Mark Sewards
Mark Sewards MP | |
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Member of Parliament for Leeds South West and Morley | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
Preceded by | Constituency established |
Majority | 8,423 (21.0%) |
Personal details | |
Born | 6 January 1990 (age 34) Leeds, West Yorkshire, England |
Political party | Labour |
Spouse | Alice Smart |
Children | 1 |
Alma mater | University of Leeds |
Mark James Sewards[1] (born 6 January 1990) is a British Labour Party politician who has served as Member of Parliament for Leeds South West and Morley since 2024.[2][3]
Early life
Sewards studied Law at the University of Leeds, where he was the University Union's Communications and Internal Affairs Officer.[4] He later served as Head of Maths at a school in Middleton, Leeds for eight years.[5]
Pre-parliamentary career
He previously served as a councillor for the Leeds City Council ward of Farnley and Wortley since 2022. In the 2017 and 2019 UK general elections, Sewards stood in the Harrogate and Knaresborough constituency, where he was defeated by the Conservatives on both occasions.
Personal life
His wife, Alice Smart, has been a Labour councillor for Armley since 2014. The couple has two sons:
- Oscar Theodore Sewards, born on 11 October 2021
- Arthur Jude Sewards, born on 1 August 2024.
References
- ^ "Members Sworn". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 752. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Leeds South West & Morley | General Election 2024". Sky News. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
- ^ "Labour dominate West Yorkshire but Gaza "an issue"".
- ^ "The former student leaders entering Parliament". Wonkhe. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
- ^ Connolly, James (28 July 2024). "Ex-teacher Mark Sewards makes education priority after Labour MP wins Leeds South West and Morley". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 16 August 2024.