David Edmund Burton-Sampson[1] is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Southend West and Leigh since 2024.[2]
David Burton-Sampson | |
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![]() Official portrait, 2024 | |
Member of Parliament for Southend West and Leigh | |
Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
Preceded by | Anna Firth |
Majority | 1,949 (4.1%) |
Personal details | |
Political party | Labour |
Career
editBurton-Sampson's personal website says his upbringing "in Liverpool in the 1980s in a one parent family during the Thatcher years was tough".[3] In his maiden speech he said, "I have been told many times in my life that I would never achieve my dreams. I was the boy from a single-parent family, brought up in social housing. I was the boy who looked different from all the other kids in school and was often harshly reminded of that fact."[4]
He was deputy leader of the Labour Group on Basildon council.[5]
He unseated the Conservative MP Anna Firth, who had won the seat in a by-election after the murder of longtime MP Sir David Amess in October 2021.
Personal life
editReferences
edit- ^ "Members Sworn". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 752. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Southend West and Leigh - General election results 2024". BBC News.
- ^ "About Me". www.davidburtonsampson.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
- ^ "Budget Responsibility Bill". Hansard. 30 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Basildon councillor David Burton-Sampson named as a future leader of LGBT community". Echo. 2018-10-27. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
- ^ "David Burton-Sampson - About Me". www.davidburtonsampson.co.uk. 2024-07-14. Retrieved 2024-07-14.