Connor Naismith
Connor Naismith | |
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.jpg) Official portrait, 2025 | |
| Member of Parliament for Crewe and Nantwich | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Kieran Mullan |
| Majority | 9,727 (20.6%)[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Connor James Naismith 25 April 1992 Nuneaton |
| Party | Labour |
| Education | University of Manchester |
Connor James Naismith[2] is a British Labour Party politician who has been Member of Parliament for Crewe and Nantwich since 2024.
He identifies as belonging to the more socially conservative Blue Labour faction of the Parliamentary Party.[3]
Career
Prior to his election to Parliament, Naismith was a member of Cheshire East Council, representing the Crewe West ward, first being elected in May 2021 and re-elected in 2023.[4] He graduated from Manchester with a BSocSc in Sociology in 2014.[5]
Naismith worked as an oversight officer for the Independent Office for Police Conduct.[6][7]
Parliamentary career
In July 2024, Naismith voted against an amendment to abolish the two-child benefit cap.[8] In September 2025, he called for it to be scrapped.[9]
Mr Naismith has campaigned for the reinstatement of the Northern Leg of HS2 [10] and for investment in Crewe Station through a "station investment zone" model.[11]
In July 2026, Naismith was appointed as a Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) in the Department for Transport.[12]
References
- ↑ "Crewe and Nantwich - General election results 2024 - BBC News". BBC News. 6 July 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ↑ "Members Sworn". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 752. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 10 July 2024.
- ↑ "'Blue Labour is an explicit challenge to the neoliberal, capitalist consensus'". 8 June 2025.
- ↑ "Councillor Connor Naismith". Cheshire East Council. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ↑ "Connor Naismith | Faculty of Humanities | The University of Manchester". Faculty of Humanities. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
- ↑ Duncan-Duggal, Ben (5 July 2024). "Crewe and Nantwich general election result: meet new MP Connor Naismith". LabourList. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
- ↑ "CONNOR NAISMITH MP For Crewe & Nantwich - Crewe and Nantwich Labour Party". Crewe and Nantwich Labour Party. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ↑ Randall, Emilia (23 July 2024). "How your MP voted on proposal to scrap two-child benefit cap". The i Paper. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- ↑ "x.com". x.com. Retrieved 2 April 2026.
- ↑ "Crewe and Nantwich MP calls for West Coast Main Line improvements". BBC News. 19 July 2025. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
- ↑ "MP calls for Crewe rail investment zone pilot". BBC News. 20 November 2025. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
- ↑ Jul 2026, 27 (27 July 2026). "Connor Naismith, Labour MP for Crewe & Nantwich, appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Department for Transport". Labour Home. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
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External links
- 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