Antony Higginbotham (born 16 December 1989)[2] is a British Conservative politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Burnley from 2019 to 2024.[3]
Early life and career
Antony Higginbotham was born on 16 December 1989 in Haslingden. He attended Haslingden High School and went on to study politics at Hull University, becoming the first in his family to attend university.[4]
After graduating, he briefly worked for the NHS. He then went on to complete a Graduate Diploma in Law at City Law School.[5] Before becoming an MP, he worked for a trade organisation representing international banks.[6] He then worked as a banker, first for a Japanese bank then as a banker at NatWest.[7][8]
While living in London, he unsuccessfully contested the Peninsula ward in the 2018 Greenwich London Borough Council election.[9]
Parliamentary career
At the 2019 general election, Higginbotham was elected to Parliament as MP for Burnley with 40.3% of the vote and a majority of 1,352.[10][11]
In June 2021, Higginbotham and Burnley Council submitted a bid for £20m to improve constituency life through three construction projects.[12]
He is a member of the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme, which includes 12 months of courses on military affairs to help improve parliamentary knowledge on the military.[13]
Higginbotham endorsed Liz Truss during the July–September 2022 Conservative Party leadership election, citing her views on tax, education and 'levelling up'.[14]
In June 2024, Higginbotham was re-selected as the Conservative candidate for Burnley at the 2024 general election.[15] He lost his seat to Labour candidate, Oliver Ryan.[16]
Personal life
Higginbotham is openly gay and was one of 20 LGBT+ Conservative MPs in the 2019–2024 Parliament.[17]
References
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- ^ Brunskill, Ian (19 March 2020). The Times guide to the House of Commons 2019 : the definitive record of Britain's historic 2019 General Election. p. 129. ISBN 978-0-00-839258-1. OCLC 1129682574.
- ^ "Burnley parliamentary constituency - Election 2019" – via www.bbc.com.
- ^ "About Antony Higginbotham". Antony Higginbotham MP. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ "About Antony Higginbotham". Antony Higginbotham MP. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
- ^ "About Antony Higginbotham". Antony Higginbotham MP. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ "About Antony Higginbotham". Antony Higginbotham MP. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ Bond, Daniel (16 December 2019). "Class of 2019: Meet the new MPs". Politics Home. Archived from the original on 16 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- ^ Dominic Moffitt (7 December 2019). "All the Conservative Party General Election candidates standing in Lancashire". Lancs Live. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- ^ Sophie-May Clarke (13 December 2019). "Burnley turns blue after more than a century". Lancashire Telegraph. Newsquest Media Group. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Jacobs, Bill (11 June 2021). "Burnley town centre £20million upgrade bid". Archived from the original on 11 June 2021.
- ^ "East Lancs MP Antony Higginbotham falls in for army training to learn more about the UK military and what they do as part of special armed forces Parliamentary scheme". Lancashire Telegraph. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ Jacobs, Bill (2 August 2022). "East Lancs MPs back Liz Truss as next PM". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- ^ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED, NOTICE OF POLL AND SITUATION OF POLLING STATIONS" (PDF). Burnley Council. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "Burnley results". BBC News. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "The new UK Parliament reportedly has the highest number of LGBTQ MPs in the world". Attitude.co.uk. 16 December 2019. Archived from the original on 17 December 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
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