Chris McEwan
Deputy leader of the Darlington Borough Council
Assumed office
1 June 2023[1]
Darlington Borough Council Councillor
Assumed office
1999
ConstituencyHaughton & Springfield Ward
Personal details
Born (1965-12-25) 25 December 1965 (age 58)
Greenock Royal Infirmary[2]
Political partyLabour

Chris McEwan (born (1965-12-25)25 December 1965[2]) is the deputy leader of the Darlington Borough Council. He has been selected to stand as a candidate for Labour Party in the 2024 Tees Valley mayoral election.[3][4][5]

During the campaign, McEwan said that his priorities would be transport and community and pledged to securer funding to "save" the Transporter Bridge.[5][6]

Biography

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Early Life

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Chris McEwan was born on Christmas day 1965, in Greenock Royal Infirmary to Charles McEwan, a customs officer. His fathers work meant that McEwan's family moved first to Northern Ireland, then to Middlesbrough and finally to Darlington.[2]

Politics

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McEwan was elected to Darlington Borough Council, as a councillor for the a ward in Haughton (later the ward of Haughton & Springfield) in 1999.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Edgar, Bill (1 June 2023). "New Darlington Council cabinet revealed - with return for familiar Labour members". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Goodwin, David (1 November 2020). "Greenock man who is now English mayor tells how he's tempted home - by square sausage". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  3. ^ Jones, Morgan (7 November 2023). "Labour candidate for Tees Valley mayor: Chris McEwan picked to fight Houchen". LabourList. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  4. ^ a b Jones, Leigh (7 November 2023). "Labour select mayoral candidate to take on Ben Houchen". Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  5. ^ a b Burgess, Tom (12 September 2023). "Darlington Labour councillor puts name forward to campaign against Ben Houchen". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  6. ^ Gouldsbrough, Patrick (30 November 2023). "Mayoral candidates clash as they pledge to save 'vital' Teesside landmark". Darlington and Stockton Times. Retrieved 16 February 2024.