Steve Yemm

Steve Yemm
MP
Official portrait, 2024
Member of Parliament
for Mansfield
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Preceded byBen Bradley
Majority3,485 (8.5%)
Personal details
Born
Stephen Yemm

1963 or 1964 (age 60–61)
Political partyLabour
Alma materUniversity of Nottingham (BSc)

Stephen Yemm (born 1963 or 1964)[1] is a British Labour Party politician who has been Member of Parliament for Mansfield since 2024.

Early life and career

Yemm received a Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Chemistry from the University of Nottingham.[2]

He was the Labour candidate in the 2011 Mansfield mayoral election, and defeated by Mansfield Independent Forum candidate Tony Egginton by a majority of 67 votes on second preference voting.

Prior to becoming an MP, Yemm worked in IT and was a long-term chairman of Mansfield's local Labour group between 2008 and 2017.[3][4]

Parliamentary career

Yemm was elected as Member of Parliament for Mansfield at the 2024 general election, defeating his Conservative predecessor Ben Bradley.[5][6]

Personal life

Yemm has three adult daughters with his wife,[4] a consultant radiographer at Kings Mill Hospital. He has lived in Mansfield all his life.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Pridmore, Oliver (2024-07-06). "Who are the six brand new Labour MPs now representing Notts?". Nottinghamshire Live. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
  2. ^ "Optibrium Appoints Steve Yemm as Chief Commercial Officer". Drug Discovery from Technology Networks. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
  3. ^ Backlash at polling station decision. "However, Steve Yemm, chairman of Mansfield Labour Party is calling for a re-think next time". Chad, 15 January 2014, p.5. Accessed 11 July 2024
  4. ^ a b Former Mansfield mayoral candidate to stand for Labour at next general election Chad, 12 March 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2024
  5. ^ "Mansfield - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
  6. ^ "Mansfield turns back from blue to red". Mansfield 103.2. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
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