Bercow had held the seat since 1997, having been elected as a Conservative. In October 2019, Smith was announced as the Conservative candidate for the Buckingham constituency, following the announcement by the Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow that he would stand down at the end of October. He lost to John McDonnell, with 28.6% of the vote. He stood down from the council in the 2018 elections.Īt the 2017 general election, he stood as the Conservative candidate in Hayes and Harlington, which has generally been a safe seat for the Labour Party in recent years. In 2014, the Conservatives lost control of the council to Labour in the local elections, and Smith was appointed as Leader of the Conservative group. Smith was a councillor on Hammersmith and Fulham Council between May 2006 and May 2018, and was also deputy leader of the council. Smith was a trustee of Riverside Studios from 2008 to 2019. He has had a career in design and marketing. Smith studied at Bromsgrove School and then the University of Birmingham. Previously deputy leader of Hammersmith and Fulham Council, he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Buckingham constituency since the 2019 general election. Greg David Smith (born 3 March 1979) is a British Conservative politician.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
Details
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |