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Dan Aldridge
Daniel Colin Aldridge[1] (born 1984 or 1985)[2] is a British politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Weston-super-Mare since 2024. A member of the Labour Party, he is the first from his party to represent the constituency. Early life and educationAldridge is originally from Stoke-on-Trent.[2] His sister is a nurse in Weston who worked through the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] Aldridge studied for his A-levels at Weston College, before studying psychology at the University of Exeter and obtaining a MSc from Northumbria University.[2] CareerPrior to the 2024 general election, Aldridge was the Head of Policy at the British Computer Society.[4] He previously worked for the Office for Students, the Higher Education Funding Council for England and the charity Stonewall.[4] Political careerOn 13 March 2024, Aldridge was selected as the Labour Party candidate for the constituency of Weston-super-Mare for the 2024 general election by local party members at a hustings event at The Royal Hotel.[2] He was selected from a short-list of three, which included former MEP Alex Mayer.[2] He won 16,310 votes in the election with a majority of 4,409 votes, defeating the incumbent MP John Penrose.[5][6] He became the first Labour MP to represent the constituency.[7] In November 2024, Aldridge voted in favour of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which proposes to legalise assisted suicide.[8] Personal lifeAldridge permanently moved to Weston in 2001 with his parents and siblings, having been there on a caravan holiday the previous year.[9] In 2024, PinkNews listed Aldridge among a number of out LGBTQ+ parliamentarians.[10] References
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