James Daly (English politician)

James Barry Daly[1] is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bury North since the 2019 general election.[2]

James Daly

MP
Member of Parliament
for Bury North
Assumed office
12 December 2019
Preceded byJames Frith
Majority105 (0.2%)
Personal details
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative

Early life

Daly has practiced criminal law as a solicitor for the defence, based in Greater Manchester.[3]

Political career

He was previously the leader of the Conservative Group on Bury Council and since 2012, Councillor for the North Manor ward in Bury North.[4] Daly stood in neighbouring Bolton North East in the 2015 and 2017 general elections, coming second with 32.8% and 42.2% of the vote respectively .[5] In the 2019 general election, he stood for the constituency of Bury North, where he won the seat from incumbent James Frith with a majority of 0.2% representing a swing of 4.7%. With a majority of 105 votes, it is the most marginal seat in England.

He is a "believer in redemption" and takes the view that a criminal act from one’s youth should not always define them.[6]

In July 2020, Daly declined to reveal when he would stand down from his role as a local Councillor, following his election to Parliament, a position which brings an annual basic allowance of £8,708, on top of his £81,932 MP salary. When asked by the Local Democracy Reporting Service, when he would resign, Daly responded, "No comment." Daly's unwillingness to resign, was mirrored by Christian Wakeford, the Conservative MP for the neighbouring constituency, Bury South.[7]

References
  1. "Members Sworn". Hansard.parliament.uk. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  2. "Bury North parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  3. "Elliot Tyler InsideTime interview with James Daly "Fair, humane, reasonable"". Elliot Tyler and InsideTime. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  4. Yates, Sarah (23 February 2017). "Bury Conservatives elect new leader". Bury Times. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  5. George, Tom (27 November 2019). "Bury North constituency candidates for the General Election 2019". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  6. "MP says he believes in second, third and fourth chances - Elliot Tyler". Elliot Tyler. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  7. Timan, Joseph (9 July 2020). "MP refuses to say when he'll quit as a councillor after £90k income questioned". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
James Frith		 Member of Parliament
for Bury North
2019–present		 Incumbent


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