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Stephen James Mosley (born 22 June 1972) is a British Conservative Party politician and former Member of Parliament. He represented the City of Chester from 2010 to 2015.
Stephen Mosley | |
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| Member of Parliament for City of Chester | |
| In office 6 May 2010 – 30 March 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Christine Russell |
| Succeeded by | Chris Matheson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 June 1972 Solihull, Warwickshire, England, UK |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Caroline Mosley |
| Alma mater | University of Nottingham |
| Profession | IT Consultant |
Education edit
Stephen Mosley was educated at King Edward's School in Birmingham before reading Chemistry at the University of Nottingham.
Political career edit
Local Politics edit
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Mosley's political career began in 2000 when he was elected to Chester City Council. He was re-elected in 2004. He served as Executive Member for Customer Services. In 2005, he was elected to represent the Chester Overleigh Division on Cheshire County Council, and was Chairman of the Health & Adult Social Care Scrutiny Committee, Vice-chairman of the Community Services Scrutiny Committee and a member of the Cheshire Fire Authority.
Parliamentary career edit
Stephen Mosley was selected as the Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for the City of Chester Constituency in September 2007. He spent the next three years campaigning across the city and gained the seat from Labour with 18,995 votes (40.6%)[1] after defeating Christine Russell, who had been in office since 1997, with a majority of 2,583.[1] He served as a member of the Commons Science and Technology Committee.[2] He lost his seat at the 2015 general election to Labour's Chris Matheson by a narrow margin of 93 votes.[3]
Position on EU Referendum edit
During the House of Commons vote in October 2011 on a backbench motion for a bill to be introduced in the next parliamentary session to enable a referendum to be held on Britain's continued membership of the European Union, Mosley was one of 81 Conservative MPs who voted against the Government Whip to support a referendum.
References edit
- ^ a b General Election 2010, The Guardian Election Results City of Chester Constituency Accessed, 10 May 2010
- ^ Commons Science and Technology Committee Membership
- ^ "City of Chester - Result". Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
External links edit
- Stephen Mosley MP on Facebook
- Stephen Mosley MP Conservative Party profile
- Chester Conservatives
- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
- Chester MP
- Official channel on YouTube