkinson | 1,560 | 3.3 | −0.2 | |
| ADF | Cheryl Morrison | 199 | 0.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 561 | 1.2 | |||
| Turnout | 48,105 | 62.4 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −17.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Clive Grunshaw | 135,638 | 45.56% | +5.28 | |
| Conservative | Andrew Snowden | 101,281 | 34.02% | −9.39 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Neil Darby | 51,252 | 17.22% | +8.65 | |
| Spoilt vote | n/a | 9,534 | 3.20% | +0.15 | |
| Turnout | 288,171 | 26.2% | −7.5 | ||
| Total votes | 297,705 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | |||||
| Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2021[11][12] | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round | ||||
| Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | ||||
| Conservative | Andrew Snowden | 166,202 | 43.41% | 15,152 | 181,354 | 51.27% |
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| Labour | Clive Grunshaw | 154,195 | 40.28% | 18,167 | 172,362 | 48.73% |
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| Liberal Democrats | Neil Darby | 32,813 | 8.57% |
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| Reform | Mark James Barker | 17,926 | 4.68% |
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| Spoilt vote | n/a | 11,696 | 3.05% |
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| Turnout | 371,136 | 33.7% | ||||||
| Total votes | 382,832 | |||||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Andrew Snowdon | 1,925 | 46.5 | ||
| Labour | Margaret France | 1,830 | 44.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Fenn | 242 | 5.8 | ||
| Green | Gillian Hargreaves | 140 | 3.4 | ||
| Majority | 95 | 2.3 | |||
| Turnout | 4,143 | 42.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 9,851 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Personal life
editSnowden is married. His wife Caroline has Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, and Snowden has worked through the county council to improve access to toilet facilities for people with these and similar conditions through the "Just Can't Wait" card scheme.[13]
References
edit- ↑ @A_J_Snowden (18 October 2024). "I might have turned 40 today, but I've still got it - chatting this stunning lady up at the bar 😎..." (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).[self-published source]
- 1 2 Jacobs, Bill (20 July 2019). "Tories pick Bolton-born candidate for crime commissioner job". The Bolton News. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ↑ "University of Salford's Associate Director of External Relations is to become Lancashire's Police and Crime Commissioner". University of Salford. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ↑ "Elections 2021: Conservative wins term as Lancashire PCC". BBC News. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ↑ "Police and Crime Commissioner election results Thursday 2 May". Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council. May 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ↑ "Ex-Police and Crime Commissioner selected to fight Fylde for Tories at general election". The Gazette. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ↑ "Fylde - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ↑ Durkin, Tony (5 July 2024). "Conservatives hold onto Fylde as new MP Andrew Snowden beats Labour by a whisker". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ↑ "Declaration of Results of Poll" (PDF). Fylde Council. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ↑ "Election results: Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner 02.05.24". Lancashire Police Crime Commissioner. Archived from the original on 8 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ↑ "Lancashire gets new Conservative Police and Crime Commissioner". Lancashire Post. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ↑ "Election results: Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner 06.05.21". Lancashire Police Crime Commissioner. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ↑ Faulkner, Paul (27 May 2019). "How illness left this woman afraid to stray from front door". Lancs Live. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
External links
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- Official website
- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
- Profile on OpenSanctions, an open database of sanctions and persons of interest