Aaron Bell (politician)

Aaron Stuart Bell (born 25 February 1980) is a British Conservative Party politician who was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Newcastle-under-Lyme in the 2019 general election.[1]

Aaron Bell

MP
Member of Parliament
for Newcastle-under-Lyme
Assumed office
12 December 2019
Preceded byPaul Farrelly
Majority7,446 (16.6%)
Personal details
Born
Aaron Stuart Bell

(1980-02-25) 25 February 1980
Kent, England, UK
Political partyConservative
Alma materSt. John's College, Oxford

Biography

Bell was educated at St Olave's Grammar School in Kent and St John's College, Oxford,[2] where he read PPE.[3]

Before his political career Bell was a successful quizzer: he was part of the St John's College, Oxford team that were runners up in the 2000-01 series of University Challenge; he won the Krypton Factor in 2009; he was part of the Epicureans team that won Only Connect in 2010; he also won £25,000 on Deal or No Deal.[4][2]

Bell has worked as a trading development manager for Ladbrokes and online betting company Bet365, and co-founded DivideBuy, a financial technology firm which employs 40 staff in Newcastle.[5][6]

Political career

Bell joined the Conservative Party in 2012, and took part in canvassing for the 2015 election. He stood in Don Valley, in Yorkshire, during the 2017 election campaign, but was unsuccessful.[7] He was selected as candidate for the Newcastle under Lyme constituency on Tuesday 24th September 2019.[8]

He entered Parliament in December 2019 after the 2019 General Election, receiving 52.5% of the vote, an increase in the Conservative share of 4.4%, with a margin of 7,446 over the Labour Party candidate, Carl Greatbatch.[9]

He is, from 21 January 2020, an unpaid member of the board of Town Deal Newcastle-under-Lyme.[10][11]

Personal life

Bell lives in Leigh with wife Emily, and three children.[12][13] He is governor of his children's school, All Saints CE First School.[14]

Bell declared a shareholding valued at more than £70,000, on 9 January 2020, in Rematch Credit Ltd., the parent company of interest free credit provider DivideBuy, in the Register of Members' Financial Interests.[10]

References
  1. "Newcastle-under-Lyme parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  2. Ault, Richard (13 December 2019). "He's appeared on Deal or No Deal and the Krypton Factor - everything you need to know about Newcastle's new Tory MP Aaron Bell". Stoke-on-Trent Live. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  3. Aaron Bell LinkedIn profile
  4. Teale, Andrew (12 December 2019). "Previewing the 12th December council by-elections". New Statesmen. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  5. "About Aaron Bell". Aaron Bell MP. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  6. PoliticsHome.com (16 December 2019). "Class of 2019: Meet the new MPs". PoliticsHome.com. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  7. Ault, Richard (13 December 2019). "Everything you need to know about Newcastle's new Tory MP Aaron Bell". stokesentinel. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  8. "Aaron Bell selected to stand up for Newcastle-under-Lyme". Aaron Bell MP. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  9. "Newcastle-under-Lyme parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  10. "Bell, Aaron (Newcastle-under-Lyme)". House of Commons - Register of Members' Financial Interests. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  11. "Newcastle-under-Lyme Town Deal". Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  12. "Aaron Bell MP". West Midlands. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  13. Ault, Richard (13 December 2019). "Everything you need to know about Newcastle's new Tory MP Aaron Bell". stokesentinel. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  14. "All Saints Church Leigh - Governors". allsaints-leigh.staffs.sch.uk. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Paul Farrelly		 Member of Parliament
for Newcastle-under-Lyme
2019–present		 Incumbent
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