Andrew Snowden
British politician (born 1984)
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Andrew James Snowden (born 18 October 1984)[1] is a British Conservative Party politician elected as Member of Parliament for Fylde at the 2024 general election.
Andrew Snowden | |
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Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Fylde | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Mark Menzies |
| Majority | 561 (1.2%) |
| Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner | |
| In office 13 May 2021 – 8 May 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Clive Grunshaw |
| Succeeded by | Clive Grunshaw |
| Lancashire County Councillor for Hoghton with Wheelton | |
| In office 4 May 2017 – 6 May 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Division created |
| Succeeded by | Alan Cullens |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Andrew James Snowden 18 October 1984 Bolton, Greater Manchester, England |
| Party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Caroline Snowden |
| Education | Canon Slade School |
| Alma mater | University of Salford (BA) Aston University (MSc) |
| Website | www |
He served as the Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner from 2021 to 2024.
Early life and education
Snowden was born in Bolton and lives in Fylde.[2] He has a degree in contemporary military and international history (2008) from the University of Salford, where he was president of the students' union in 2006-2007 and 2007-2008. He returned to the university in 2013 to take up the post of head of the Vice-Chancellor's office, and in 2018 became the associate director of external relations.[3]
Political career before Parliament
Snowden was elected Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner in the 2021 election held on 6 May. He received 181,314 votes (51.3%) in total, defeating the incumbent, Labour's Clive Grunshaw.[4] He was defeated on 2 May 2024 by Clive Grunshaw, who had also been his predecessor in the post.[5]
He was previously a member of Lancashire County Council representing Hoghton with Wheelton Division in the borough of Chorley.[2]
Parliamentary career
In June 2024, Snowden was selected as the Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Fylde for the 2024 general election on 4 July 2024; the constituency has been held by the Conservative Party since it was created in 1918.[6] He was elected to serve as Member of Parliament for Fylde with a majority of 561 votes.[7][8]
Electoral history
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Andrew Snowden | 15,917 | 33.2 | −29.0 | |
| Labour | Tom Calver | 15,356 | 32.0 | +6.8 | |
| Reform UK | Brook Wimbury | 8,295 | 17.3 | N/A | |
| Independent | Anne Aitken | 4,513 | 9.4 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Jewell | 2,120 | 4.4 | −2.9 | |
| Green | Brenden Wilkinson | 1,560 | 3.3 | −0.2 | |
| ADF | Cheryl Morrison | 199 | 0.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 561 | 1.2 | |||
| Turnout | 48,105 | 62.4 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −17.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Clive Grunshaw | 135,638 | 45.56% | +5.28 | |
| Conservative | Andrew Snowden | 101,281 | 34.02% | −9.39 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Neil Darby | 51,252 | 17.22% | +8.65 | |
| Spoilt vote | n/a | 9,534 | 3.20% | +0.15 | |
| Turnout | 288,171 | 26.2% | −7.5 | ||
| Total votes | 297,705 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | |||||
| Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2021[11][12] | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round | ||||
| Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | ||||
| Conservative | Andrew Snowden | 166,202 | 43.41% | 15,152 | 181,354 | 51.27% |
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| Labour | Clive Grunshaw | 154,195 | 40.28% | 18,167 | 172,362 | 48.73% |
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| Liberal Democrats | Neil Darby | 32,813 | 8.57% |
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| Reform UK | Mark James Barker | 17,926 | 4.68% |
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| Spoilt vote | n/a | 11,696 | 3.05% |
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| Turnout | 371,136 | 33.7% | ||||||
| Total votes | 382,832 | |||||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Andrew Snowdon | 1,925 | 46.5 | ||
| Labour | Margaret France | 1,830 | 44.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Fenn | 242 | 5.8 | ||
| Green | Gillian Hargreaves | 140 | 3.4 | ||
| Majority | 95 | 2.3 | |||
| Turnout | 4,143 | 42.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 9,851 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
