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 |
| 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 career
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 a member of Lancashire County Council representing Hoghton with Wheelton Division in the borough of Chorley.[2]
He was elected Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner in the 2021 election held on 6 May. He received 181,314 votes (51.3%), defeating the incumbent, Labour's Clive Grunshaw.[4] He was defeated in turn on 2 May 2024 in the 2024 England and Wales police and crime commissioner elections by Clive Grunshaw.[5]
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 with a majority of 561 votes.[7][8]
Electoral history
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Andrew Snowden | 15,917 | 33.2 | −29.0 | |
| Labour | Tom Calver | 15,356 | 32.0 | +6.8 | |
| Reform | 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 | 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 Snowden | 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) | |||||
Personal life
Snowden is married. His wife Caroline has Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, and Snowden has worked through the county council to improve access to toilet facilities for people with these and similar conditions through the "Just Can't Wait" card scheme.[13]
